Freddie Gilroy

Freddie Gilroy
Born
Frederick Gilroy

(1936-03-07)7 March 1936
Died28 June 2016(2016-06-28) (aged 80)
Statistics
Weight(s)Bantamweight
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights31
Wins28
Wins by KO18
Losses3
Draws0
No contests0
Medal record
Representing  Ireland
Olympics
1956 MelbourneBantamweight

Frederick Gilroy (7 March 1936 28 June 2016) was a Northern Irish boxer. Gilroy won a bronze medal for Ireland at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne at Bantamweight. As a professional, he took the Commonwealth (British Empire) and European Bantamweight titles in 1959 and contended for the World Bantamweight Title in 1960.