For the English flyweight boxer called Jackie Brown, see Jackie Brown (boxer)

Jackie Brown (boxer)

For the Scottish flyweight boxer called Jackie Brown, see Jackie Brown .Jackie Brown was a flyweight boxer, who was British and European flyweight champion, and was also recognised by the National Boxing Association as the World flyweight champion.-Professional career:He had his first professional...

Jackie Brown (born 2 March 1935, in Edinburgh

Edinburgh

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, Scotland

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) is a former flyweight

Flyweight

Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing less than 112 lb but above 108 lb .-Professional boxing:...

 boxer

Boxing

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, who was British and Commonwealth flyweight champion.

Professional career

Brown had his first professional fight on 16 October 1958, in Paisley

Paisley

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, defeating Mark Quinn in the third round on a technical knockout.

He won his first fifteen fights before losing two in succession, to Derek Lloyd and Freddie Gilroy

Freddie Gilroy

Frederick Gilroy, more commonly known as Freddie Gilroy, is a former boxer. Gilroy won a bronze medal for Ireland at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne at bantamweight.- Olympic results :...

.

In October 1961, he defeated the young Walter McGowan

Walter McGowan

Walter McGowan, MBE , is a retired Scottish boxer. He is renowned for having been WBC world flyweight champion.He was the son of Thomas McGowan, who had boxed under the name of 'Joe Gans'....

, in only his third fight, winning on points over eight rounds in Paisley

Paisley

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.

In his next fight, in February 1962, he fought for the vacant British flyweight title. The fight was in Birmingham

Birmingham

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 against Brian Cartwright, and Brown won on points over fifteen rounds.

In December 1962, he fought for the vacant Commonwealth flyweight title, against Orizu Obilaso, of Nigeria

Nigeria

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. Brown was knocked down in the second round but went on to win on points.

In May 1963, he defended both his flyweight titles, against Walter McGowan

Walter McGowan

Walter McGowan, MBE , is a retired Scottish boxer. He is renowned for having been WBC world flyweight champion.He was the son of Thomas McGowan, who had boxed under the name of 'Joe Gans'....

, whom he had previously defeated. The fight was in Paisley, and Brown was knocked out in the twelfth round, losing both his titles.

Henceforth, Brown fought as a bantamweight, and held the Scottish area bantamweight title for a while.

His last fight was in October 1966, when he was stopped in the second round against George Bowes, in Newcastle.