Davey Browne, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Davey Browne

Australian boxer

Date of Birth: 21-Dec-1986

Date of Death: 15-Sep-2015

Profession: boxer

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Davey Browne

  • Davey Browne, Jr (21 December 1986 – 14 September 2015) was an Australian professional boxer (22–2–1, 8 knockouts).Browne died three days after sustaining brain injuries in a boxing match against Filipino Carlo Magali (19–7–3, 9 KOs) on 11 September 2015 in Ingleburn, Australia.
  • He was knocked out with 30 seconds left in the 12th and final round.
  • One report had Browne winning the fight before the knockout; another report stated that Browne was in control early, but that Magali had him in trouble in the 6th round and had knocked him down in the 11th.
  • There was speculation that Browne may have been distracted by loose tape on his gloves and taken his eyes off his opponent when the knockout punch landed.
  • Australian National Boxing Federation president John McDougall, who was in attendance, said after seeing Browne taken unconscious to hospital: "Now it’s in the hands of God, unfortunately." The match was for an IBF regional title.Before his death, Browne's only loss was to fellow countryman Billy Dib.Professionally, Browne was a regional, national and youth champion winning the following titles: Jul 2006 – Super Bantamweight Australia Champion Nov 2007 – WBF Super Bantamweight International Champion Apr 2008 – IBF Super Bantamweight Pan Pacific Youth Champion May 2008 – IBF Super Bantamweight Pan Pacific Youth Champion Oct 2008 – IBF Featherweight Pan Pacific Youth Champion and WBC Youth World Featherweight Champion Oct 2009 – WBC Youth World Featherweight Champion Sep 2014 – WBC Eurasian Pacific Super Featherweight ChampionBrowne was a father of two children and came from Sydney's south-west.

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