Freddie Gilroy

Boxing · Deceased

28-3-0RECORD

18WINS BY KO / TKO

10WINS BY DECISION

31PRO FIGHTS

Profile

Full name	Frederick Gilroy
Nickname	Not added yet
Date of birth	7 Mar 1936
Died	28 Jun 2016
Nationality	Northern Irish
Birthplace	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Based in	Not added yet
Weight classes	Bantamweight
Trainers	Not added yet
Height	Not added yet
Reach	Not added yet
Stance	Southpaw
Years active	Not added yet
Status	Deceased
Last fight	Win vs John Caldwell, 20 Oct 1962

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Titles and honours

Commonwealth (British Empire) bantamweight champion (1959–1962)
EBU European bantamweight champion (1959)

Background

Freddie Gilroy was a boxer from the Ardoyne area of north Belfast who won bantamweight bronze for Ireland at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. As a professional he won the Commonwealth and European bantamweight titles and challenged Alphonse Halimi for the world title in 1960.

Fight history

5 fights on file. More fights can be added when this profile is claimed.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Win	John Caldwell			20 Oct 1962		Retained Commonwealth bantamweight title; Caldwell stopped by eye cut
Win	Bernie Taylor	KO	5	5 Dec 1959	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Retained Commonwealth bantamweight title
Win	Piero Rollo	Decision (points)	15	3 Nov 1959	Wembley, London, England	Won EBU European bantamweight title
Win	Peter Keenan	TKO	11	10 Jan 1959	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Won Commonwealth bantamweight title
Win	Johnny Morrisey	KO	8	17 Sep 1958	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Commonwealth title eliminator

Record source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).