Dennis Haugh
{{Short description|Irish boxer (1883–1959)}}
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| height = 5 ft 10 in
| weight = 175 lb
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| nationality = Irish
| birth_date = {{Birth-date|1883}}
| birth_place = Kilnaneave, County Tipperary, Ireland
| death_date = {{Death year and age|1959|1883}}
| death_place = London, England
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| wins = 24
| KO = 12
| losses = 18
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Dennis Haugh (1883–1959) was an Irish boxer who was a former Irish Middleweight and Irish Light-Heavyweight Champion.
Biography
Born in Kilnaneave, County Tipperary in 1883, Haugh gained his early boxing experience while serving in the armed forces. His first recorded professional fights were on 30 March 1909, winning two fights on the same day.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}
On 19 January 1914, he defeated the former British amateur heavyweight champion Dick Smith on points."[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article80100261 Haugh Beats Dick Smith]", The Daily News, 20 January 1914, p. 5. Retrieved 4 October 2014{{cite news |title=Dennis Haugh v. Dick Smith |work=Aberdeen Evening Express |date=20 January 1914 |accessdate=4 October 2014 |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000445/19140120/076/0005| via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}{{cite news |author=Moss, P.J. | title=Dick Smith's Bad Luck |work=Daily Mirror |date=20 January 1914 |accessdate=4 October 2014 |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19140120/192/0017| via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }} However, Haugh lost to Smith in a rematch on 9 March 1914 in a 20-round points decision, where he continued to box despite breaking his left forearm in the 9th round. The winner of this bout received the newly created Lonsdale Belt.{{cite news | title=Smith Beats Haugh |work=Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette |date=10 March 1914 |accessdate=4 October 2014 |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000289/19140310/089/0004| via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}
Haugh boxed professionally until 1916. He continued to box in military contests, and fought in the finals of the Humber Garrison contests in October 1918.{{cite news |title=Military Boxing Champions in Hull |work=Hull Daily Mail |date=9 October 1914 |accessdate=4 October 2014 |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000324/19181009/017/0002| via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}
Dennis died in 1959 in London, England.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}
His nephew John Haugh won All-Ireland Senior Hurling titles with Tipperary in 1951, 1958 and 1961.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}
See also
References
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External links
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Category:Light-heavyweight boxers
Category:Boxers from County Tipperary
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