Freddie Gilroy

Freddie Gilroy
Born
Frederick Gilroy

(1936-03-07)7 March 1936
Died28 June 2016(2016-06-28) (aged 80)
Statistics
Weight(s)Bantamweight
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights31
Wins28
Wins by KO18
Losses3
Draws0
No contests0
Medal record
Representing  Ireland
Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Melbourne Bantamweight

Frederick Gilroy (7 March 1936 – 28 June 2016) was a Northern Irish boxer. Gilroy won a bronze medal for Ireland at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne at Bantamweight. As a professional, he took the Commonwealth (British Empire) and European Bantamweight titles in 1959 and contended for the World Bantamweight Title in 1960.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Freddie Gilroy". BoxRec. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Freddie Gilroy Bio". BoxRec. Retrieved 3 March 2017.