LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT division

BERT GILROY

Retired

Born ANTONIO REA

Born 1918-05-10, AIRDRIE, SCOTLAND (died aged 80)· Died 1998-06-02· GBR

Residence: COATBRIDGE, SCOTLAND

Debut: 1933-09-01· Career: 1933–1950 (18 years)

BERT GILROY

Wins

91

Losses

26

Draws

10

NC

0

Rated Fights

127

We have 23 records for this boxer that are unconfirmed — excluded from the record and rating while we research them.

Belts heldSCOTTISH AREASCOTTISH AREA

Head-to-Head Comparison

Compare BERT GILROY's career against any other fighter on record — records, ratings, common opponents, and any direct bouts.

Title Reigns — 2

area

SCOTTISH AREA

as BBBOFC SCOTTISH AREA

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

1945-03-15 → 1958-10-29 · 13y 7m · 1 defence

Lost to CHIC CALDERWOOD · KO

area

SCOTTISH AREA

as BBBOFC SCOTTISH AREA

MIDDLEWEIGHT

1938-09-27 → 1951-08-03 · 12y 10m · 1 defence

Lost to WILLIE ARMSTRONG · TKO

Complete Record — 127 Bouts

DateResultOpponentRdsDiv.Rate
🔒 18 JAN 1950DECGERRY MCDERMOTT8HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 08 NOV 1949TKOMATT HARDY5HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 31 OCT 1949DECALLAN COOKE8HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 14 OCT 1949TKOCHAREL BAERT4HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 27 JUN 1949DECALLAN COOKE8HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 13 JUN 1949LOSSDON COCKELL8LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 09 MAR 1949LOSSKEN SHAW12HEAVYWEIGHT— TITLE
🔒 09 FEB 1949TKOJOCK TODD8LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT— TITLE
🔒 26 JUN 1948LOSSSTEPHANE OLEK4LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 14 MAY 1948DECJOHNNY DE VILLIERS10LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 29 AUG 1947DECBEN VALENTINE8LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 19 JUN 1947KOHAROLD 'KID' ANTHONY2LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 02 MAY 1947TKOBATTLING JOE IGO1LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 11 FEB 1947LOSSMARCEL CERDAN4LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 29 JAN 1947KOAL MARSON2LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 23 DEC 1946TKOBILLY MAWSON5LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 05 JUL 1946DECJAKE KILRAIN10LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 12 JUN 1946DECBEN VALENTINE8LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 08 APR 1946LOSSBRUCE WOODCOCK2HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 26 DEC 1945TKOPAT O'CONNOR1LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 29 NOV 1945LOSSKEN SHAW15HEAVYWEIGHT— TITLE
🔒 16 AUG 1945TKOLUCIEN COURTOIS2LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 15 MAR 1945DECJOCK MCCUSKER15LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT— TITLE
🔒 28 FEB 1945DECPAT O'CONNOR8LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 19 FEB 1945LOSSVINCE HAWKINS8MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 14 DEC 1944DECJIM BERRY8LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 06 DEC 1944LOSSJIM BERRY10LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 02 NOV 1944DECBEN VALENTINE10LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 30 OCT 1944DECPAT O'CONNOR8LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 21 SEP 1944TKOLUCIEN COURTOIS2LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 12 AUG 1944DECGLEN MOODY10LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 19 JUN 1944LOSSBRUCE WOODCOCK6HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 11 MAY 1944DECPAT O'CONNOR8LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 10 MAY 1944LOSSDAVE MCCLEAVE8MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 29 MAR 1944KOPAT O'CONNOR5LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 13 MAR 1944DECJIM BERRY8LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 16 FEB 1944LOSSFREDDIE MILLS8LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 13 JAN 1944TKONOEL WAGENER4LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 01 SEP 1943DRAWPAT O'CONNOR10LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 07 AUG 1943DECRAY MCINTYRE8LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 21 JUN 1943DECBEN VALENTINE8LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 10 JUN 1943TKOJOHNNY KILBURN7LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 29 MAY 1943DECPAT O'CONNOR10LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 03 FEB 1943LOSSDAVE MCCLEAVE2MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 21 JAN 1943LOSSJIM BERRY10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 13 JAN 1943KOPAT O'CONNOR3LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 11 JAN 1943DECCHARLIE PARKIN8LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 02 DEC 1942DRAWJACK HYAMS10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 31 OCT 1942DECPADDY ROCHE10LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 15 OCT 1942TKOCHARLIE KNOCK6LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 08 OCT 1942KOWALTER RANKIN3LIGHTWEIGHT—
🔒 24 SEP 1942DECARTHUR GINGER SADD10LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 24 SEP 1942DECARTHUR GINGER SADD10LIGHTWEIGHT—
🔒 13 AUG 1942DECJACKIE JOCK MCLEOD5LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 12 MAR 1942KOGLEN MOODY7LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 25 JUL 1941KOCHARLIE KNOCK3LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 28 JUN 1941KOJOCK MCCUSKER3LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 06 MAR 1940DECARTHUR GINGER SADD12MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 06 MAR 1940DECARTHUR GINGER SADD12MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 03 JAN 1940TKOROY BOY MILLS6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 06 DEC 1939KOLEN HARRISON2LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 18 NOV 1939DECROY BOY MILLS10FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 28 JUN 1939DRAWARTHUR GINGER SADD10LIGHTWEIGHT—
🔒 28 JUN 1939DRAWARTHUR GINGER SADD10LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 07 JUN 1939DQJOHNNY CLEMENTS13MIDDLEWEIGHT— TITLE
🔒 22 MAY 1939KOJACK COOLING1LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 10 MAY 1939DECBEN VALENTINE10LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 29 APR 1939KOJACKY MORAN6LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 29 MAR 1939DECPAUL SCHAEFFER10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 20 DEC 1938TKOKEN ROBINSON6LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 14 OCT 1938DECPAUL SCHAEFFER10MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 27 SEP 1938DECTOMMY SMITH15MIDDLEWEIGHT— TITLE
🔒 02 JUL 1938TKOCHARLIE PARKIN4LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 11 JUN 1938KOJOHNNY CLEMENTS12MIDDLEWEIGHT—
🔒 10 MAY 1938KOROY BOY MILLS6FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 01 MAY 1938DECJACK MCKNIGHTUNCONFIRMED10LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 11 APR 1938DECPAT COWLEY10LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 08 APR 1938DRAWBUSHMAN DEMPSTER10LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 25 MAR 1938DECMICK HASSON10LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 23 MAR 1938TKOWALTER RANKIN6LIGHTWEIGHT—
🔒 11 MAR 1938TKOJIM MOUNT4LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 01 FEB 1938KOTOMMY BURNSUNCONFIRMED5FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 01 JAN 1938KOTOMMY TINY HENDERSON2LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 28 DEC 1937KOPAT COWLEY7LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 17 DEC 1937TKOJIM MOUNT8LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 27 NOV 1937KOTIM DOYLE3LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 20 NOV 1937DECPAT COWLEY10LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 01 NOV 1937KOTINY CELPHANEUNCONFIRMED4LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 01 OCT 1937KOJIM MOUNTUNCONFIRMED8LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 01 SEP 1937DECJACKY MORANUNCONFIRMED10LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 01 JUL 1937KOJACK SHARKEYUNCONFIRMED5LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 05 JUN 1937KOPAT COLLINS5LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 01 MAY 1937LOSSTOMMY SMITHUNCONFIRMED10LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 27 APR 1937LOSSDAN GILLESPIE3LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 16 APR 1937LOSSFRANK ERNE10WELTERWEIGHT—
🔒 07 APR 1937DECPAT COWLEY10LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 29 JAN 1937LOSSMICK HASSON1LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 15 JAN 1937KOPAT GILLINUNCONFIRMED5LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 01 JAN 1937LOSSAL VALERIO10LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 26 DEC 1936LOSSTOMMY SMITH10LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 04 DEC 1936DECTOMMY BURNS10FEATHERWEIGHT—
🔒 30 OCT 1936DRAWJOHNNY MCKAY10LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 16 SEP 1936DRAWAL VALERIO4LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 01 SEP 1936DRAWJOHNNY MCKAYUNCONFIRMED10LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 30 JUN 1936LOSSBOBBY LEESUNCONFIRMED6LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 17 APR 1936LOSSJOCK LEES6LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 03 APR 1936DECJACKY MORAN6LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 01 MAR 1936DECDAVE CLARKSONUNCONFIRMED6LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 28 FEB 1936DECTOM SAYERS6LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 01 FEB 1936DECEDDIE EDWARDSUNCONFIRMED6LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 31 JAN 1936DRAWJIM TONER6LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 20 DEC 1935DECDAVE MCKAY6LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 02 DEC 1935KOTOSH MARTIN1LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 15 NOV 1935LOSSJOHNNY CLEMENTS3LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 06 NOV 1935LOSSJIM BRADY5LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 01 MAY 1935LOSSBOB DONALDSONUNCONFIRMED3LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 01 APR 1935DRAWBILLY DOWNEYUNCONFIRMED10LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 01 MAR 1935LOSSJIMMY BARRUNCONFIRMED5LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 01 FEB 1935LOSSJOHNNY MORGANUNCONFIRMED10LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 01 JAN 1935KOPAT SLAVINUNCONFIRMED3LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 01 APR 1934KOBATTLING MOONEYUNCONFIRMED1LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 01 MAR 1934DECBOBBY SPIERS4LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 01 FEB 1934KOCHICK HARKINSUNCONFIRMED2LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 01 JAN 1934DECJIM GANSUNCONFIRMED6LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 02 DEC 1933KOH SMITHUNCONFIRMED—LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 01 DEC 1933DECTIGER DONNACHIEUNCONFIRMED6LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—
🔒 01 SEP 1933DECMICK CASSIDYUNCONFIRMED6LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT—

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