Glenn George McCrory (born 23 September 1964) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 1993. He held the IBF cruiserweight title from 1989 to 1990, and at regional level held the British and Commonwealth cruiserweight title between 1987 and 1988. He has worked as a commentator and pundit for Sky Sports since 1989.
Professional boxing career Early career McCrory was born in Annfield Plain in County Durham. He made his professional debut in February 1984, scoring a 1st round knock out against Barry Ellis. Over the next 15 months he fought a further 12 times, winning on each occasion before suffering his first defeat against John Westgarth in September 1985. The defeat was to be the first in a series of losses for McCrory as he went on to lose a further four fights out of his next five. In November 1986 this run came to an end when a visit to Louisville, Kentucky saw him get back to winning ways against the inexperienced Joe Adams.
British and Commonwealth champion The Adams win provided the springboard for a run of form which would take him first to the Commonwealth cruiserweight title and then to the British. Four straight victories set him up for a shot at Zambian Chisanda Mutti, the reigning Commonwealth champion, in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear on 4 September 1987. The fight went the distance with McCrory picking up a point win. In January 1988 he defended his title for the first time and picked up the British belt with a win over Tee Jay in Wandsworth. A further defence of both titles occurred in April 1988 when he returned to Gateshead to defeat challenger Lou Gent.
World champion Three more wins over journeymen opponents followed the Gent victory before, in June 1989, McCrory challenged Patrick Lumumba for the vacant IBF cruiserweight title, winning the belt via a unanimous points decision. He made one defence of the belt against Siza Makathini in October 1989 before losing it to American Jeff Lampkin in March 1990.
Further challenges Following the Lampkin defeat, McCrory moved up to heavyweight and in September 1991 lost in a challenge to future world champion Lennox Lewis, failing in his bid to win Lewis's British and European titles. Two victories and a draw against journeymen followed the Lewis defeat before a trip to Moscow in July 1993 resulted in an unsuccessful attempt to win back his IBF belt, losing over 12 rounds to reigning champion Alfred Cole. The fight was to prove his last as a professional as McCrory retired from the sport with a record of won 30, lost 8, drawn 1.
Post-boxing career Since retirement, McCrory has become a television commentator and occasional actor, employed by Sky Television as the long time sidekick of Ian Darke. He has also made occasional appearances as an actor on television and on stage.
McCrory gained a professional trainer's license and opened a gym in the Newbiggin Hall Estate in Newcastle. Wider ambitions for the gym included McCrory's wish for it to be used as a possible training camp for the Team GB boxers before the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes39Loss Alfred ColeUD1216 Jul 1993 38Win30–7–1 Mark YoungUD106 May 1993 37Win29–7–1 Ric LainhartTKO2 (10)20 Jan 1993 36Draw28–7–1 Mohamed BouchichePTS826 Sep 1992 35Loss28–7 Lennox LewisKO2 (12), 30 Sep 1991 34Win28–6 Terry ArmstrongKO2 (10)16 Feb 1991 33Loss27–6 Jeff LampkinKO3 (12), 22 Mar 1990 32Win27–5 Siza MakathiniKO11 (12), 21 Oct 1989 31Win26–5 Patrick LumumbaUD123 Jun 1989 30Win25–5 Steve MorminoPTS1028 Feb 1989 29Win24–5 Lorenzo BoydKO2 (10)15 Nov 1988 28Win23–5 Ron Lee WarriorTKO5 (10), 1 Nov 1988 27Win22–5 Lou Gent8 (12), 22 Apr 1988 26Win21–5 Tee JayPTS1221 Jan 1988 25Win20–5 Chisanda MuttiPTS124 Sep 1987 24Win19–5 Andy StraughnTKO10 (10), 31 Mar 1987 23Win18–5 Barry EllisPTS818 Feb 1987 22Win17–5 Danny LawfordPTS85 Feb 1987 21Win16–5 Calvin ShermanKO1 (8), 8 Jan 1987 20Win15–5 Joe AdamsPTS625 Nov 1986 19Loss14–5 Hughroy CurrieKO2 (10)7 Oct 1986 18Loss14–4 Dave GarsideTKO7 (8), 17 Jun 1986 17Loss14–3 Anders Eklund818 Apr 1986 16Loss14–2 Rudi PikaPTS89 Apr 1986 15Win14–1 Roy SkeldonPTS810 Dec 1985 14Loss13–1 John WestgarthKO4 (10), 3 Sep 1985 13Win13–0 Alfonso Forbes1 (6), 28 May 1985 12Win12–0 George CarmenPTS827 Mar 1985 11Win11–0 Alex WilliamsonPTS820 Feb 1985 10Win10–0 Nate RobinsonTKO2 (6)19 Jan 1985 9Win9–0 Mike PerkinsPTS824 Nov 1984 8Win8–0 Tony VelascoPTS827 Oct 1984 7Win7–0 Andrew GerrardPTS86 Sep 1984 6Win6–0 Andrew GerrardPTS613 Jun 1984 5Win5–0 Frank RobinsonTKO4 (6)9 May 1984 4Win4–0 Frank RobinsonPTS630 Apr 1984 3Win3–0 Steve AbadomPTS621 Mar 1984 2Win2–0 Denroy Bryan622 Feb 1984 1Win1–0 Barry Ellis1 (6)6 Feb 1984
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