Mike Cleary

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Mike Cleary
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Real name Mike Cleary
Nickname
Weight Middleweight
Nationality Irish American
Birth date May 19, 1858
Birth place County Laois, Ireland
Death date September 5, 1893
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Total fights
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Wins by KO
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No contests

Mike Cleary (born May 19, 1858 in County Laois, IrelandSeptember 5, 1893 in Belfast, New York) was an Irish-American boxer.

Cleary was born in County Laois, and emigrated to the United States. He was known as a quick and "scrappy" fighter. On October 18, 1882 he defeated the Middleweight Champion of America, John Rooke, in 3 rounds. Rooke had promised to knock Cleary out before the fourth round. [1]

Cleary suffered an accident which resulted in the amputation of a foot in 1893. He developed tuberculosis and died the same year. He was buried in Belfast, New York, but his body was moved next to his mother's plot at New Cathedral Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Cyber Boxing Zone. http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/cleary-mike.htm Retrieved Feb. 15, 2006

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