Jim Rock
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| Jim Rock | |
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| Real name | James Rock |
| Nickname | The Pink Panther |
| Weight | Middleweight |
| Nationality |  Irish |
| Birth date | March 12, 1972 |
| Birth place | Dublin, Ireland |
| Style | unknown |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 32 |
| Wins | 28 |
| Wins by KO | 9 |
| Losses | 4 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Jim Rock aka The Pink Panther (born 12 March 1972 in Dublin, Ireland) is a professional boxer.[1] He usually fights at middleweight or the divisions either side.
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[edit] Career
Rock boxed as an amateur before turning professional in November 1995, winning his first fight at the Point Depot in Dublin, in which Rock beat previously unbeaten Craig Lynch on an undercard that included Steve Collins and Eamonn Magee.
Rock is a vetran of the Dublin professional fight scene however he fights out of the Breen Gym in Belfast. Rock is a former WAA Inter-Continental European Super Middleweight Title, IBC Middleweight Title, WBF Continental European Light Middleweight Title, Irish Light Middleweight Title and Irish Super Middleweight Title holder and current Irish Middleweight Title holder. However, agrueable his biggest fight to date was against Margate based Iranian, Mehrdud "Takaloo" Takalobigashi for the WBU Light Middleweight Title which took place in Belfast's Odyssey Arena in Febraury 2003. Rock lost this keenly contested fight to an explosive over hand right knock out defeat in the ninth round.[1]
[edit] Brian Peters
Rock currently fights on Brian Peters promotions which are broadcast on Irish station RTE and is unbeaten since 2003. Derry fighter John Duddy has displayed interest in taking on Dubliner for the Irish middleweight title. Duddy's management attended Rock's June 3, 2006 fight against Kevin Phelan in Dublin, a seventh round TKO victory for Rock. The fight was initially scheduled for September 29, 2006 at Madison Square Garden, but has since been postponed, possibly for a November 2006 bout in Dublin, Ireland.[2]
[edit] Trivia
Rock is also a successful entrepreneur and runs a successful car dealership in Dublin, dealing in high class motor vehicles such as Mercedes, Ferrari and BMW. Rock fights for the love of the sport and has been known to denote the earnings from fights to charity.
In 2003, Rock trained Irish-American actor Matthew McConaughey in preparation for his role in the film Reign of Fire.[3]
In March 2007, Rock fought a five round exhibition fight in Dublin against former Olympic champion Michael Carruth.[4]
Rock is a cousin of former Irish welterweight champion Robbie Murray.
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[edit] References
- Boxrec. "Jim Rock". Boxrec Fighter Page. Retrieved on 13 October 2006.
- Tomás Rohan. "Rock - Duddy postponed". Eastside Boxing. Retrieved on 13 October 2006.
- Chris Curry. "Takaloo Crushes The Rock". Irish Boxing. Retrieved on 13 October 2006.
- Karl MacGinty. "Box-clever star". Irish Boxing. Retrieved on 13 October 2006.
