Sean O'Grady (boxer)

Sean O'Grady (born February 10, 1959) is the former WBA Lightweight Champion of the World, and currently an American commercial realtor. O'Grady had a record of 81 wins and five losses as a professional boxer, with 70 wins by knockout.

O'Grady is also a college graduate, boxing analyst, television personality, actor and former teen idol across the United States Midwest.

Early life

O'Grady was born in Austin, Texas. The son of boxing trainer Pat O'Grady and boxing promoter Jean O'Grady, he moved around a lot when he was a younger kid, but his family settled in Oklahoma City, when he was 11 years old.

Boxing career

O'Grady started boxing professionally in 1975. In 1980, he had his first world title try, when the World Boxing Council lightweight champion Jim Watt gave him an opportunity to fight for the title. O'Grady travelled to Scotland to fight Watt, but sustained a cut over the forehead due to a head butt late in the bout and lost by a technical knockout in round 12.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The O'Grady's protested the fight's result 24 hours later while in Ireland, arguing that the cut had been caused by the headbutt, not a punch. Because of the controversy surrounding the fight, the World Boxing Association lightweight champion, Hilmer Kenty, gave O'Grady another opportunity at the title. They met on April 12, 1981. O'Grady again suffered a cut early in the bout, but he dropped Kenty in rounds two and eight and won a unanimous decision.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In part because of problems with his manager/father, he never defended the WBA title and was eventually stripped of it. Pat O'Grady then formed the little-regarded (and very short lived) World Athletic Association to recognize Sean as a champion. O'Grady promptly lost this "championship" to Andy Ganigan of Hawaii.

He regularly chewed bubble gum upon entering the ring prior to fights, and because of this, he earned the nickname "Bubble Gum Bomber."

Professional boxing record

Template:Abbr	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Age	Location	Notes
86	Template:No2Loss	81–5	John Verderosa	TKO	4 (10), Template:Small	Mar 20, 1983	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
85	Template:Yes2Win	81–4	Jose Luis Gonzalez	TKO	5 (10)	Feb 10, 1983	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
84	Template:No2Loss	80–4	Pete Ranzany	SD	10	Oct 30, 1982	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
83	Template:Yes2Win	80–3	Orin Butler	KO	1 (10), Template:Small	May 29, 1982	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
82	Template:Yes2Win	79–3	Jose Hernandez	RTD	3 (15), Template:Small	Apr 3, 1982	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
81	Template:Yes2Win	78–3	Lupe Sanchez	KO	3 (10)	Mar 18, 1982	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
80	Template:Yes2Win	77–3	Eugene Baldwin	TKO	4 (10), Template:Small	Feb 9, 1982	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
79	Template:No2Loss	76–3	Andrew Ganigan	KO	2 (15), Template:Small	Oct 31, 1981	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
78	Template:Yes2Win	76–2	John Morgan	UD	10	Sep 26, 1981	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
77	Template:Yes2Win	75–2	Hilmer Kenty	UD	15	Apr 12, 1981	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
76	Template:Yes2Win	74–2	Jose Cabrera	TKO	12 (15), Template:Small	Mar 17, 1981	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
75	Template:No2Loss	73–2	Jim Watt	TKO	12 (15), Template:Small	Nov 1, 1980	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
74	Template:Yes2Win	73–1	Jose Luis Gonzalez	TKO	3 (10), Template:Small	Sep 25, 1980	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
73	Template:Yes2Win	72–1	Carlos Villacana	TKO	6 (10)	Sep 9, 1980	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
72	Template:Yes2Win	71–1	Gonzalo Montellano	MD	12	Jul 27, 1980	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
71	Template:Yes2Win	70–1	Scotty Foreman	TKO	2 (10), Template:Small	Jun 10, 1980	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
70	Template:Yes2Win	69–1	Ramiro Hernandez	TKO	5 (10)	Dec 15, 1979	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
69	Template:Yes2Win	68–1	Arturo Leon	UD	15	Oct 23, 1979	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small	Template:Small
68	Template:Yes2Win	67–1	Jose Luis Martinez	KO	4 (10), Template:Small	Sep 20, 1979	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
67	Template:Yes2Win	66–1	Dieter Schantz	KO	2 (10), Template:Small	Jul 19, 1979	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
66	Template:Yes2Win	65–1	Roberto Perez	TKO	5 (10)	Apr 28, 1979	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
65	Template:Yes2Win	64–1	Jose Hernandez	UD	10	Mar 17, 1979	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
64	Template:Yes2Win	63–1	Juan Garcia	KO	2 (10), Template:Small	Feb 16, 1978	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
63	Template:Yes2Win	62–1	Marion Thomas	KO	2 (10), Template:Small	Jan 25, 1978	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
62	Template:Yes2Win	61–1	Beau Jaynes	TKO	2 (10), Template:Small	Dec 7, 1978	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
61	Template:Yes2Win	60–1	Paulino Garcia	KO	5 (10)	Nov 29, 1978	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
60	Template:Yes2Win	59–1	Freddie Harris	TKO	7 (10)	Nov 16, 1978	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
59	Template:Yes2Win	58–1	Al Franklin	TKO	6 (10), Template:Small	Oct 11, 1978	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
58	Template:Yes2Win	57–1	Shig Fukuyama	TKO	5 (10), Template:Small	Jun 10, 1978	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
57	Template:Yes2Win	56–1	Harvey Wilson	TKO	2 (10), Template:Small	May 1, 1978	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
56	Template:Yes2Win	55–1	Romeo Anaya	KO	3 (10), Template:Small	Apr 15, 1978	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
55	Template:Yes2Win	54–1	Ramon Campos	KO	1 (10)	Mar 23, 1978	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
54	Template:Yes2Win	53–1	Eddie Freeman	TKO	1 (10), Template:Small	Mar 17, 1978	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
53	Template:Yes2Win	52–1	Bill Pearish	KO	2 (10)	Dec 6, 1977	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
52	Template:Yes2Win	51–1	Jose Olivares	TKO	5 (10)	Oct 25, 1977	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
51	Template:Yes2Win	50–1	Gilberto Lara	KO	1 (10)	Sep 6, 1977	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
50	Template:Yes2Win	49–1	Ricardo Flores	KO	2 (10)	Jul 19, 1977	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
49	Template:Yes2Win	48–1	David Vasquez	MD	10	Jun 22, 1977	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
48	Template:Yes2Win	47–1	Jerome Smith	RTD	1 (10), Template:Small	Jun 7, 1977	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
47	Template:Yes2Win	46–1	Tony Sanchez	KO	2 (10)	May 17, 1977	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
46	Template:Yes2Win	45–1	Raul Guillen	KO	1 (10)	Apr 5, 1977	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
45	Template:Yes2Win	44–1	Melvin Jameson	KO	1 (10)	Mar 15, 1977	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
44	Template:Yes2Win	43–1	Earl Large	KO	9 (15), Template:Small	Mar 1, 1977	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
43	Template:Yes2Win	42–1	Francisco Robles	KO	2 (10)	Dec 21, 1976	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
42	Template:Yes2Win	41–1	Raul Carreon	RTD	4 (15)	Dec 7, 1976	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
41	Template:Yes2Win	40–1	Jose Angel Cazares	KO	2 (10)	Nov 16, 1976	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
40	Template:Yes2Win	39–1	Esteban Olvera	KO	6 (10)	Nov 2, 1976	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
39	Template:Yes2Win	38–1	William Curtis	KO	2 (10)	Oct 19, 1976	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
38	Template:Yes2Win	37–1	Danny Young	KO	1 (10), Template:Small	Oct 5, 1976	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
37	Template:Yes2Win	36–1	Richie Puentes	KO	2 (10)	Sep 21, 1976	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
36	Template:Yes2Win	35–1	Joe Medrano	KO	3 (10)	Sep 7, 1976	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
35	Template:Yes2Win	34–1	Blackie Sandoval	TKO	1 (10), Template:Small	Jun 1, 1976	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
34	Template:Yes2Win	33–1	Eliseo Estrada	TKO	3 (10), Template:Small	May 18, 1976	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
33	Template:Yes2Win	32–1	Frankie Amano	KO	1 (10), Template:Small	May 4, 1976	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
32	Template:Yes2Win	31–1	Manuel Tarazon	KO	3 (10), Template:Small	Apr 20, 1976	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
31	Template:Yes2Win	30–1	Domingo Luna	KO	3 (10)	Apr 6, 1976	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
30	Template:No2Loss	29–1	Danny Lopez	RTD	4 (10), Template:Small	Feb 25, 1976	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
29	Template:Yes2Win	29–0	Luis Martinez	KO	1 (10)	Feb 3, 1976	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
28	Template:Yes2Win	28–0	Ken Conners	KO	1 (10)	Jan 20, 1976	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
27	Template:Yes2Win	27–0	Shannon Williams	KO	2 (10)	Jan 6, 1976	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
26	Template:Yes2Win	26–0	Al Thompson	KO	3 (12)	Dec 16, 1975	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
25	Template:Yes2Win	25–0	Luciano Medina	KO	4 (10)	Dec 2, 1975	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
24	Template:Yes2Win	24–0	Roberto Rodriguez	KO	3 (10), Template:Small	Nov 20, 1975	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
23	Template:Yes2Win	23–0	Tony Ramirez	KO	3 (10)	Nov 18, 1975	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
22	Template:Yes2Win	22–0	Ramon Reyna	KO	2 (10)	Nov 4, 1975	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
21	Template:Yes2Win	21–0	Raul Carrez	KO	1 (10)	Oct 21, 1975	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
20	Template:Yes2Win	20–0	Harvey Wilson	UD	8	Sep 4, 1975	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
19	Template:Yes2Win	19–0	Simmie Black	TKO	3 (10)	Sep 2, 1975	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
18	Template:Yes2Win	18–0	Harvey Wilson	UD	10	Aug 19, 1975	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
17	Template:Yes2Win	17–0	Victor Seco Luna	KO	1 (10)	Aug 5, 1975	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
16	Template:Yes2Win	16–0	Ramon Campos	UD	10	Jul 15, 1975	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
15	Template:Yes2Win	15–0	Ramon Reyes	TKO	3 (6)	Jul 9, 1975	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
14	Template:Yes2Win	14–0	Simmie Black	KO	4 (10)	Jul 1, 1975	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
13	Template:Yes2Win	13–0	Ezequiel Campos	KO	1 (10)	Jun 17, 1975	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
12	Template:Yes2Win	12–0	Earl Booth	KO	1 (6)	Jun 9, 1975	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
11	Template:Yes2Win	11–0	Ramon Perez	KO	3 (10)	Jun 3, 1975	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
10	Template:Yes2Win	10–0	Ramon Campos	PTS	6	May 20, 1975	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
9	Template:Yes2Win	9–0	David Williams	KO	1 (6)	May 17, 1975	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
8	Template:Yes2Win	8–0	Earl Booth	KO	1 (6)	May 6, 1975	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
7	Template:Yes2Win	7–0	Tyrone Taylor	KO	2 (6)	Apr 15, 1975	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
6	Template:Yes2Win	6–0	Rocky Matthews	KO	2 (4)	Apr 1, 1975	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
5	Template:Yes2Win	5–0	Muhammad Muffleh	KO	1 (6)	Mar 18, 1975	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
4	Template:Yes2Win	4–0	James Word	KO	1 (6)	Mar 4, 1975	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
3	Template:Yes2Win	3–0	Joe Matthews	KO	1 (4), Template:Small	Feb 18, 1975	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
2	Template:Yes2Win	2–0	Willie Johnson	KO	1 (4)	Feb 4, 1975	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small
1	Template:Yes2Win	1–0	David Tymes	KO	1 (4), Template:Small	Jan 21, 1975	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Small

TV analyst

O'Grady served as analyst for television boxing show USA Tuesday Night Fights which aired from October 1982 to August 1998 on the USA Network.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

See also

• List of world lightweight boxing champions

External links

• Template:Boxrec

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