On November 11, 2000, a 32-year-old Shea Neary (23-1, 16 KOs) and a 29-year-old Irish boxer Eamonn Magee (18-2, 15 KOs) met in the ring in a super-lightweight bout.
Neary came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 17 days. Magee was on a 7-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 26 days.
Eamonn Magee defeated Shea Neary via points decision in the 12-round super-lightweight fight. Magee improves his record to 19-2, while Neary adds a loss to his record at 23-2.
On March 11, 2000, a 31-year-old Shea Neary (22-0, 16 KOs) and a 34-year-old American boxer Micky Ward (34-9, 25 KOs) met in the ring in a super-lightweight bout.
Neary came in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 21 days. Ward was on a 3-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 10 days.
Micky Ward stopped Shea Neary via TKO in the 8th round. Ward improves his record to 35-9 (26 KOs), while Neary adds a loss to his record at 22-1.