Peter McDonagh
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Peter McDonagh | |
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Real name | Peter McDonagh |
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Weight | Lightweight |
Nationality | ![]() |
Birth date | December 22, 1977 |
Birth place | Galway, Ireland |
Style | unknown |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 22 |
Wins | 10 |
Wins by KO | 2 |
Losses | 11 |
Draws | 0 |
No contests | 0 |
Peter McDonagh born in Galway, Ireland is a professional boxer.[1] He usually fights at lightweight or the divisions either side.
McDonagh boxed as an amateur before turning professional in March 2002, winning his first fight at the Elephant & Castle Centre, Southwark, London, England, in which McDonagh beat Birmingham's Arv Mittoo on an undercard that included Tony Booth.
Although a native Galwegian, McDonagh, lives and fights out of a boxing gym in London. In March 2004, McDonagh won the British (Southern Area) Lightweight Title and in May 2005 he fought Robbie Murray for the Irish Light Welterweight Title holder which he lost on points over 10 rounds at the National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland.
In 2005, McDonagh was ranked 4th by the Boxing Union of Ireland in the light welterweight division. He is currently ranked 7th in Irishboxing.com's rankings of lightweights after moving down a division, and is ranked number 2 in the current Boxing Union of Ireland lists.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Boxrec. "Peter McDonagh". Boxrec Fighter Page. Retrieved on 13 March 2007.
- ^ Tomas Rohan. "Irish Champions". Irish Boxing. Retrieved on 13 March 2007.