Lee Meager
Encyclopedia
Lee Meager is an English
lightweight
boxer
from Salford, England
. He is a former British
lightweight champion.
, Bethnal Green
.
He won sixteen of his first seventeen fights, drawing the other, before losing on points to Danny Hunt in a fight for the English lightweight title. The fight was in November 2004.
In May 2006, Meager fought Dave Stewart for the vacant British lightweight title. The fight was at Bethnal Green, and Meager won when the fight was stopped in the sixth.
In December 2006, Meager defended his title against Jonathan Thaxton, at Dagenham
. Thaxton won on a unanimous points decision after twelve rounds, to take Meager’s title.
Since losing his title, Meager has had a four-round win against Hungarian
, Laszlo Komjathi, and has drawn against Mexican
, Jose Alberto Gonzalez in Las Vegas
.
Meager fought for the vacant British Lightweight title in July 2008 against John Murray
, losing in the 5th round when the referee stopped the fight. After this fight Meager declared that he was retiring from the ring.
England
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lightweight
Lightweight
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boxer
Boxing
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from Salford, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. He is a former British
United Kingdom
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lightweight champion.
Professional career
He had his first professional fight in September 2000, when he beat Peter Buckley on points over four rounds at York HallYork Hall
The York Hall is a health and leisure centre and one of Britain's best known boxing venues.The venue is situated on Old Ford Road in Bethnal Green, London, England. The hall, opened in 1929 with a capacity of 1,200, stages boxing as well as providing a gymnasium and swimming pool.The hall is owned...
, Bethnal Green
Bethnal Green
Bethnal Green is a district of the East End of London, England and part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, with the far northern parts falling within the London Borough of Hackney. Located northeast of Charing Cross, it was historically an agrarian hamlet in the ancient parish of Stepney,...
.
He won sixteen of his first seventeen fights, drawing the other, before losing on points to Danny Hunt in a fight for the English lightweight title. The fight was in November 2004.
In May 2006, Meager fought Dave Stewart for the vacant British lightweight title. The fight was at Bethnal Green, and Meager won when the fight was stopped in the sixth.
In December 2006, Meager defended his title against Jonathan Thaxton, at Dagenham
Dagenham
Dagenham is a large suburb in East London, forming the eastern part of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and located east of Charing Cross. It was historically an agrarian village in the county of Essex and remained mostly undeveloped until 1921 when the London County Council began...
. Thaxton won on a unanimous points decision after twelve rounds, to take Meager’s title.
Since losing his title, Meager has had a four-round win against Hungarian
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, Laszlo Komjathi, and has drawn against Mexican
Mexico
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, Jose Alberto Gonzalez in Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
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.
Meager fought for the vacant British Lightweight title in July 2008 against John Murray
John Murray (boxer)
John Murray is an English lightweight boxer. He is a former Scottish and Irish lightweight champion...
, losing in the 5th round when the referee stopped the fight. After this fight Meager declared that he was retiring from the ring.