Lee Meager (born 18 January 1978) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2000 to 2008. He held the British lightweight title in 2006 and challenged for the same title in 2008.
Professional career He had his first professional fight in September 2000, when he beat Peter Buckley on points over four rounds at York Hall, Bethnal Green.
He won 16 of his first 17 fights, drawing the other, before losing on points to Danny Hunt in a fight for the English lightweight title on 19 November 2004.
In May 2006, Meager fought Dave Stewart for the vacant British lightweight title. The fight was at Bethnal Green, and Meager won when the fight was stopped in the sixth.
In December 2006, Meager defended his title against Jonathan Thaxton, at Dagenham. Thaxton won on a unanimous points decision after twelve rounds, to take Meager’s title.
Since losing his title, Meager has had a four-round win against Hungarian, Laszlo Komjathi, and has drawn against Mexican, Jose Alberto Gonzalez in Las Vegas.
Meager fought for the vacant British lightweight title in July 2008 against John Murray, losing in the 5th round when the referee stopped the fight. Afterward, he retired from the ring.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes26Loss21–3–2 John MurrayTKO5 (12), 11 Jul 200825Draw21–2–2 Jose Alberto GonzalezPTS87 Dec 200724Win21–2–1 Laszlo KomjathiRTD4 (10), 7 Sep 200723Loss20–2–1 Jon ThaxtonUD128 Dec 200622Win20–1–1 Dave StewartTKO6 (12), 12 May 200621Win19–1–1 Ben HudsonPTS417 Feb 200620Win18–1–1 Tony MontanaPTS82 Dec 200519Win17–1–1 Martin WatsonPTS109 Sep 200518Loss16–1–1 Danny HuntPTS1019 Nov 200417Win16–0–1 Michael MuyaPTS82 Jun 200416Win15–0–1 Charles ShepherdRTD7 (10), 11 Dec 200315Win14–0–1 Peter BuckleyPTS428 Nov 200314Win13–0–1 Carl AllenPTS828 Jan 200313Win12–0–1 Chill JohnTKO5 (8), 21 Dec 200212Win11–0–1 Iain EldridgeTKO5 (10), 25 Oct 200211Win10–0–1 Peter BuckleyPTS610 May 200210Win9–0–1 Jason NesbittPTS416 Mar 20029Win8–0–1 Arv MittooPTS613 Sep 20018Win7–0–1 Steve HanleyPTS631 Jul 20017Win6–0–1 Jason WhitePTS412 May 20016Win5–0–1 Lenny HodgkinsTKO3 (4), 13 Mar 20015Draw4–0–1 Carl AllenPTS65 Feb 20014Win4–0 Jason NesbittTKO2 (6)9 Dec 20003Win3–0 Billy SmithTKO1 (4)18 Nov 20002Win2–0 Chris JickellsPTS414 Oct 20001Win1–0 Peter BuckleyPTS416 Sep 2000
See also List of British lightweight boxing champions
References
Fight stats Murray beats Meager to win British title