Dave McAuley
Statistics
Nickname	Dave 'Boy' McAuley
Division	Flyweight
Born	June 15, 1961
Died	-
Birth place	Larne, Northern Ireland
Home town	Larne
Style	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	23
Wins	18
KOs	8
Losses	3
Draws	2
No contests	0

Dave McAuley, born June 15, 1961 in Larne, Northern Ireland was a professional boxer. During his professional career he held the IBF world title in the Flyweight category. Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing less than 112 lb (50 kg) but above 108 lb. ... June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Larne (Latharna in Irish which means the lands of Lathar who was an Irish prince) is a town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland with a population of approximately 31,000 people. ... Royal motto: Quis separabit (Latin: Who will separate?) Northern Irelands location within the UK Official languages English, Irish, Ulster Scots Capital and largest city Belfast First Minister Office suspended Area  - Total Ranked 4th 13,843 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 4th 1,685,267 122/km² NUTS 1... June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Larne (Latharna in Irish which means the lands of Lathar who was an Irish prince) is a town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland with a population of approximately 31,000 people. ... Royal motto: Quis separabit (Latin: Who will separate?) Northern Irelands location within the UK Official languages English, Irish, Ulster Scots Capital and largest city Belfast First Minister Office suspended Area  - Total Ranked 4th 13,843 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 4th 1,685,267 122/km² NUTS 1... Joe Louis and Rocky Marciano at Madison Square Garden, 1951 Julio Cesar Chavez and Ivan Robinson at the Staples Centre, Los Angeles, 2005 Amir Khan of Britain and Mario Cesar Kindelan Mesa of Cuba at the Athens Olympics, 2004 Boxing, also called pugilism or prizefighting, is a sport where two... The International Boxing Federation, or IBF, is one of many organizations which sanction championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC, WBO, and a dozen or so others. ... Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing less than 112 lb (50 kg) but above 108 lb. ...

Alongside Wayne McCullough, McAuley is Northern Ireland's most celebrated boxer of the modern era. Wayne McCullough (born July 1970, in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a professional boxer who currently fights in the Junior Featherweight category. ...

Among his most famous bouts were two brutal encounters with Columbian Fidel Bassa at Belfast's King's Hall. In 1989 McAuley won the IBF title from Duke McKenzie. He successfully defended his title five times, eventually losing it to Rodolfo Blanco in 1992, whom he had beaten two years previously. Columbia is a poetic name for the United States and its nineteenth century female personification, which inspired related uses such as the former unofficial U.S. national anthems Columbia, Gem of the Ocean and Hail, Columbia. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

McAuley attended the funeral of George Best in 2005, alongside Barry McGuigan. George Best in 1968. ... Barry McGuigan (born February 28, 1961 in Clones, County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland), nicknamed The Clones Cyclone, was a professional boxer who became a world Featherweight champion, but whose feat in the ring paled with what he was able to accomplish outside of it. ...

See also: List of Irish sportspeople This is a list of famous Irish people. ...

External links

Full professional record from boxrec.com