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'''Mark Delaney''' is an English boxer<ref>[http://www.britishboxing.net/boxers_14481-Mark-Delaney.html Career record]</ref> who fought professionally between 1993 and 2000. He is the younger brother of former Commonwealth Cruiserweight Champion Garry “The Hammer” Delaney |
'''Mark Delaney''' is an English boxer<ref>[http://www.britishboxing.net/boxers_14481-Mark-Delaney.html Career record]</ref> who fought professionally between 1993 and 2000. He is the younger brother of former Commonwealth Cruiserweight Champion Garry “The Hammer” Delaney. |
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He was born in [[Bromley-by-Bow]] on 1 December 1971 and boxed as a schoolboy and amateur before his first professional fight against Lee Sara in October 1993. He rose steadily through the British rankings until in April 1996 he eventually earned a British [[Super middleweight]] title fight against [[Joe Calzaghe]].<ref>[http://www.frankwarren.tv/drill/indexboxers.php?page=boxers&id=4 Fight with Calzaghe]</ref> The referee stopped the fight in Round 5 with the Welshman comfortably on top, but Calzaghe has acknowledged that the fight, fought in front of a ferociously partisan crowd in Brentwood, Essex, near to Delaney’s native [[East End]], hardened him as a professional. Delaney fought on for another four years,<ref>[http://archive.gazette-news.co.uk/1998/9/10/230809.html Popular addition to any bill]</ref> and at one stage was in line a for another shot at the British title against Henry Wharton, but the fight never materialized.<ref>[http://archive.thisisyork.co.uk/2000/2/11/318966.html Proposed bout with Delaney]</ref> His final fight was a British Light Heavyweight Title challenge against Neil Simpson, in which Delaney was caught cold and stopped in the first round. He was hit with a decent headshot by Simpson and went down from a couple of shots to the body. He rose but still looked shaky and the referee stepped in shortly afterwards with Delaney taking punishment on the ropes. |
He was born in [[Bromley-by-Bow]] on 1 December 1971 and boxed as a schoolboy and amateur before his first professional fight against Lee Sara in October 1993. He rose steadily through the British rankings until in April 1996 he eventually earned a British [[Super middleweight]] title fight against [[Joe Calzaghe]].<ref>[http://www.frankwarren.tv/drill/indexboxers.php?page=boxers&id=4 Fight with Calzaghe]</ref> The referee stopped the fight in Round 5 with the Welshman comfortably on top, but Calzaghe has acknowledged that the fight, fought in front of a ferociously partisan crowd in Brentwood, Essex, near to Delaney’s native [[East End]], hardened him as a professional. Delaney fought on for another four years,<ref>[http://archive.gazette-news.co.uk/1998/9/10/230809.html Popular addition to any bill]</ref> and at one stage was in line a for another shot at the British title against Henry Wharton, but the fight never materialized.<ref>[http://archive.thisisyork.co.uk/2000/2/11/318966.html Proposed bout with Delaney]</ref> His final fight was a British Light Heavyweight Title challenge against Neil Simpson, in which Delaney was caught cold and stopped in the first round. He was hit with a decent headshot by Simpson and went down from a couple of shots to the body. He rose but still looked shaky and the referee stepped in shortly afterwards with Delaney taking punishment on the ropes. |
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Mark Delaney | |
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| Born | Mark Delaney 1 December 1971 |
| Nationality |  London, England |
| Other names | Del |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Super Middleweight |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Reach | 185 cm (73 in) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 29 |
| Wins | 26 |
| Wins by KO | 18 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Mark Delaney is an English boxer[2] who fought professionally between 1993 and 2000. He is the younger brother of former Commonwealth Cruiserweight Champion Garry “The Hammer” Delaney.
He was born in Bromley-by-Bow on 1 December 1971 and boxed as a schoolboy and amateur before his first professional fight against Lee Sara in October 1993. He rose steadily through the British rankings until in April 1996 he eventually earned a British Super middleweight title fight against Joe Calzaghe.[3] The referee stopped the fight in Round 5 with the Welshman comfortably on top, but Calzaghe has acknowledged that the fight, fought in front of a ferociously partisan crowd in Brentwood, Essex, near to Delaney’s native East End, hardened him as a professional. Delaney fought on for another four years,[4] and at one stage was in line a for another shot at the British title against Henry Wharton, but the fight never materialized.[5] His final fight was a British Light Heavyweight Title challenge against Neil Simpson, in which Delaney was caught cold and stopped in the first round. He was hit with a decent headshot by Simpson and went down from a couple of shots to the body. He rose but still looked shaky and the referee stepped in shortly afterwards with Delaney taking punishment on the ropes.
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