# Garry Delaney

Gary Delaney (born (1970-08-12)12 August 1970) is an English professional boxer of the 1990s and 2000s. He won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) Southern Area light heavyweight title, World Boxing Board (WBB) light heavyweight title, World Boxing Organization (WBO) Inter-Continental light heavyweight title, BBBofC Southern Area cruiserweight title, and Commonwealth light heavyweight title (twice), and was a challenger for the BBBofC British heavyweight title, and Commonwealth heavyweight title against Julius Francis, World Boxing Organization (WBO) Inter-Continental cruiserweight title against John Keeton, and Jesper Kristiansen, BBBofC British cruiserweight title, and Commonwealth (British Empire) cruiserweight title against Bruce Scott, and World Boxing Union cruiserweight title against Sebastiaan Rothmann, and Enzo Maccarinelli, his professional fighting weight varied from light heavyweight to heavyweight.

## Murder conviction

On 27 July 2006 Garry Delaney was convicted of murder, and was later sentenced to serve a minimum of 11 years in jail, following the death of Paul Price in October 2005 in a bar in which Delaney was working as a bouncer, after an altercation, Delaney punched Price who fell to the ground, Price's head hit the ground, fracturing his skull, but despite surgery he later died.

## Genealogical information

Garry Delaney is the older brother of the boxer Mark Delaney.

## Professional boxing record

| 45 fights | 31 wins | 13 losses |
| By knockout | 17 | 6 |
| By decision | 14 | 7 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| No contests | 0 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Age | Location |
| 45 | Loss | 31–13–1 | Micky Steeds | PTS | 6 | Jul 24, 2005 | Equinox Nightclub, Leicester, England | |
| 44 | Loss | 31–12–1 | Alex Mazikin | UD | 4 | May 10, 2005 | Pueblo Espanol, Mallorca, Spain | |
| 43 | Loss | 31–11–1 | Valery Chechenev | UD | 6 | Apr 19, 2005 | Hermann-Wielandner-Halle, Bischofshofen, Austria | |
| 42 | Loss | 31–10–1 | David Haye | RTD | 3 (6), 3:00 | Jan 21, 2005 | Fountain Leisure Centre, London, England | |
| 41 | Loss | 31–9–1 | Kostyantyn Pryziuk | PTS | 6 | Dec 11, 2004 | Madrid, Spain | |
| 40 | Loss | 31–8–1 | Steffen Nielsen | UD | 6 | Nov 12, 2004 | Brøndbyhallen, Brøndby, Denmark | |
| 39 | Loss | 31–7–1 | Enzo Maccarinelli | TKO | 8 (12), 2:37 | Feb 21, 2004 | National Ice Rink, Cardiff, Wales | For WBU Cruiserweight title. |
| 38 | Win | 31–6–1 | Paul Bonson | PTS | 6 | Sep 26, 2003 | Rivermead Leisure Centre, Reading, Berkshire, England | |
| 37 | Win | 30–6–1 | Sebastiaan Rothmann | UD | 12 | Mar 2, 2002 | Carnival City, Brakpan, South Africa | For WBU Cruiserweight title. |
| 36 | Win | 30–5–1 | Tony Dowling | TKO | 6 (10), 2:58 | Oct 20, 2001 | Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 35 | Win | 29–5–1 | Chris Bacon | TKO | 10 (10), 2:59 | Jul 14, 2001 | Olympia, Liverpool, England | |
| 34 | Win | 28–5–1 | Darren Ashton | RTD | 4 (8), 3:00 | Jun 15, 2001 | Britannia Hotel, Millwall, England | |
| 33 | Loss | 27–5–1 | Bruce Scott | RTD | 3 (12), 3:00 | Mar 10, 2001 | York Hall, London, England | For BBBofC British Cruiserweight title. For Commonwealth (British Empire) Cruiserweight title. |
| 32 | Win | 27–4–1 | Dominic Negus | PTS | 10 | Oct 6, 2000 | Maidstone Leisure Centre, Maidstone, England | Won BBBofC Southern Area Cruiserweight title. |
| 31 | Loss | 26–4–1 | Jesper Kristiansen | RTD | 10 (12), 3:00 | Apr 29, 2000 | Varde Halle, Varde, Denmark | For vacant WBO Inter-Continental Cruiserweight title. |
| 30 | Win | 26–3–1 | Lee Swaby | PTS | 8 | Sep 4, 1999 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 29 | Win | 25–3–1 | Tim Brown | PTS | 8 | May 1, 1999 | National Sports Centre, London, England | |
| 28 | Loss | 24–3–1 | John Keeton | SD | 12 | Jan 23, 1999 | Grundy Park Leisure Centre, Cheshunt, England | For WBO Inter-Continental Cruiserweight title. |
| 27 | Win | 24–2–1 | Darron Griffiths | PTS | 6 | Jun 5, 1998 | Leisure & Tennis Centre, Southend-on-Sea, England | |
| 26 | Loss | 23–2–1 | Julius Francis | TKO | 6 (12), 2:31 | Sep 27, 1997 | Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland | For Commonwealth (British Empire) Heavyweight title. For BBBofC British Heavyweight title. |
| 25 | Win | 23–1–1 | Peter Oboh | DQ | 8 (10) | Mar 4, 1997 | Elephant & Castle Centre, London, England | Oboh disqualified for headbutts. |
| 24 | Win | 22–1–1 | John Kiser | UD | 6 | Feb 7, 1997 | Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 23 | Win | 21–1–1 | Joey Paladino | TKO | 1 (6) | Apr 9, 1996 | Leisure Centre, Stevenage, England | |
| 22 | Win | 20–1–1 | Franco Wanyama | PTS | 6 | Feb 6, 1996 | Festival Hall, Basildon, Essex, England | |
| 21 | Loss | 19–1–1 | Noel Magee | RTD | 7 (12), 3:00 | May 9, 1995 | Festival Hall, Basildon, Essex, England | Lost Commonwealth (British Empire) Light heavyweight title. Delaney retired with an injured left hand. |
| 20 | Win | 19–0–1 | Ernest Mateen | RTD | 7 (12), 3:00 | Mar 18, 1995 | Green Glens Arena, Millstreet, Ireland | Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental Light heavyweight title. |
| 19 | Win | 18–0–1 | Arigoma Chiponda | PTS | 12 | Sep 30, 1994 | York Hall, London, England | Won vacant Commonwealth (British Empire) Light heavyweight title. |
| 18 | Win | 17–0–1 | Sergio Daniel Merani Arigoma Chiponda | PTS | 12 | Jul 9, 1994 | Earls Court Exhibition Hall, London, England | Retained WBO Penta-Continental Light heavyweight title. |
| 17 | Win | 16–0–1 | Simon Harris | KO | 6 (10) | Apr 9, 1994 | York Hall, London, England | Retained WBO Penta-Continental Light heavyweight title. Retained BBBofC Southern Area Light heavyweight title. |
| 16 | Win | 15–0–1 | Jim Murray | TKO | 7 (12) | Jan 11, 1994 | York Hall, London, England | Retained WBO Penta-Continental Light heavyweight title. |
| 15 | Win | 14–0–1 | Ray Alberts | TKO | 3 (12) | Dec 21, 1993 | Grosvenor House, London, England | Won vacant WBO Penta-Continental Light heavyweight title. |
| 14 | Win | 13–0–1 | John Kaighin | KO | 1 (8) | Nov 6, 1993 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 13 | Win | 12–0–1 | Glazz Campbell | KO | 6 (10) | Sep 28, 1993 | York Hall, London, England | Won BBBofC Southern Area Light heavyweight title. |
| 12 | Win | 11–0–1 | Simon Collins | PTS | 8 | Jan 30, 1993 | Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, Essex, England | |
| 11 | Win | 10–0–1 | Simon McDougall | PTS | 8 | Dec 12, 1992 | Alexandra Pavilion, London, England | |
| 10 | Win | 9–0–1 | John Oxenham | KO | 5 (8) | Nov 10, 1992 | Goresbrook Leisure Centre, London, England | |
| 9 | Win | 8–0–1 | Simon McDougall | PTS | 8 | Oct 6, 1992 | Arenahal, Antwerp, Belgium | |
| 8 | Win | 7–0–1 | Gil Lewis | KO | 2 (6) | Sep 15, 1992 | National Sports Centre, London, England | |
| 7 | Win | 6–0–1 | Nigel Rafferty | KO | 5 (6) | Jun 16, 1992 | Goresbrook Leisure Centre, London, England | |
| 6 | Win | 5–0–1 | John Williams | PTS | 6 | May 12, 1992 | National Sports Centre, London, England | |
| 5 | Draw | 4–0–1 | Simon Harris | PTS | 8 | Feb 11, 1992 | Broadway Theatre, London, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Randy B Powell | TKO | 1 (6), 0:32 | Dec 11, 1991 | Festival Hall, Basildon, Essex, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | John Kaighin | PTS | 6 | Nov 13, 1991 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Joe Frater | TKO | 1 (6), 0:24 | Oct 23, 1991 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Gus Mendes | TKO | 1 (6), 0:30 | Oct 2, 1991 | Broadway Theatre, London, England | |