Owen Moran

Owen Moran
Statistics
Real name Owen Moran
Nickname(s) The Fearless
Rated at Featherweight
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Reach 67 in (170 cm)
Nationality English
Born (1884-10-04)4 October 1884
Birmingham, West Midlands
Died 17 March 1949(1949-03-17) (aged 64)
Birmingham, West Midlands
Boxing record
Total fights 101
Wins 70
Wins by KO 23
Losses 19
Draws 8
No contests 4

Owen Moran (born 4 October 1884 in Birmingham, England – died 17 March 1949) was an English boxer. Known as "The Fearless", Moran is recognised by some historians as a former world bantamweight champion. During his career, Moran knocked out former lightweight king Battling Nelson and also fought boxing greats Jim Driscoll, Packey McFarland, Abe Attell, Ad Wolgast, Frankie Neil and George Dixon. Moran retired in 1916 with over 100 fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2002.[1]

Notable bouts

Result Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes[2]
Loss United Kingdom Matt Wells PTS 20 1913-09-27 Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales
Draw Wales Jim Driscoll PTS 20 1913-01-27 National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London Newspaper Decision
Loss United Kingdom Charley White DQ 9 (10) 1912-05-20 Alhambra, Syracuse, New York
Loss United States Joe Mandot PTS 8 1912-04-01 National A.C., Memphis, Tennessee
Loss United States Ad Wolgast KO 13 (20) 1911-07-04 Eighth Street Arena, California, San Francisco
Loss United States Packey McFarland NWS 10 1911-03-14 Fairmont A.C., Bronx, New York Newspaper Decision
Win Denmark Battling Nelson KO 11 (20) 1910-11-26 Blot's Arena, California, San Francisco
Draw United States Abe Attell NWS 6 1910-11-09 National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Newspaper Decision
Loss United States Abe Attell NWS 10 1910-06-24 Naud Junction Pavilion, California, San Francisco Newspaper Decision
Win United States Matty Baldwin NWS 10 1910-04-05 Fairmont A.C, New York City Newspaper Decision
Loss United States Abe Attell NWS 10 1910-04-01 Fairmont A.C, New York City Newspaper Decision
Loss United States Harlem Tommy Murphy PTS 20 1910-02-28 Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, California
Win United States Matty Baldwin PTS 12 1910-02-08 Armory A.A., Boston, Massachusetts
Loss United States Matty Baldwin PTS 12 1910-01-25 Armory A.A., Boston, Massachusetts
Win United States Harlem Tommy Murphy PTS 12 1909-03-23 Armory A.A., Boston, Massachusetts
Win United States Harlem Tommy Murphy NWS 10 1909-03-16 Fairmont A.C., Bronx, New York Newspaper Decision
Win United States Matty Baldwin PTS 12 1909-02-09 Armory A.A., Boston, Massachusetts
Win United States Harlem Tommy Murphy NWS 10 1909-01-29 New Amsterdam Opera House, New York City Newspaper Decision
Draw United States Abe Attell PTS 23 1908-09-07 Mission Street Arena, San Francisco, California For World Featherweight Title.
Win United States Ad Wolgast NWS 6 1908-04-07 National A.C., New York City Newspaper Decision
Draw United States Abe Attell PTS 25 1908-01-01 Coffroth's Arena, Colma, California For World Featherweight Title.
NC Wales Jim Driscoll ND 4 1906-01-18 Barry, Vale of Glamorgan
Win United Kingdom Digger Stanley PTS 20 1905-01-23 National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London
Win Canada George Dixon PTS 6 1904-10-17 National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London
Loss United Kingdom Joe Bowker PTS 20 1904-05-30 National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London
Loss United Kingdom Digger Stanley PTS 15 1903-11-09 National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London
Loss United Kingdom Digger Stanley PTS 20 1901-06-17 Slaney Street Assembly Rooms, Birmingham, West Midlands

References

  1. Cyber Boxing Zone – Owen Moran. CyberBoxingZone.com. Retrieved on 18 May 2014.
  2. Owen Moran's Professional Boxing Record. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 18 May 2014.
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