Noel Magee

Noel Magee (born 16 December 1965 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a former professional boxer and former Commonwealth light heavyweight title holder. Magee fought at super middleweight but also fought as a light heavyweight and cruiserweight towards the end of his career.^[1]

Background

Magee grew up in the strongly nationalist Ardoyne area of Belfast and came from a boxing obsessed family. Magee's younger brother Eamonn stated that for his mother "boxing was as important as school". Magee's three brothers were also boxers with two of them, Eamonn and Terry, having careers as professional boxers. His brother, Eamonn, was also a Commonwealth champion.

Amateur career

Magee, like his younger brother Eamonn, boxed to national level for Ireland. The highlight of his short amateur career was in 1985 when, at the age of eighteen, he won the Irish Light Heavyweight Title, defeating a young Steve Collins in the final. Magee again beat Collins later that year in a trial for the international team.

Professional career

Still only 19 years of age, Magee on 22 May 1985, turned professional under the mentorship of Pat Brogan, winning his first fight at the European Sporting Club, Stoke, England, in which Magee knocked out Nigel Prickett.

Title fight defeats

It was four years before he fought for his title fight when he took on fellow Belfastman Sam Storey in November 1989 for the British Super Middleweight Title, however he lost this fight when the referee stopped the fight in the 9th round. After this loss Noel changed managers an joined the Eeastwood stable Magee went on a winning streak beating his next seven opponents before he again fought for another this time the British Light Heavyweight Title against Maurice Core in August 1992 but the result was the same, Magee, was stopped in the ninth despite having Core down twice an 3 rounds up going into the 9th. Magee's following fight was also a defeat, this time at the hands of Dariusz Michalczewski for the Vacant IBF Inter-Continental Light Heavyweight Title. Magee also lost his challenge for the European (EBU) Light Heavyweight Title against Fabrice Tiozzo.

Commonwealth title victory

After this series of title fight defeat Magee was becoming disillusioned with boxing and had informed his promoter Barney Eastwood that he was considering a changing promoters.

The following week Eastwood lined up a fight with the then unbeaten Commonwealth Light Heavyweight Title holder Garry Delaney. The fight took place in May 1995 at the Festival Hall, Basildon, Essex, England. Magee was a huge underdog with the bookies offering odds of 10/1 for a Magee win. Magee made his superior hand and foot speed tell by winning the fight with a stoppage in the seventh to take the only major title belt in his professional career.^[2]

Magee lost his first defense of his title to Nicky Piper and after this Magee lost his will to continue boxing and two years later, after a brief two fight comeback including a loss to Darren Corbett for the Irish Cruiserweight Title, Magee retired from boxing.

Professional boxing record

27 Wins (12 knockouts, 15 decisions), 8 Losses (7 knockout, 1 decision), 2 Draws
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	13-1-1	Darren "Raging Bull" Corbett	KO	2	29 Apr 1997	Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom	Irish Cruiserweight Title.
Win	10-22-5	John "The Duck" Duckworth	PTS	6	28 Jan 1997	Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Loss	22-4-2	Nicky Piper	KO	9	30 Sep 1995	Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom	Commonwealth/WBO Intercontinental Light Heavyweight Titles.
Win	19-0-1	Garry Delaney	TKO	7	9 May 1995	Basildon, Essex, United Kingdom	Commonwealth Light Heavyweight Title.
Loss	30-1	Fabrice Tiozzo	TKO	4	5 Mar 1995	Vitrolles, Bouches-du-Rhone, France	EBU Light Heavyweight Title.
Win	4-1-1	John J. Cooke	PTS	6	21 May 1994	Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Win	10-26-4	John Kaighin	PTS	6	16 Oct 1993	Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Loss	16-0	Dariusz Michalczewski	TKO	8	22 May 1993	Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany	IBF Intercontinental Light Heavyweight Title.
Loss	9-0-1	Maurice Core	TKO	9	28 Sep 1992	Manchester, United Kingdom	BBBofC British Light Heavyweight Title.
Win	4-7	Roger "Dodger" McKenzie	PTS	8	25 Apr 1992	Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Win	20-4	Tony "Tiger" Wilson	TKO	3	11 Dec 1991	Dublin, Ireland
Win	24-13-1	Frank Minton	TKO	3	13 Nov 1991	Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom	Referee stopped the bout at 0:29 of the third round.
Win	6-12-3	Simon "Says" Collins	PTS	8	11 May 1991	Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Win	2-1	Roger "Dodger" McKenzie	PTS	6	12 Feb 1991	Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Win	10-4	Johnny Melfah	PTS	6	30 Oct 1990	Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom	60-57.
Win	6-7-2	Glazz Campbell	PTS	8	15 Sep 1990	Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom	78-77.
Loss	13-1	Sam Storey	TKO	9	29 Nov 1989	Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom	BBBofC British Super Middleweight Title.
Win	13-5-1	Paul "Apostle" McCarthy	KO	2	2 Oct 1989	Hanley, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Loss	15-10	Yves Monsieur	TKO	5	15 Feb 1989	Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Draw	9-1	Ian Bulloch	PTS	10	15 Nov 1988	Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Win	15-6	Mike Brothers	TKO	6	3 May 1988	Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Draw	29-11-2	Rufino Angulo	PTS	8	13 Feb 1988	Paris, France
Loss	5-2	John "With" Held	PTS	8	20 Oct 1987	Kingston upon Hull, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Win	21-18-4	"British" Jimmy Ellis	TKO	6	3 Aug 1987	Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Win	9-5	Lennie Howard	TKO	1	24 Feb 1987	Ilford, Essex, United Kingdom	Referee stopped the bout at 0:37 of the first round.
Win	8-2	Serg Fame	PTS	8	17 Nov 1986	Dulwich, London, United Kingdom	79.5-77.5.
Win	21-16-4	"British" Jimmy Ellis	PTS	8	13 Oct 1986	Dulwich, London, United Kingdom
Win	16-21	Geoff Rymer	KO	1	30 May 1986	Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Win	7-9-2	Barry Ahmed	TKO	7	23 Apr 1986	Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Win	16-44-2	Winston Burnett	PTS	8	5 Mar 1986	Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom	80-76.
Win	7-8-2	Barry Ahmed	PTS	8	20 Feb 1986	Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom	79.5-78.
Win	13-15-1	Blaine Logsdon	PTS	8	23 Jan 1986	Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom	80-76.
Win	15-43-2	Winston Burnett	PTS	8	11 Dec 1985	Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom	80-76.
Win	15-41-2	Winston Burnett	PTS	8	6 Nov 1985	Nantwich, Cheshire, United Kingdom	79-77.
Win	1-4-1	Eddie Chatterton	TKO	1	28 Oct 1985	Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom	Referee stopped the bout at 1:37 of the first round.
Win	0-5	Dave Furneaux	TKO	3	12 Sep 1985	Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom	Referee stopped the bout at 1:45 of the third round.
Win	0-3	Nigel Prickett	KO	1	22 May 1985	Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom	Prickett knocked out at 0:42 of the first round.

References

1. ↑ Boxrec. "Noel Magee". Boxrec Fighter Page. Retrieved 28 May 2007. 
2. ↑ Tómas Rohan. "Magee looks back at peaks reached". BBC News. Retrieved 28 May 2006. 

External links

• Professional boxing record for Noel Magee from BoxRec