- Lee Meager
Infobox Boxer
name=Lee Meager
realname=Lee Meager
nickname=Macho Man
weight=Lightweight
height=height|ft=5|in=8
nationality=Flagicon|UK British
birth_date=birth date and age|1978|1|18
birth_place=
death_date|=
death_place|=
home=Salford ,Lancashire ,England
style=Orthodox
total=25
wins=21
losses=2
draws=2
no contests=0
KO=8|Lee Meager (born
January 18 ,1978 ) is an Englishlightweight boxer fromSalford ,England . He is a former British lightweight champion.Professional career
He had his first professional fight in September 2000, when he beat Peter Buckley on points over four rounds at
York Hall ,Bethnal Green .He won sixteen of his first seventeen fights, drawing the other, before losing on points to Danny Hunt in a fight for the English lightweight title. The fight was in November 2004.
In May 2006, Meager fought Dave Stewart for the vacant British lightweight title. The fight was at Bethnal Green, and Meager won when the fight was stopped in the sixth.
In December 2006, Meager defended his title against
Jonathan Thaxton , atDagenham . Thaxton won on a unanimous points decision after twelve rounds, to take Meager’s title.Since losing his title, Meager has had a four-round win against Hungarian, Laszlo Komjathi, and has drawn against Mexican, Jose Alberto Gonzalez in Las Vegas.
Meager fought for the vacant British Lightweight title in July 2008 against John Murray, losing in the 5th round when the referee stopped the fight. After this fight Meager declared that he was retiring from the ring.
ee also
*
List of British lightweight boxing champions References
* [http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=18253] Fight stats
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/7503023.stm] Murray beats Meager to win British title
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