Darby Brown
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Darby Brown | |
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Born | Leslie Brown 24 April 1929 |
Died | 31 October 1988 (aged 59) |
Nationality | Australian |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | feather/light/welter/middleweight |
Height | 5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (1.69 m) |
Reach | 65 in (165 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 63 |
Wins | 38 (KO 25) |
Losses | 20 (KO 4) |
Draws | 4 |
No contests | 1 |
Darby Brown (24 April 1929 – 31 October 1988) born Leslie Brown in Sydney was an Australian professional feather/light/welter/middleweight boxer of the 1940s and 1950s who won the Australian welterweight title, and British Empire welterweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from 126 lb (57 kg; 9 st 0 lb), i.e. featherweight to 149+1⁄4 lb (67.7 kg; 10 st 9.3 lb), i.e. middleweight.[1] Darby Brown was managed by Jack Hourigan, and trained by Ray Horne, and Bob Urquhart.[2] Darby Brown was inducted into the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame in 2015 in the Veterans category.
Professional boxing record
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References
- ^ "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Biography at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
External links
- Boxing record for Darby Brown from BoxRec (registration required)
- Image - Darby Brown Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
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