Dennis Haugh (1883–1959) was an
Irish
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boxer who was a former Irish Middleweight and Irish Light-Heavyweight Champion.
Biography
Born in Kilnaneave,
Tipperary
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*County Tipperary, a county in Ireland
**North Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Nenagh
**South Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Clonmel
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in 1883, Haugh gained his early boxing experience while serving in the armed forces. His first recorded professional fights were on 30 March 1909, winning two fights on the same day.
On 19 January 1914, he defeated the former British amateur heavyweight champion
Dick Smith on points. However, Haugh lost to Smith in a rematch on 9 March 1914 in a 20-round points decision, where he continued to box despite breaking his left forearm in the 9th round. The winner of this bout received the newly created Lonsdale Belt.
Haugh boxed professionally until 1916. He continued to box in military contests, and fought in the finals of the Humber Garrison contests in October 1918.
Dennis died in 1959 in London, England.
His nephew
John Haugh
John Haugh (1930–1998) was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with local club Toomevara and also with Holycross-Ballycahill. He was a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county hurling team from 1951 to
1961.
Early life
John Haugh ...
won All-Ireland Senior Hurling titles with
Tipperary
Tipperary is the name of:
Places
*County Tipperary, a county in Ireland
**North Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Nenagh
**South Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Clonmel
*Tipperary (town), County Tipperary's na ...
in 1951, 1958 and 1961.
See also
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List of British light-heavyweight boxing champions
List of British light-heavyweight boxing champions is a table showing the boxers who have won the British light-heavyweight title. The title has been sanctioned by the National Sporting Club since 1891, and later by its replacement British Boxin ...
References
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Light-heavyweight boxers
Boxers from County Tipperary
Irish male boxers
1883 births
1959 deaths
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