David Brophy (born 9 June 1990) is a Scottish
professional boxer
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...
who held the
Commonwealth
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super-middleweight
Super middleweight, or light cruiserweight, is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing
In professional boxing, super middleweight is contested between the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions, in which boxers can weigh between 160 pounds ...
title in 2017.
Career
Brophy made his professional debut in February 2011 defeating James Tucker on points in
Wishaw
Wishaw ( sco, Wishae or Wisha ; gd, Camas Neachdain) is a large town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, on the edge of the Clyde Valley, south-east of Glasgow city centre. The Burgh of Wishaw was formed in 1855 within Lanarkshire. it form ...
, Scotland.
On 17 March 2017 Brophy beat
Zac Dunn by TKO in the seventh round and won the Commonwealth (British Empire) super middleweight title.
On 27 November 2019 Brophy announced his retirement from professional boxing, following advice from doctors regarding a prevalent eye issue.
Record
References
External links
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Living people
1990 births
Scottish male boxers
Super-middleweight boxers