Johnny McGrory
Scottish boxer
Intro | Scottish boxer | |
Places | United Kingdom Scotland | |
was | Athlete Boxer | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Birth | 25 April 1915, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
Death | 25 September 1998 (aged 83 years) | |
Star sign | Taurus |
Johnny McGrory (25 April 1915 – 25 September 1998 (aged 83)) born in Glasgow was a Scottish professional feather/light/welterweight boxer of the 1930s and 1940s who won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) Scottish Area featherweight title, BBBofC British featherweight title, and British Empire featherweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from 125 lb (57 kg; 8 st 13 lb), i.e. Featherweight to 140 lb (64 kg; 10 st 0 lb), i.e. welterweight.