Sean Mannion (born 6 October 1956 in Rosmuc, County Galway, Ireland) is a former boxer in the light middleweight division.[1][2] During his career he was based in and boxed out of Massachusetts in the United States. His most notable bout was against Mike McCallum for the vacant WBA title, which he lost over a fifteen-round unanimous decision. In January 2014, Rocky Ros Muc: Seán Ó Mainnín, a biography about Mannion's life and career, written by Rónán Mac Con Iomaire, was released. The book is written in Irish but an English version was also released.[3] A film adaptation was released in July 2017 under the same title, produced and directed by Michael Fanning. RTÉ Documentary on One made a programme about Sean's story - Never Knocked Down - produced by Robert Mulhern which won gold in the 2015 Celtic Media Awards.[4]

Professional boxing record

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42 Wins (14 knockouts, 28 decisions), 14 Losses (3 knockouts, 11 decisions), 1 Draw [1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win 42–14–1   Terrence Walker PTS 10 17/03/1993   Chelsea, Massachusetts
Loss 41–14–1   Fabian Garcia UD 10 26/02/1993   Westin Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts
Win 41–13–1   Miguel Rosa TKO 6 10/12/1992   Teachers' Union Hall, Boston, Massachusetts
Win 40–13–1   Mike O'Han UD 8 28/09/1992   Vista International Hotel, Waltham, Massachusetts
Loss 39–13–1   Dariusz Michalczewski TKO 3 21/02/1992   Legien Center, Berlin, Germany
Win 39–12–1   Miguel Rosa UD 8 14/03/1991   Teachers' Union Hall, Dorchester, Massachusetts
Loss 38–12–1   Henry Maske PTS 8 16/11/1990   Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
Loss 38–11–1   Nelson Alves UD 10 05/10/1990   Philips Halle, Düsseldorf, Germany
Loss 38–10–1   David Vedder UD 10 16/09/1989   San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California
Loss 38–9–1   Pierre-Frank Winterstein PTS 8 16/11/1987   Cirque d'hiver, Paris, France
Loss 38–8–1   Fred Hutchings PTS 10 07/02/1987   Stockton, California
Win 38–7–1   Doug Mallett PTS 8 20/12/1986   The Strand, Boston, Massachusetts
Loss 37–7–1   Errol Christie PTS 10 29/10/1986   Alexandra Palace, Muswell Hill, London, England
Win 37–6–1   Jose Quinones PTS 10 29/08/1986   Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Lowell, Massachusetts
Win 36–6–1   Fred Hutchings PTS 10 02/05/1986   Stockton, California
Win 35–6–1   Wesley Reid UD 8 15/03/1986   Sahara, Dorchester, Massachusetts
Win 34–6–1   Stacy McSwain UD 10 14/12/1985   Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida
Win 33–6–1   Billy Robertson TD 7 26/09/1985   Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California Fight stopped due to cuts caused by an accidental headbut.
Win 32–6–1   Bert Lee UD 10 22/07/1985   Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California
Win 31–6–1   Ricky Burgess TKO 1 13/05/1985   Spinoff Roller Disco, Boston, Massachusetts Referee stopped the bout at 1:50 of the first round.
Win 30–6–1   Doug Kaluza TKO 5 16/03/1985   Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York
Loss 29–6–1   Mike McCallum UD 15 19/10/1984   Madison Square Garden, New York City WBA Light Middleweight Title.
Win 29–5–1   Roosevelt Green KO 7 17/02/1984   Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win 28–5–1   Danny "Thunderhand" Chapman PTS 10 11/08/1983   Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Win 27–5–1   In-Chul Baek PTS 10 19/05/1983   Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win 26–5–1   Dennis Horne UD 10 16/03/1983   Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win 25–5–1   Larry Byrd KO 10 27/02/1983   Resorts Casino Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win 24–5–1   Bill "Fireball" Bradley PTS 10 09/12/1982   Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win 23–5–1   Rocky Fratto UD 10 07/10/1982   The Sands, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Loss 22–5–1   Steve Michalerya PTS 10 15/09/1982   Catholic Youth Center, Scranton, Pennsylvania
Win 22–4–1   Hector Figueroa PTS 10 20/08/1982   Plymouth Memorial Hall, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Win 21–4–1   Ricardo Raul Camoranesi KO 7 23/07/1982   Cape Cod Coliseum, South Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Loss 20–4–1   Gary Guiden TKO 4 04/05/1982   Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada IBF USBA Light Middleweight Title.
Win 20–3–1   Nino Gonzalez PTS 10 21/01/1982   Ice World, Totowa, New Jersey
Win 19–3–1   Tony "Akbar Muhammad" Taylor PTS 8 25/11/1981   Freeport Hall, Dorchester, Massachusetts
Draw 18–3–1   Hector Figueroa PTS 10 15/10/1981   Springfield Civic Center, Springfield, Massachusetts
Win 18–3   Robert Sawyer SD 8 07/05/1981   Playboy Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win 17–3   Sterling Quick UD 8 24/04/1981   Lowe's Theatre, Worcester, Massachusetts
Win 16–3   Ralph Doucette KO 3 10/01/1981   Stanislaus Hall, Nashua, New Hampshire
Loss 15–3   Tony Suero TKO 8 18/09/1980   Ice World, Totowa, New Jersey
Win 15–2   Steve Snow KO 5 21/08/1980   Ice World, Totowa, New Jersey
Loss 14–2   Ruby Ortiz PTS 10 18/04/1980   Felt Forum, New York City
Win 14–1   Lawrence Hafey SD 10 11/03/1980   Halifax Metro Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Win 13–1   Patrick Maloney TKO 7 22/02/1980   Bank Street Armory, Fall River, Massachusetts Referee stopped the bout at 2:15 of the seventh round.
Win 12–1   Jimmy Corkum TKO 6 07/11/1979   Boston, Massachusetts
Win 11–1   Jaime Rodriguez PTS 8 19/05/1979   Quincy, Massachusetts
Win 10–1   Irving Booth KO 2 28/02/1979   Belfast, Maine
Win 9–1   Jaime Rodriguez PTS 6 24/02/1979   Quincy, Massachusetts
Win 8–1   Fernando "Frankie" Fernandez PTS 6 15/01/1979   Freeport Hall, Dorchester, Massachusetts
Win 7–1   Jesse Rogers KO 6 15/12/1978   North Providence, Rhode Island
Loss 6–1   Roger Leonard UD 6 09/12/1978   Springfield Civic Center, Springfield, Massachusetts
Win 6–0   Jose Ortiz PTS 6 11/11/1978   Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Win 5–0   Steve "Butterfly" Hughes PTS 6 03/11/1978   Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, Maine
Win 4–0   Jose Ortiz KO 5 10/09/1978   New Haven, Connecticut
Win 3–0   Steve Coupe PTS 6 24/08/1978   Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Win 2–0 Tommy Pyke KO 1 10/07/1978   Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Win 1–0   Danny Perez PTS 6 28/06/1978   Providence, Rhode Island

References

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  1. ^ "'I sparred with Hagler, could have beat Duran and made thousands... but I ended up broke, depressed with a serious drink problem'". Sunday World. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  2. ^ Fahey, Rick (24 June 2007). "Irish mix it up with Southie". The Boston Globe.
  3. ^ "Rocky Ros Muc Boston book launch | CIC". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Never Knocked Down". RTÉ.ie.
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