British Boxing's Bert Gilroy - Hall of Famer...
Posted: 11 Aug 2006, 15:21
Scottish Boxing Legend BERT GILROY,
a dual Scottish Champion MW & L-HW (1938-50) and the UK's No.1 contender 1939-48, 'official' title challenger to both Freddie Mills & the fearsome Jock McAvoy, is to be the 6th British fighter to be INDUCTED into the World Boxing Hall of Fame, in Los Angeles, Califoria...
Bert who suffered the double misfortune of the second World War and Boxing Politics shares the honour with Bob Fitzsimmons, Jackie 'Kid' Berg, Randolph Turpin, fellow Scot - Ken Buchanan and Irish hero Barry McGuigan.
On the night it self Boxing great Roberto Duran, Matthew Sadd Muhammed, Julian Jackson and fellow top contender, from the 40s American, Jackie Graves.
Gilroy had a career record of 119 fights, 86 (44ko's) wins, 25 losses, 8 draws.
A great day for the late Bert Gilroy and British Sport and Boxing History!
Researcher/Author, James Glen.
a dual Scottish Champion MW & L-HW (1938-50) and the UK's No.1 contender 1939-48, 'official' title challenger to both Freddie Mills & the fearsome Jock McAvoy, is to be the 6th British fighter to be INDUCTED into the World Boxing Hall of Fame, in Los Angeles, Califoria...
Bert who suffered the double misfortune of the second World War and Boxing Politics shares the honour with Bob Fitzsimmons, Jackie 'Kid' Berg, Randolph Turpin, fellow Scot - Ken Buchanan and Irish hero Barry McGuigan.
On the night it self Boxing great Roberto Duran, Matthew Sadd Muhammed, Julian Jackson and fellow top contender, from the 40s American, Jackie Graves.
Gilroy had a career record of 119 fights, 86 (44ko's) wins, 25 losses, 8 draws.
A great day for the late Bert Gilroy and British Sport and Boxing History!
Researcher/Author, James Glen.