| Sean O'Grady | |
| Birth Date: | February 10, 1959 |
| Birth Place: | Austin, Texas, U.S. |
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| Weight: | Lightweight |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in |
| Reach: | 70 in |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 86 |
| Wins: | 81 |
| Ko: | 70 |
| Losses: | 5 |
Sean O'Grady (born February 10, 1959) is the former WBA Lightweight Champion of the World, and currently an American commercial realtor. O'Grady had a record of 81 wins and five losses as a professional boxer, with 70 wins by knockout.
O'Grady is also a college graduate, boxing analyst, television personality, actor and former teen idol across the United States Midwest.
O'Grady was born in Austin, Texas. The son of boxing trainer Pat O'Grady and boxing promoter Jean O'Grady, he moved around a lot when he was a younger kid, but his family settled in Oklahoma City, when he was 11 years old.
O'Grady started boxing professionally in 1975. In 1980, he had his first world title try, when the World Boxing Council lightweight champion Jim Watt gave him an opportunity to fight for the title. O'Grady travelled to Scotland to fight Watt, but sustained a cut over the forehead due to a head butt late in the bout and lost by a technical knockout in round 12.[1] The O'Grady's protested the fight's result 24 hours later while in Ireland, arguing that the cut had been caused by the headbutt, not a punch. Because of the controversy surrounding the fight, the World Boxing Association lightweight champion, Hilmer Kenty, gave O'Grady another opportunity at the title. They met on April 12, 1981. O'Grady again suffered a cut early in the bout, but he dropped Kenty in rounds two and eight and won a unanimous decision.[2] In part because of problems with his manager/father, he never defended the WBA title and was eventually stripped of it. Pat O'Grady then formed the little-regarded (and very short lived) World Athletic Association to recognize Sean as a champion. O'Grady promptly lost this "championship" to Andy Ganigan of Hawaii.
He regularly chewed bubble gum upon entering the ring prior to fights, and because of this, he earned the nickname "Bubble Gum Bomber."
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Age | Location | Notes | ||
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| 86 | Loss | 81–5 | John Verderosa | TKO | 4 (10), | Mar 20, 1983 | ||||
| 85 | Win | 81–4 | Jose Luis Gonzalez | TKO | 5 (10) | Feb 10, 1983 | ||||
| 84 | Loss | 80–4 | Pete Ranzany | SD | 10 | Oct 30, 1982 | ||||
| 83 | Win | 80–3 | Orin Butler | KO | 1 (10), | May 29, 1982 | ||||
| 82 | Win | 79–3 | Jose Hernandez | RTD | 3 (15), | Apr 3, 1982 | ||||
| 81 | Win | 78–3 | Lupe Sanchez | KO | 3 (10) | Mar 18, 1982 | ||||
| 80 | Win | 77–3 | Eugene Baldwin | TKO | 4 (10), | Feb 9, 1982 | ||||
| 79 | Loss | 76–3 | Andrew Ganigan | KO | 2 (15), | Oct 31, 1981 | ||||
| 78 | Win | 76–2 | John Morgan | UD | 10 | Sep 26, 1981 | ||||
| 77 | Win | 75–2 | Hilmer Kenty | UD | 15 | Apr 12, 1981 | ||||
| 76 | Win | 74–2 | Jose Cabrera | TKO | 12 (15), | Mar 17, 1981 | ||||
| 75 | Loss | 73–2 | Jim Watt | TKO | 12 (15), | Nov 1, 1980 | ||||
| 74 | Win | 73–1 | Jose Luis Gonzalez | TKO | 3 (10), | Sep 25, 1980 | ||||
| 73 | Win | 72–1 | Carlos Villacana | TKO | 6 (10) | Sep 9, 1980 | ||||
| 72 | Win | 71–1 | Gonzalo Montellano | MD | 12 | Jul 27, 1980 | ||||
| 71 | Win | 70–1 | Scotty Foreman | TKO | 2 (10), | Jun 10, 1980 | ||||
| 70 | Win | 69–1 | Ramiro Hernandez | TKO | 5 (10) | Dec 15, 1979 | ||||
| 69 | Win | 68–1 | Arturo Leon | UD | 15 | Oct 23, 1979 | ||||
| 68 | Win | 67–1 | Jose Luis Martinez | KO | 4 (10), | Sep 20, 1979 | ||||
| 67 | Win | 66–1 | Dieter Schantz | KO | 2 (10), | Jul 19, 1979 | ||||
| 66 | Win | 65–1 | Roberto Perez | TKO | 5 (10) | Apr 28, 1979 | ||||
| 65 | Win | 64–1 | Jose Hernandez | UD | 10 | Mar 17, 1979 | ||||
| 64 | Win | 63–1 | Juan Garcia | KO | 2 (10), | Feb 16, 1978 | ||||
| 63 | Win | 62–1 | Marion Thomas | KO | 2 (10), | Jan 25, 1978 | ||||
| 62 | Win | 61–1 | Beau Jaynes | TKO | 2 (10), | Dec 7, 1978 | ||||
| 61 | Win | 60–1 | Paulino Garcia | KO | 5 (10) | Nov 29, 1978 | ||||
| 60 | Win | 59–1 | Freddie Harris | TKO | 7 (10) | Nov 16, 1978 | ||||
| 59 | Win | 58–1 | Al Franklin | TKO | 6 (10), | Oct 11, 1978 | ||||
| 58 | Win | 57–1 | Shig Fukuyama | TKO | 5 (10), | Jun 10, 1978 | ||||
| 57 | Win | 56–1 | Harvey Wilson | TKO | 2 (10), | May 1, 1978 | ||||
| 56 | Win | 55–1 | Romeo Anaya | KO | 3 (10), | Apr 15, 1978 | ||||
| 55 | Win | 54–1 | Ramon Campos | KO | 1 (10) | Mar 23, 1978 | ||||
| 54 | Win | 53–1 | Eddie Freeman | TKO | 1 (10), | Mar 17, 1978 | ||||
| 53 | Win | 52–1 | Bill Pearish | KO | 2 (10) | Dec 6, 1977 | ||||
| 52 | Win | 51–1 | Jose Olivares | TKO | 5 (10) | Oct 25, 1977 | ||||
| 51 | Win | 50–1 | Gilberto Lara | KO | 1 (10) | Sep 6, 1977 | ||||
| 50 | Win | 49–1 | Ricardo Flores | KO | 2 (10) | Jul 19, 1977 | ||||
| 49 | Win | 48–1 | David Vasquez | MD | 10 | Jun 22, 1977 | ||||
| 48 | Win | 47–1 | Jerome Smith | RTD | 1 (10), | Jun 7, 1977 | ||||
| 47 | Win | 46–1 | Tony Sanchez | KO | 2 (10) | May 17, 1977 | ||||
| 46 | Win | 45–1 | Raul Guillen | KO | 1 (10) | Apr 5, 1977 | ||||
| 45 | Win | 44–1 | Melvin Jameson | KO | 1 (10) | Mar 15, 1977 | ||||
| 44 | Win | 43–1 | Earl Large | KO | 9 (15), | Mar 1, 1977 | ||||
| 43 | Win | 42–1 | Francisco Robles | KO | 2 (10) | Dec 21, 1976 | ||||
| 42 | Win | 41–1 | Raul Carreon | RTD | 4 (15) | Dec 7, 1976 | ||||
| 41 | Win | 40–1 | Jose Angel Cazares | KO | 2 (10) | Nov 16, 1976 | ||||
| 40 | Win | 39–1 | Esteban Olvera | KO | 6 (10) | Nov 2, 1976 | ||||
| 39 | Win | 38–1 | William Curtis | KO | 2 (10) | Oct 19, 1976 | ||||
| 38 | Win | 37–1 | Danny Young | KO | 1 (10), | Oct 5, 1976 | ||||
| 37 | Win | 36–1 | Richie Puentes | KO | 2 (10) | Sep 21, 1976 | ||||
| 36 | Win | 35–1 | Joe Medrano | KO | 3 (10) | Sep 7, 1976 | ||||
| 35 | Win | 34–1 | Blackie Sandoval | TKO | 1 (10), | Jun 1, 1976 | ||||
| 34 | Win | 33–1 | Eliseo Estrada | TKO | 3 (10), | May 18, 1976 | ||||
| 33 | Win | 32–1 | Frankie Amano | KO | 1 (10), | May 4, 1976 | ||||
| 32 | Win | 31–1 | Manuel Tarazon | KO | 3 (10), | Apr 20, 1976 | ||||
| 31 | Win | 30–1 | Domingo Luna | KO | 3 (10) | Apr 6, 1976 | ||||
| 30 | Loss | 29–1 | Danny Lopez | RTD | 4 (10), | Feb 25, 1976 | ||||
| 29 | Win | 29–0 | Luis Martinez | KO | 1 (10) | Feb 3, 1976 | ||||
| 28 | Win | 28–0 | Ken Conners | KO | 1 (10) | Jan 20, 1976 | ||||
| 27 | Win | 27–0 | Shannon Williams | KO | 2 (10) | Jan 6, 1976 | ||||
| 26 | Win | 26–0 | Al Thompson | KO | 3 (12) | Dec 16, 1975 | ||||
| 25 | Win | 25–0 | Luciano Medina | KO | 4 (10) | Dec 2, 1975 | ||||
| 24 | Win | 24–0 | Roberto Rodriguez | KO | 3 (10), | Nov 20, 1975 | ||||
| 23 | Win | 23–0 | Tony Ramirez | KO | 3 (10) | Nov 18, 1975 | ||||
| 22 | Win | 22–0 | Ramon Reyna | KO | 2 (10) | Nov 4, 1975 | ||||
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Raul Carrez | KO | 1 (10) | Oct 21, 1975 | ||||
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Harvey Wilson | UD | 8 | Sep 4, 1975 | ||||
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Simmie Black | TKO | 3 (10) | Sep 2, 1975 | ||||
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Harvey Wilson | UD | 10 | Aug 19, 1975 | ||||
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Victor Seco Luna | KO | 1 (10) | Aug 5, 1975 | ||||
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Ramon Campos | UD | 10 | Jul 15, 1975 | ||||
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Ramon Reyes | TKO | 3 (6) | Jul 9, 1975 | ||||
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Simmie Black | KO | 4 (10) | Jul 1, 1975 | ||||
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Ezequiel Campos | KO | 1 (10) | Jun 17, 1975 | ||||
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Earl Booth | KO | 1 (6) | Jun 9, 1975 | ||||
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Ramon Perez | KO | 3 (10) | Jun 3, 1975 | ||||
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Ramon Campos | PTS | 6 | May 20, 1975 | ||||
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | David Williams | KO | 1 (6) | May 17, 1975 | ||||
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Earl Booth | KO | 1 (6) | May 6, 1975 | ||||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Tyrone Taylor | KO | 2 (6) | Apr 15, 1975 | ||||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Rocky Matthews | KO | 2 (4) | Apr 1, 1975 | ||||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Muhammad Muffleh | KO | 1 (6) | Mar 18, 1975 | ||||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | James Word | KO | 1 (6) | Mar 4, 1975 | ||||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Joe Matthews | KO | 1 (4), | Feb 18, 1975 | ||||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Willie Johnson | KO | 1 (4) | Feb 4, 1975 | ||||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | David Tymes | KO | 1 (4), | Jan 21, 1975 |
O'Grady served as analyst for television boxing show USA Tuesday Night Fights which aired from October 1982 to August 1998 on the USA Network.[3]
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