Mark Delaney (boxer)

Mark Delaney
Statistics
Real name	Mark Delaney
Nickname(s)	Del
Rated at	Super Middleweight
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Reach	185 cm (73 in)
Nationality	London, England
Born	1 December 1971 (1971-12-01) (age 39) Bromley-by-Bow
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	29
Wins	26
Wins by KO	18
Losses	3
Draws	0
No contests	0

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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.

Notes

1. ^ Details of Career
2. ^ Career record
3. ^ Fight with Calzaghe
4. ^ Popular addition to any bill
5. ^ Proposed bout with Delaney

Persondata
Name	Delaney, Mark
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Short description
Date of birth	1 December 1971
Place of birth	Bromley-by-Bow
Date of death
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