Leroy "Irish" Haley Jr. (December 27, 1952 – November 1, 2018) was an American light welterweight boxer.
Early life Born in Garland County, Arkansas, he was the fourth child of Leroy Haley Sr. and Bobbie Wallace-Haley. Haley moved to Las Vegas, where in 1971 he graduated from Rancho High School.
Professional career Haley turned professional in 1973 and captured the WBC light welterweight title with a split decision win over Saoul Mamby in 1982. He defended the belt twice before losing it to Bruce Curry by decision the following year. He lost a split decision in a rematch later that year. He retired in 1985 after two consecutive losses, including a loss to champion Billy Costello.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes57LossRicky YoungUD10 (10)1985-12-0656Loss48–5–2 Billy CostelloUD12 (12)1985-02-1655Win48–4–2 Chuck PeraltaUD10 (10)1984-07-1854Loss47–4–2 Bruce CurrySD12 (12)1983-10-1953Loss47–3–2 Bruce CurryUD12 (12)1983-05-1852Win47–2–2 Saoul MambyUD12 (12)1983-02-1351Win46–2–2 Juan Jose GimenezUD15 (15)1982-10-2050Win45–2–2 Saoul MambySD15 (15)1982-06-2649Win44–2–2 Robert Bo MoodyTKO3 (10)1981-11-1448Win43–2–2 Willie RodriguezUD12 (12)1981-04-1147Win42–2–2 Jaime NavaTKO6 (10)1981-01-1446Win41–2–2 Rocky RamonUD12 (12)1980-10-1545Win40–2–2 German CuelloUD12 (12)1979-12-0544Win39–2–2 Modesto ConcepcionTKO10 (10)1979-09-1343Win38–2–2 Hector Julio RiveraUD10 (10)1979-08-0242Win37–2–2 Javier AyalaUD10 (10)1979-06-2741Draw36–2–2 Modesto ConcepcionTD4 (10)1979-06-1540Loss36–2–1 Willie RodriguezTKO12 (12)1979-02-0239Win36–1–1 German CuelloKO10 (12)1978-11-0138Win35–1–1 Tony MartinezKO3 (10)1978-08-0937NC34–1–1 Jorge MoralesNC9 (10)1978-05-1736Win34–1–1Augustin EstradaPTS10 (10)1978-03-0835Win33–1–1Hector Julio RiveraTKO8 (10)1978-01-0434Win32–1–1David BernalUD10 (10)1977-11-0233Win31–1–1Victor HernandezUD10 (10)1977-10-1932Win30–1–1Leonardo BermudezUD12 (12)1977-05-0431Draw29–1–1Leonardo BermudezSD10 (10)1977-04-0630Win29–1Augustin EstradaUD10 (10)1977-02-0229Win28–1Earl YoungUD10 (10)1976-12-0128Win27–1Pedro ConstancioUD10 (10)1976-09-0827Win26–1Rudy BarroUD10 (10)1976-08-1826Win25–1Andres LoveraUD10 (10)1976-06-3025Win24–1Gene PradoUD10 (10)1976-06-0224Win23–1Rafael NunezUD8 (8)1976-05-1123Win22–1Alejo SanchezUD8 (8)1976-05-0522Win21–1Gene PradoUD10 (10)1975-09-1721Win20–1Eddie MurrayUD8 (8)1975-08-2720Loss19–1Roy HollowaySD8 (8)1975-05-1419Win19–0Roy HollowayUD8 (8)1975-03-2618Win18–0Carmelo EnriquezKO1 (6)1975-02-0517Win17–0Brad SilasTKO6 (6)1975-01-2216Win16–0Larry ContruKO2 (6)1974-12-1115Win15–0Danny StenadoTKO3 (6)1974-11-2014Win14–0Earl YoungUD6 (6)1974-03-2013Win13–0Carlos Barragan VasquezKO4 (8)1973-12-1912Win12–0Daniel CastroUD8 (8)1973-11-2111Win11–0Abby EspinozaKO5 (8)1973-10-2510Win10–0Demetrio SalazarTKO5 (6)1973-10-039Win9–0Victor AbrahamUD6 (6)1973-09-198Win8–0Jose FernandezKO5 (8)1973-09-057Win7–0Felipe MendezUD6 (6)1973-08-276Win6–0Moses CarbinUD5 (5)1973-08-065Win5–0Bart SpencerKO3 (5)1973-07-094Win4–0Demetrio SalazarUD8 (8)1973-06-273Win3–0Ezra DavisUD4 (4)1973-06-132Win2–0Joe FalconeUD5 (5)1973-05-231Win1–0Manny CastilloUD4 (4)1973-05-09
Death Haley died in November 2018.
See also List of world light-welterweight boxing champions
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