| Mark Delaney | |
| Realname: | Mark Delaney |
| Nickname: | Del |
| Weight: | Super Middleweight |
| Reach: | 185cm (73inches) |
| Nationality: | London, England |
| Birth Date: | 1 December 1971 |
| Birth Place: | Bromley-by-Bow |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 29 |
| Wins: | 26 |
| Ko: | 18 |
| Losses: | 3 |
| Draws: | 0 |
| No Contests: | 0 |
Mark Delaney is an English boxer[1] who fought professionally between 1993 and 2000. He is the younger brother of former Commonwealth Cruiserweight Champion Garry "The Hammer" Delaney.
He was born in Bromley-by-Bow on 1 December 1971 and boxed as a schoolboy and amateur before his first professional fight against Lee Sara in October 1993. He rose steadily through the British rankings until in April 1996 he eventually earned a British Super middleweight title fight against Joe Calzaghe.[2] The referee stopped the fight in Round 5 with the Welshman comfortably on top, but Calzaghe has acknowledged that the fight, fought in front of a ferociously partisan crowd in Brentwood, Essex, near to Delaney’s native East End, hardened him as a professional. Delaney fought on for another four years,[3] and at one stage was in line for another shot at the British title against Henry Wharton, but the fight never materialized.[4] His final fight was a British Light Heavyweight Title challenge against Neil Simpson, in which Delaney was caught cold and stopped in the first round. He was hit with a decent headshot by Simpson and went down from a couple of shots to the body. He rose but still looked shaky and the referee stepped in shortly afterwards with Delaney taking punishment on the ropes.