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Mike Deveney

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Mike Deveney
Born (1965-12-14) 14 December 1965 (age 58)
Elderslie, Scotland
NationalityBritish
Statistics
Weight(s)Featherweight
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Boxing record
Total fights42
Wins22
Wins by KO4
Losses19
Draws1

Michael Deveney (born 14 December 1965) is a Scottish former boxer, who represented the UK at the 1988 Summer Olympics before a professional career that included winning the British featherweight title in 1995.

Career

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Born in Elderslie, Deveney first made his mark as an amateur, representing the UK at the 1998 Olympics in Seoul at bantamweight.[1]

He made his professional debut in February 1991 with a points win over the unbeaten John George. A mixed record in his first four years as a professional included defeats at the hands of Barry Jones and Elvis Parsley, but in January 1995 he got a shot at the vacant British featherweight title against Wilson Docherty; Deveney won narrowly on points to become British champion.[2] Deveney lost the title in his first defence eight months later, when he was outpointed by Jon Jo Irwin. Previous to that title defence, he lost an 8-round non-title fight against Dean Phillips, who floored him twice en route to losing 5 of the 8 rounds to the Welshman.

Deveney twice made unsuccessful challenges for the BBBofC Scottish Area title in 1996, both against Brian Carr.

He continued boxing until 1998, finishing with a record of 22 wins, 19 losses, and 1 draw.

References

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  1. ^ "Mike Deveney", sports-reference.com. Retrieved 23 December 2017
  2. ^ "McIntyre ready to belt up", The Scotsman, 13 December 2003. Retrieved 23 December 2017
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