Pat McAteer
Born
Edward Patrick McAteer

17 March 1932
Birkenhead, England
Died30 April 2009 (aged 77)
Annapolis
NationalityEnglish
Other namesPatMac
Statistics
Weight(s)light middle/middle/light heavyweight
Boxing record
Total fights57
Wins49 (KO 24)
Losses6 (KO 3)
Draws2

Pat "PatMac" McAteer (17 March 1932[1] — 30 April 2009) born in Birkenhead was an English professional light middle/middle/light heavyweight boxer of the 1950s who won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) British middleweight title (between 16 June 1955 - 5 September 1957) and British Empire middleweight title (between 16 June 1955 - 27 March 1958 ) and was a challenger for the European Boxing Union (EBU) middleweight title against Charles Humez, his professional fighting weight varied from 154 lb (70 kg; 11 st 0 lb), i.e. light middleweight to 161 lb (73 kg; 11 st 7 lb), i.e. light heavyweight.[2]

Genealogical information

Pat McAteer was the younger brother of Michael J. "Mick" McAteer (birth registered October→December 1928 (age 95–96) in Birkenhead district), and the boxer William R. "Billy" McAteer (birth registered July→September 1930 (age 93–94) in Birkenhead district), the cousin of the boxer Les McAteer, and the uncle of association (soccer) footballer Jason McAteer.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Pat McAteer dies in US". supersport.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.


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