Michael Deveney (born 14 December 1965) is a Scottish former boxer, who represented the UK at the

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before a professional career that included winning the British

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title in 1995.

Career

Born in Elderslie, Deveney first made his mark as an amateur, representing the UK at the 1998 Olympics in

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. He made his professional debut in February 1991 with a points win over the unbeaten John George. A mixed record in his first four years as a professional included defeats at the hands of Barry Jones and Elvis Parsley, but in January 1995 he got a shot at the vacant British featherweight title against Wilson Docherty; Deveney won narrowly on points to become British champion.McIntyre ready to belt up
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'', 13 December 2003. Retrieved 23 December 2017 Deveney lost the title in his first defence eight months later, when he was outpointed by

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. Previous to that title defence, he lost an 8 round non-title fight against Dean Phillips, who floored him twice en route to losing 5 of the 8 rounds to the Welshman. Deveney twice made unsuccessful challenges for the BBBofC Scottish Area title in 1996, both against Brian Carr. He continued boxing until 1998, finishing with a record of 22 wins, 19 losses, and 1 draw.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Deveney, Mike 1965 births Living people People from Paisley, Renfrewshire Scottish male boxers Featherweight boxers Olympic boxers for Great Britain Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics