From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Danny McAlinden
Danny McAlinden
Danny McAlinden (born 1st June 1947 in Newry, North-
ern Ireland)[1] is a retired heavyweight boxer who was
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British and Commonwealth champion in 1971 when he [1] Danny McAlinden - Boxer
defeated Jack Bodell in two rounds at the Aston Villa [2] ^ Former champ Danny McAlinden has a new
football ground.[2] battle
McAlinden turned professional in 1969 and in his sec- Persondata
ond professional fight, he stopped the future British
Name McAlinden, Danny
champion Richard Dunn. He was at one time considered a
potential opponent for the world champion George Fore- Alternative names
man’s first title defense. However his form dipped and in Short description
1973 he began to lose fights; eventually losing his title in Date of birth 1947
1975 to Bunny Johnson in nine rounds. He attempted to
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win back the title in 1975 when the holder was Richard
Dunn but he lost in round two. He fought on until 1981 Date of death
losing several more fights. In total he had 45 fights with a Place of death
31-12-2 record winning 28 by knockout.
In 2010 it was reported that he was suffering from
cancer of the tongue. [2]
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