David Anthony McAuley (born 15 June 1961, Larne) is a former professional boxer from Northern Ireland who competed from 1983 to 1992. He held the IBF flyweight title from 1989 to 1992 and challenged twice for the WBA flyweight title, in 1987 and 1988. At regional level, he held the British flyweight title in 1986.
Boxing career McAuley fought under the name Dave "Boy" McAuley and was one of the last Irish boxers to fight for a world title over 15 rounds. His two bouts with Fidel Bassa of Colombia were each voted "Fight of the Year", in 1986 and 1987 respectively. On 7 June 1989, McAuley defeated Duke McKenzie for the IBF title at Wembley Arena, London.
He successfully defended his title five times, eventually losing it in 1992 to Rodolfo Blanco, whom he had beaten two years previously.
McAuley was unusually tall for a flyweight, standing at 5'7".
He also had a short-lived MMA career in 1993, fighting twice under the K1 rules, winning one bout and drawing his final contest.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes23Loss18–3–2Rodolfo BlancoUD1211 Jun 199222Win18–2–2Jacob MatlalaKO10 (12)7 Sep 199121Win17–2–2Pedro José FelicianoUD1211 May 199120Win16–2–2Rodolfo BlancoUD1215 Sep 199019Win15–2–2Louis CurtisUD1217 Mar 199018Win14–2–2Dodie Boy Peñalosa128 Nov 198917Win13–2–2Duke McKenzieUD127 Jun 198916Loss12–2–2Fidel Bassa1226 Mar 198815Win12–1–2Roy ThompsonPTS107 Dec 198714Loss11–1–2Fidel BassaTKO13 (15)25 Apr 198713Win11–0–2Joe KellyTKO9 (12)20 Oct 198612Win10–0–2Charlie BrownTKO1 (8)22 Apr 198611Win9–0–2Kelvin Smart6 (8)15 Feb 198610Win8–0–2Bobby McDermottTKO10 (10)8 Jun 19859Win7–0–2Johnny MackTKO1 (8)3 Feb 19858Win6–0–2Graham ClarkeTKO4 (6)19 Dec 19847Win5–0–2Dave George6 (8)13 Nov 19846Win4–0–2John MwaimuPTS613 Oct 19845Win3–0–2Roy WilliamsPTS617 Sep 19844Draw2–0–2Kenny WalshPTS627 Feb 19843Win2–0–1Ian Colbeck625 Jan 19842Win1–0–1Dave Smith1 (6)16 Nov 19831Draw0–0–1John Mwaimu65 Oct 1983
See also List of Irish sportspeople
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