Lee Meager | |
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Born | Lee Terence Meager 18 January 1978 |
Nationality | British |
Other names | Macho Man |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Lightweight |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 26 |
Wins | 21 |
Wins by KO | 8 |
Losses | 3 |
Draws | 2 |
No contests | 0 |
Lee Meager (born 18 January 1978) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2000 to 2008. He held the British lightweight title in 2006 and challenged for the same title in 2008.
Professional career
[edit]He had his first professional fight in September 2000, when he beat Peter Buckley on points over four rounds at York Hall, Bethnal Green.
He won 16 of his first 17 fights, drawing the other, before losing on points to Danny Hunt in a fight for the English lightweight title on 19 November 2004.
In May 2006, Meager fought Dave Stewart for the vacant British lightweight title. The fight was at Bethnal Green, and Meager won when the fight was stopped in the sixth.
In December 2006, Meager defended his title against Jonathan Thaxton, at Dagenham. Thaxton won on a unanimous points decision after twelve rounds, to take Meager’s title.
Since losing his title, Meager has had a four-round win against Hungarian, Laszlo Komjathi, and has drawn against Mexican, Jose Alberto Gonzalez in Las Vegas.
Meager fought for the vacant British lightweight title in July 2008 against John Murray, losing in the 5th round when the referee stopped the fight. Afterward, he retired from the ring.
Professional boxing record
[edit]23 fights | 22 wins | 1 loss |
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By knockout | 21 | 1 |
By decision | 1 | 0 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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26 | Loss | 21–3–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (12), 2:20 | 11 Jul 2008 | ![]() |
For vacant British lightweight title |
25 | Draw | 21–2–2 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 7 Dec 2007 | ![]() |
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24 | Win | 21–2–1 | ![]() |
RTD | 4 (10), 3:00 | 7 Sep 2007 | ![]() |
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23 | Loss | 20–2–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 8 Dec 2006 | ![]() |
Lost British lightweight title |
22 | Win | 20–1–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (12), 1:34 | 12 May 2006 | ![]() |
Won vacant British lightweight title |
21 | Win | 19–1–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 17 Feb 2006 | ![]() |
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20 | Win | 18–1–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 2 Dec 2005 | ![]() |
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19 | Win | 17–1–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | 9 Sep 2005 | ![]() |
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18 | Loss | 16–1–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | 19 Nov 2004 | ![]() |
For English lightweight title |
17 | Win | 16–0–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 2 Jun 2004 | ![]() |
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16 | Win | 15–0–1 | ![]() |
RTD | 7 (10), 3:00 | 11 Dec 2003 | ![]() |
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15 | Win | 14–0–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 28 Nov 2003 | ![]() |
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14 | Win | 13–0–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 28 Jan 2003 | ![]() |
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13 | Win | 12–0–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (8), 0:59 | 21 Dec 2002 | ![]() |
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12 | Win | 11–0–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (10), 1:58 | 25 Oct 2002 | ![]() |
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11 | Win | 10–0–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 10 May 2002 | ![]() |
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10 | Win | 9–0–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 16 Mar 2002 | ![]() |
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9 | Win | 8–0–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 13 Sep 2001 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 7–0–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 31 Jul 2001 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 6–0–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 12 May 2001 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 5–0–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (4), 1:12 | 13 Mar 2001 | ![]() |
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5 | Draw | 4–0–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 5 Feb 2001 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (6) | 9 Dec 2000 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (4) | 18 Nov 2000 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 14 Oct 2000 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 16 Sep 2000 | ![]() |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- [1][permanent dead link] Fight stats
- [2] Murray beats Meager to win British title