Danny McIntosh

Danny McIntosh
Statistics
Real name	Danny McIntosh
Rated at	Light heavyweight
Nationality	United Kingdom
Born	(1980-03-01) 1 March 1980 United Kingdom
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	20
Wins	14
Wins by KO	7
Losses	6
Draws	0

Danny McIntosh (born 1 March 1980) is a British light heavyweight boxer based in Norfolk. He is a former holder of both the English and European light heavyweight titles and a former challenger for the British and Commonwealth titles.^[1]

Professional career

McIntosh's first professional fight took place in April 2005 at the Sports Village in Norwich and resulted in a six round points victory over Omid Bourzo. He fought twice more in 2005 winning on both occasions leaving him with a record of 3-0 at the end of his first year. McIntosh then had a full year away from the ring before returning in October 2006 with a win over the then unbeaten Matty Hough (5-0) in Walsall. Only two fights followed in 2007 with victories over experienced journeyman Rob Burton and a career best performance ending the unbeaten record of Joey Vegas (then 10-0). One more victory in February 2008 enhanced his record to 7-0 and set him up for a shot at the English light heavyweight title.

English Champion

Danny's first professional title win came on the undercard of Jonathon Thaxton's European title victory over Juan Diaz Melero at the Norwich Showground on 4 October 2008. The experienced Steve Spartacus represented a step up for McIntosh but he won in the 7th round to claim the title. McIntosh has since made two defences of the belt beating Nottingham's Rod Anderton on 6 December 2008^[2] and Southampton's Matthew Barney on 28 March 2009.^[3]

On 18 July 2009 McIntosh challenged Commonwealth champion Nathan Cleverly for the vacant British title in what was only his 11th fight as a professional. He was defeated for the first time when, having been knocked down on four occasions, the fight was stopped in the 7th round.^[4] Following the fight McIntosh said he would learn from the "nightmare", saying that Cleverly had taught him a boxing lesson. His next fight on 19 February 2010 saw him put that night behind him with a third successful defence of his English title. The fight, on the undercard of a Ricky Hatton promoted bill, saw him retain the title with a 2nd round stoppage over former British champion Tony Oakey.^[5] McIntosh stepped up to cruiserweight in his next fight at the Castle Leisure Center in Bury on 6 November 2010 beating journeyman Hastings Rasani in the 3rd round of what was a non-title contest.^[6]

European Title challenge

On 22 January 2011 McIntosh traveled to France to challenge Thierry Karl for the vacant European title. Despite being behind on points, McIntosh was able to take control of the fight in the 11th round prompting the referee to stop the fight and hand the title to McIntosh.^[7] The first defence of the title was, however, to end in defeat when on 7 May 2011 McIntosh traveling to Germany to defend against local boxer Eduard Gutknecht, losing in the 8th round.^[8]

Professional boxing record

14 Wins (7 knockouts, 6 decisions, 1 disqualification), 6 Losses
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	14–6	Travis Dickinson	TKO	3 (10), 1:16	2014-03-22	Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire	For vacant BBBofC English Light Heavyweight title.
Loss	14–5	Hari Miles	UD	3	2013-05-18	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London	Prizefighter 30: The Cruiserweights III semi-final.
Win	14–4	Neil Dawson	UD	3	2013-05-18	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London	Prizefighter 30: The Cruiserweights III quarter-final.
Loss	13–4	Eleider Álvarez	KO	8 (10), 2:02	2012-12-14	Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec	For WBO NABO Light Heavyweight title.
Loss	13–3	Tony Bellew	TKO	5 (12), 0:38	2012-04-27	Echo Arena, Liverpool, Merseyside	For BBBofC British Light Heavyweight title.
Loss	13–2	Eduard Gutknecht	TKO	8 (12), 1:28	2011-05-07	Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	Lost EBU (European) Light Heavyweight title.
Win	13–1	Thierry Karl	TKO	11 (12), 1:24	2011-01-22	Palais des sports Marcel Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine	Won vacant EBU (European) Light Heavyweight title.
Win	12–1	Hastings Rasani	TKO	3 (6), 0:55	2010-11-06	Castle Leisure Centre, Bury, Greater Manchester
Win	11–1	Tony Oakey	TKO	2 (12), 2:22	2010-02-19	Fenton Manor Sports Complex, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire	Retained BBBofC English Light Heavyweight title.
Loss	10–1	Nathan Cleverly	TKO	7 (12), 1:30	2009-07-18	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London	For Commonwealth and vacant BBBofC British Light Heavyweight titles.
Win	10–0	Matthew Barney	DQ	5 (10), 2:46	2009-02-28	Norwich Showground, Norwich, Norfolk	Retained BBBofC English Light Heavyweight title.
Win	9–0	Rod Anderton	TKO	1 (10), 1:17	2008-12-06	Trent FM Arena, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire	Retained BBBofC English Light Heavyweight title.
Win	8–0	Steve Spartacus	TKO	7 (10), 1:35	2008-10-04	Norwich Showground, Norwich, Norfolk	Won vacant BBBofC English Light Heavyweight title.
Win	7–0	Nick Okoth	TKO	3 (4), 2:10	2008-02-22	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
Win	6–0	Joey Vegas	PTS	6	2007-10-04	Hotel Café Royal, Piccadilly, London
Win	5–0	Rob Burton	PTS	4	2007-03-16	Norwich Showground, Norwich, Norfolk
Win	4–0	Matty Hough	TKO	6 (6), 0:26	2006-10-07	Town Hall, Walsall, West Midlands
Win	3–0	Michael Banbula	PTS	6	2005-10-06	Thistle Heathrow Hotel, Longford, London
Win	2–0	Howard Clarke	PTS	4	2005-09-03	Carrow Road, Norwich, Norfolk
Win	1–0	Omid Bourzo	PTS	6	2005-04-09	Sports Village, Norwich, Norfolk	Professional debut.

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