Sean O'Grady (boxer)

Sean O'Grady
Born (1959-02-10) February 10, 1959 (age 65)
Austin, Texas, U.S.
Other names
  • Bubblegum Kid
  • Bubblegum Bomber
Statistics
Weight(s)Lightweight
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Reach70 in (178 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights86
Wins81
Wins by KO70
Losses5

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.[1] 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.[2] 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

86 fights 81 wins 5 losses
By knockout 70 4
By decision 11 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Age Location Notes
86 Loss 81–5 John Verderosa TKO 4 (10), 2:47 Mar 20, 1983 24 years, 38 days UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
85 Win 81–4 Jose Luis Gonzalez TKO 5 (10) Feb 10, 1983 24 years, 0 days Northridge Indoor Arena, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
84 Loss 80–4 Pete Ranzany SD 10 Oct 30, 1982 23 years, 262 days Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
83 Win 80–3 Orin Butler KO 1 (10), 2:06 May 29, 1982 23 years, 108 days Myriad Convention Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
82 Win 79–3 Jose Hernandez RTD 3 (15), 3:00 Apr 3, 1982 23 years, 52 days Mammoth Gardens, Denver, Colorado, U.S. Won vacant WWA welterweight title
81 Win 78–3 Lupe Sanchez KO 3 (10) Mar 18, 1982 23 years, 36 days Hilton Inn West, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
80 Win 77–3 Eugene Baldwin TKO 4 (10), 1:14 Feb 9, 1982 22 years, 364 days Myriad Convention Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
79 Loss 76–3 Andrew Ganigan KO 2 (15), 2:08 Oct 31, 1981 22 years, 263 days Convention Center, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. Lost WWA lightweight title
78 Win 76–2 John Morgan UD 10 Sep 26, 1981 22 years, 228 days Myriad Convention Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
77 Win 75–2 Hilmer Kenty UD 15 Apr 12, 1981 22 years, 61 days Ballys Park Place, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Won WBA lightweight title
76 Win 74–2 Jose Cabrera TKO 12 (15), 2:37 Mar 17, 1981 22 years, 35 days State Fair Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
75 Loss 73–2 Jim Watt TKO 12 (15), 2:37 Nov 1, 1980 21 years, 265 days Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, U.K. For WBC lightweight title
74 Win 73–1 Jose Luis Gonzalez TKO 3 (10), 1:17 Sep 25, 1980 21 years, 228 days U Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
73 Win 72–1 Carlos Villacana TKO 6 (10) Sep 9, 1980 21 years, 212 days Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.
72 Win 71–1 Gonzalo Montellano MD 12 Jul 27, 1980 21 years, 168 days Civic Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. Retained USBA lightweight title
71 Win 70–1 Scotty Foreman TKO 2 (10), 2:15 Jun 10, 1980 21 years, 121 days State Fair Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
70 Win 69–1 Ramiro Hernandez TKO 5 (10) Dec 15, 1979 20 years, 308 days Fairgrounds' International Building, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
69 Win 68–1 Arturo Leon UD 15 Oct 23, 1979 20 years, 255 days Fairgrounds' International Building, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. Won vacant USBA lightweight title
68 Win 67–1 Jose Luis Martinez KO 4 (10), 0:16 Sep 20, 1979 20 years, 223 days Assembly Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
67 Win 66–1 Dieter Schantz KO 2 (10), 2:54 Jul 19, 1979 20 years, 159 days Fairgrounds' International Building, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
66 Win 65–1 Roberto Perez TKO 5 (10) Apr 28, 1979 20 years, 77 days Civic Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
65 Win 64–1 Jose Hernandez UD 10 Mar 17, 1979 20 years, 35 days Fairgrounds' International Building, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
64 Win 63–1 Juan Garcia KO 2 (10), 1:38 Feb 16, 1978 19 years, 6 days Convention Center, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
63 Win 62–1 Marion Thomas KO 2 (10), 1:10 Jan 25, 1978 18 years, 349 days Fairgrounds' International Building, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
62 Win 61–1 Beau Jaynes TKO 2 (10), 2:50 Dec 7, 1978 19 years, 300 days Fairgrounds' International Building, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
61 Win 60–1 Paulino Garcia KO 5 (10) Nov 29, 1978 19 years, 292 days Saint Albert High School Gym, Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S.
60 Win 59–1 Freddie Harris TKO 7 (10) Nov 16, 1978 19 years, 279 days Fairgrounds' International Building, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
59 Win 58–1 Al Franklin TKO 6 (10), 1:15 Oct 11, 1978 19 years, 243 days Regis College Field House, Denver, Colorado, U.S.
58 Win 57–1 Shig Fukuyama TKO 5 (10), 2:59 Jun 10, 1978 19 years, 120 days State Fair Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
57 Win 56–1 Harvey Wilson TKO 2 (10), 1:56 May 1, 1978 19 years, 80 days Civic Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
56 Win 55–1 Romeo Anaya KO 3 (10), 2:33 Apr 15, 1978 19 years, 64 days Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
55 Win 54–1 Ramon Campos KO 1 (10) Mar 23, 1978 19 years, 41 days Civic Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
54 Win 53–1 Eddie Freeman TKO 1 (10), 1:47 Mar 17, 1978 19 years, 35 days The Aladdin, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
53 Win 52–1 Bill Pearish KO 2 (10) Dec 6, 1977 18 years, 299 days Ramada Inn Central, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
52 Win 51–1 Jose Olivares TKO 5 (10) Oct 25, 1977 18 years, 257 days Convention Center, Anaheim, California, U.S.
51 Win 50–1 Gilberto Lara KO 1 (10) Sep 6, 1977 18 years, 208 days Ramada Inn Convention Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
50 Win 49–1 Ricardo Flores KO 2 (10) Jul 19, 1977 18 years, 159 days Ramada Inn Central, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
49 Win 48–1 David Vasquez MD 10 Jun 22, 1977 18 years, 132 days Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
48 Win 47–1 Jerome Smith RTD 1 (10), 3:00 Jun 7, 1977 18 years, 117 days Tradewinds Motel, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
47 Win 46–1 Tony Sanchez KO 2 (10) May 17, 1977 18 years, 96 days Ramada Inn Central, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
46 Win 45–1 Raul Guillen KO 1 (10) Apr 5, 1977 18 years, 54 days Ramada Inn Central, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
45 Win 44–1 Melvin Jameson KO 1 (10) Mar 15, 1977 18 years, 33 days Ramada Inn Central, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
44 Win 43–1 Earl Large KO 9 (15), 2:35 Mar 1, 1977 18 years, 19 days Ramada Inn Central, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
43 Win 42–1 Francisco Robles KO 2 (10) Dec 21, 1976 17 years, 315 days Ramada Inn Central, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
42 Win 41–1 Raul Carreon RTD 4 (15) Dec 7, 1976 17 years, 301 days Ramada Inn Central, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
41 Win 40–1 Jose Angel Cazares KO 2 (10) Nov 16, 1976 17 years, 280 days Ramada Inn Central, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
40 Win 39–1 Esteban Olvera KO 6 (10) Nov 2, 1976 17 years, 266 days Ramada Inn Central, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
39 Win 38–1 William Curtis KO 2 (10) Oct 19, 1976 17 years, 252 days Ramada Inn Central, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
38 Win 37–1 Danny Young KO 1 (10), 2:06 Oct 5, 1976 17 years, 238 days Ramada Inn Central, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
37 Win 36–1 Richie Puentes KO 2 (10) Sep 21, 1976 17 years, 224 days Ramada Inn Central, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
36 Win 35–1 Joe Medrano KO 3 (10) Sep 7, 1976 17 years, 210 days Ramada Inn Central, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
35 Win 34–1 Blackie Sandoval TKO 1 (10), 1:42 Jun 1, 1976 17 years, 112 days Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
34 Win 33–1 Eliseo Estrada TKO 3 (10), 1:20 May 18, 1976 17 years, 98 days Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
33 Win 32–1 Frankie Amano KO 1 (10), 2:14 May 4, 1976 17 years, 84 days Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
32 Win 31–1 Manuel Tarazon KO 3 (10), 1:35 Apr 20, 1976 17 years, 70 days Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
31 Win 30–1 Domingo Luna KO 3 (10) Apr 6, 1976 17 years, 56 days Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
30 Loss 29–1 Danny Lopez RTD 4 (10), 3:00 Feb 25, 1976 17 years, 15 days Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
29 Win 29–0 Luis Martinez KO 1 (10) Feb 3, 1976 16 years, 358 days Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
28 Win 28–0 Ken Conners KO 1 (10) Jan 20, 1976 16 years, 344 days Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
27 Win 27–0 Shannon Williams KO 2 (10) Jan 6, 1976 16 years, 330 days Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
26 Win 26–0 Al Thompson KO 3 (12) Dec 16, 1975 16 years, 309 days Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
25 Win 25–0 Luciano Medina KO 4 (10) Dec 2, 1975 16 years, 295 days Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
24 Win 24–0 Roberto Rodriguez KO 3 (10), 1:23 Nov 20, 1975 16 years, 283 days Civic Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
23 Win 23–0 Tony Ramirez KO 3 (10) Nov 18, 1975 16 years, 281 days Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
22 Win 22–0 Ramon Reyna KO 2 (10) Nov 4, 1975 16 years, 267 days Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
21 Win 21–0 Raul Carrez KO 1 (10) Oct 21, 1975 16 years, 253 days Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
20 Win 20–0 Harvey Wilson UD 8 Sep 4, 1975 16 years, 206 days Civic Auditorium, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
19 Win 19–0 Simmie Black TKO 3 (10) Sep 2, 1975 16 years, 204 days Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
18 Win 18–0 Harvey Wilson UD 10 Aug 19, 1975 16 years, 190 days Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
17 Win 17–0 Victor Seco Luna KO 1 (10) Aug 5, 1975 16 years, 176 days Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
16 Win 16–0 Ramon Campos UD 10 Jul 15, 1975 16 years, 155 days Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
15 Win 15–0 Ramon Reyes TKO 3 (6) Jul 9, 1975 16 years, 149 days Ballpark, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
14 Win 14–0 Simmie Black KO 4 (10) Jul 1, 1975 16 years, 141 days Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
13 Win 13–0 Ezequiel Campos KO 1 (10) Jun 17, 1975 16 years, 127 days Ramada Inn Convention Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
12 Win 12–0 Earl Booth KO 1 (6) Jun 9, 1975 16 years, 119 days Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, Texas, U.S.
11 Win 11–0 Ramon Perez KO 3 (10) Jun 3, 1975 16 years, 113 days Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
10 Win 10–0 Ramon Campos PTS 6 May 20, 1975 16 years, 99 days Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
9 Win 9–0 David Williams KO 1 (6) May 17, 1975 16 years, 96 days Rose City Community Center, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
8 Win 8–0 Earl Booth KO 1 (6) May 6, 1975 16 years, 85 days Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
7 Win 7–0 Tyrone Taylor KO 2 (6) Apr 15, 1975 16 years, 64 days Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
6 Win 6–0 Rocky Matthews KO 2 (4) Apr 1, 1975 16 years, 50 days Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
5 Win 5–0 Muhammad Muffleh KO 1 (6) Mar 18, 1975 16 years, 36 days Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
4 Win 4–0 James Word KO 1 (6) Mar 4, 1975 16 years, 22 days Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
3 Win 3–0 Joe Matthews KO 1 (4), 2:16 Feb 18, 1975 16 years, 8 days Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
2 Win 2–0 Willie Johnson KO 1 (4) Feb 4, 1975 15 years, 359 days Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
1 Win 1–0 David Tymes KO 1 (4), 2:36 Jan 21, 1975 15 years, 345 days Red Carpet Inn, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.

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.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Britain's Jim Watt used a clashing of heads to..." United Press International. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  2. ^ "A ROUNDUP OF THE WEEK APRIL 6-12". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  3. ^ "BEST I FACED: SEAN O'GRADY". The Ring. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Johnny Lira 		USBA lightweight champion
October 23, 1979 – April 12, 1981
Won world title 		Vacant
Title next held by
Curtis Harris
World boxing titles
Preceded by WBA lightweight champion
April 12, 1981 – August 14, 1981
Stripped 		Vacant
Title next held by
Claude Noel