Owen Moran

Owen Moran (born 4 October 1884 in Birmingham, England – died 17 March 1949) was an English boxer. Known as "The Fearless", Moran is recognized by some historians as a former world bantamweight champion. During his career, Moran knocked out former lightweight king Battling Nelson and also fought boxing greats Jim Driscoll, Packey McFarland, Abe Attell, Ad Wolgast, Frankie Neil and George Dixon. Moran retired in 1916 with over 100 fights. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2002.[1]

Owen Moran
Statistics
Real name	Owen Moran
Nickname(s)	The Fearless
Weight(s)	Featherweight
Height	5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Reach	67 in (170 cm)
Nationality	English
Born	(1884-10-04)4 October 1884 Birmingham, West Midlands
Died	17 March 1949(1949-03-17) (aged 64) Birmingham, West Midlands
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	101
Wins	70
Wins by KO	23
Losses	19
Draws	8
No contests	4

Notable bouts

Result	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes[2]
Loss	Matt Wells	PTS	20	1913-09-27	Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales
Draw	Jim Driscoll	PTS	20	1913-01-27	National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London	Newspaper Decision
Loss	Charley White	DQ	9 (10)	1912-05-20	Alhambra, Syracuse, New York
Loss	Joe Mandot	PTS	8	1912-04-01	National A.C., Memphis, Tennessee
Loss	Ad Wolgast	KO	13 (20)	1911-07-04	Eighth Street Arena, California, San Francisco
Loss	Packey McFarland	NWS	10	1911-03-14	Fairmont A.C., Bronx, New York	Newspaper Decision
Win	Battling Nelson	KO	11 (20)	1910-11-26	Blot's Arena, California, San Francisco
Draw	Abe Attell	NWS	6	1910-11-09	National A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Newspaper Decision
Loss	Abe Attell	NWS	10	1910-06-24	Naud Junction Pavilion, California, San Francisco	Newspaper Decision
Win	Matty Baldwin	NWS	10	1910-04-05	Fairmont A.C, New York City	Newspaper Decision
Loss	Abe Attell	NWS	10	1910-04-01	Fairmont A.C, New York City	Newspaper Decision
Loss	Harlem Tommy Murphy	PTS	20	1910-02-28	Dreamland Rink, San Francisco, California
Win	Matty Baldwin	PTS	12	1910-02-08	Armory A.A., Boston, Massachusetts
Loss	Matty Baldwin	PTS	12	1910-01-25	Armory A.A., Boston, Massachusetts
Win	Harlem Tommy Murphy	PTS	12	1909-03-23	Armory A.A., Boston, Massachusetts
Win	Harlem Tommy Murphy	NWS	10	1909-03-16	Fairmont A.C., Bronx, New York	Newspaper Decision
Win	Matty Baldwin	PTS	12	1909-02-09	Armory A.A., Boston, Massachusetts
Win	Harlem Tommy Murphy	NWS	10	1909-01-29	New Amsterdam Opera House, New York City	Newspaper Decision
Draw	Abe Attell	PTS	23	1908-09-07	Mission Street Arena, San Francisco, California	For World Featherweight Title.
Win	Ad Wolgast	NWS	6	1908-04-07	National A.C., New York City	Newspaper Decision
Draw	Abe Attell	PTS	25	1908-01-01	Coffroth's Arena, Colma, California	For World Featherweight Title.
NC	Jim Driscoll	ND	4	1906-01-18	Barry, Vale of Glamorgan
Win	Digger Stanley	PTS	20	1905-01-23	National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London
Win	George Dixon	PTS	6	1904-10-17	National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London
Loss	Joe Bowker	PTS	20	1904-05-30	National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London
Loss	Digger Stanley	PTS	15	1903-11-09	National Sporting Club, Covent Garden, London
Loss	Digger Stanley	PTS	20	1901-06-17	Slaney Street Assembly Rooms, Birmingham, West Midlands

References

1. Cyber Boxing Zone – Owen Moran. CyberBoxingZone.com. Retrieved on 18 May 2014.
2. Owen Moran's Professional Boxing Record. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 18 May 2014.

External links

• Boxing record for Owen Moran from BoxRec
• IBHOF Biography – Owen Moran