Mickey Cantwell

Mickey Cantwell (born 23 November 1964) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1991 to 2001. He challenged for multiple world titles; the WBO light flyweight and mini flyweight titles in 1997; and the IBF mini flyweight title in 2000. At regional level, he held the British flyweight title in 1996.

Mickey Cantwell
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
NationalityBritish
Born (1964-11-23) 23 November 1964
London, England
Boxing record
Total fights22
Wins14
Wins by KO2
Losses7
Draws1

Career

Amateur

Born in London, Cantwell represented England in the light flyweight division at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[1][2] Boxing for the Eltham & District ABC, he was twice winner of the prestigious ABA light-flyweight championship (1988 and 1989).[3]

Professional

Cantwell turned professional in 1991 and, unbeaten in his first seven fights, beat Darren Fifield in April 1993 to take the vacant BBBofC Southern Area flyweight title. Five months later he challenged for Pablo Tiznado's WBC International light flyweight title, losing on points - his first professional defeat.[4] In April 1994 he challenged for Luigi Camputaro's EBU European flyweight title, and again lost on points.[4]

In March 1996 he faced Keith Knox for the vacant British flyweight title, winning on points to become British champion.[5] Aiming for higher honours he relinquished the title, and in December 1997 faced Eric Jamili for the vacant WBO mini flyweight title; A cut to Cantwell's nose caused the fight to be stopped in the eighth round.[6] In June 2000 he challenged Zolani Petelo for the IBF mini flyweight title, again stopped in the eighth round.[7]

Cantwell had a small role in the 2000 film Snatch, playing Liam.[8]

Cantwell's final fight came in September 2001 when he unsuccessfully challenged Jacob Matlala for the WBU light flyweight title, the South African stopping him in the fifth round.[9]

After retiring from boxing, Cantwell served as Chief Executive of the Professional Boxing Association and as a project worker for the Educational Sports Forum.[10]

After an incident in September 2008 in which Cantwell knocked his manager Alan Irwin out during an argument at the Trades Union Congress in Brighton, he was convicted of assault causing actual bodily harm and sentenced to 200 hours of unpaid work.[10]

Cantwell became a patron of the Boxing Futures charity and in 2011 opened Cantwell's Gym in Bromley.[11]

Professional boxing record
22 fights 14 wins 7 losses
By knockout 2 3
By decision 12 4
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
22 Loss 14–7–1 Jacob Matlala TKO 5 (12), 1:59 29 Sep 2001 Elephant & Castle Centre, London, England For WBU light flyweight title
21 Loss 14–6–1 Zolani Petelo TKO 8 (12), 0:59 2 Jun 2000 Stour Centre, Ashford, England For IBF mini flyweight title
20 Win 14–5–1 Dave Coldwell PTS 6 1 May 1999 Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London, England
19 Loss 13–5–1 Eric Jamili TKO 8 (12), 1:22 19 Dec 1997 London Arena, London, England For vacant WBO mini flyweight title
18 Win 13–4–1 Dave Coldwell PTS 8 3 May 1997 NYNEX Arena, Manchester, England
17 Loss 12–4–1 Jacob Matlala SD 12 8 Feb 1997 London Arena, London, England For WBO light flyweight title
16 Win 12–3–1 Krasimir Cholakov PTS 6 29 Jun 1996 Erith Leisure Centre, London, England
15 Win 11–3–1 Keith Knox PTS 12 21 Mar 1996 Elephant & Castle Centre, London, England Won vacant British flyweight title
14 Win 10–3–1 Anthony Hanna PTS 6 2 Jul 1995 Point Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
13 Win 9–3–1 Anthony Hanna PTS 6 27 Apr 1995 York Hall, London, England
12 Loss 8–3–1 Lyndon Kershaw PTS 8 15 Jun 1994 Elephant & Castle Centre, London, England
11 Loss 8–2–1 Luigi Camputaro UD 12 27 Apr 1994 York Hall, London, England For European flyweight title
10 Win 8–1–1 Anthony Hanna PTS 8 3 Nov 1993 Whitchurch Sports Centre, Bristol, England
9 Loss 7–1–1 Pablo Tiznado UD 12 15 Sep 1993 York Hall, London, England For vacant WBC International light flyweight title
8 Win 7–0–1 Darren Fifield PTS 10 14 Apr 1993 Royal Albert Hall, London, England Won vacant British (Southern Area) flyweight title
7 Draw 6–0–1 Louis Veitch PTS 8 10 Feb 1993 Lewisham Theatre, London, England
6 Win 6–0 Louis Veitch PTS 6 16 May 1992 Alexandra Pavilion, London, England
5 Win 5–0 Shaun Norman PTS 8 14 Dec 1991 Crook Log Sports Club, London, England
4 Win 4–0 Carlos Manrigue TKO 5 (8), 0:55 23 Oct 1991 York Hall, London, England
3 Win 3–0 Ricky Beard PTS 8 30 Sep 1991 Royal Albert Hall, London, England
2 Win 2–0 Mario Alberto Cruz Alfaro PTS 6 26 Mar 1991 York Hall, London, England
1 Win 1–0 Eduardo Vallejo TKO 4 (6) 21 Jan 1991 Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London, England

References
  1. "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  2. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. "Roll of Honour". England Boxing.
  4. Maloney, Frank & Breenan, Kevin (2003) No Baloney: A Journey From Peckham To Las Vegas, Mainstream Publishing, ISBN 978-1840187014
  5. "Keith out to teach Vann in school of hard Knox", The Scotsman, 15 May 2003. retrieved 21 March 2015
  6. "Jamili Takes Strawweight Title", The New York Times, 20 December 1997. Retrieved 21 March 2015
  7. "Sports Digest", Glasgow Herald, 3 June 2000
  8. "Meet Micky Cantwell", boxingfutures.com, 22 December 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2015
  9. Evans, Gavin (2013) "'Baby' Jake Matlala: World champion in two weight divisions who was named as his favourite boxer by Nelson Mandela", The Independent, 10 December 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2015
  10. Cridland, Alison (2009) "Boxing champ boots boss in the bottom during Brighton conference row", The Argus, 16 October 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2015
  11. "Micky Cantwell opens gym with help of Ricky Hatton", boxing.com, 9 December 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2015
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