Donny McCrary
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Donny McCrary is an Irish-American professional boxer
Boxing
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Professional career

Known as "The Savage", McCrary began his professional career in 2003, and has lost to contenders Lucian Bute
Lucian Bute
Lucian Bute is a Romanian-Canadian professional boxer, currently based in Montreal, Canada. Bute is the current IBF Super Middleweight champion...

, Kofi Jantuah, Allan Green
Allan Green
Allan Lamar Green is a professional boxer of the super middleweight division. A notable contender, Green has a current record of 30 wins with 21 knockouts, and three losses.-Amateur career:...

, and Yuri Foreman
Yuri Foreman
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. In 2007 he won via stunning 1st round TKO
Knockout
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 against Eric Regan. Donny is now trained by former IBF World Champion Cool Vince Phillips.

On August 22, 2008, McCrary lost by 2nd round TKO to Peter Manfredo
Peter Manfredo
Peter Manfredo Jr. is a professional boxer. He is the IBO Middleweight champion. He held the NABO Light Middleweight IBU Light Middleweight EBA Light Middleweight...

. It was a terrible decision to stop the fight. Donny was not hurt and was ready to go. He was up at the count of two and responding and communicating with his corner. The fans were outraged by the stoppage.

Walid Smichet fight

In February 2006, McCrary, fought Walid Smichet
Walid Smichet
Walid Smichet is a professional boxer based in Montreal, Canada, who is known as "Tempete de Sable" who fights in the middleweight division...

, who was on a four year unbeaten stretch, at the Montreal Casino
Montreal Casino
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McCrary landed some solid punches, especially in the second round. However, Smichet waved McCrary forward dismissively and then streamed forward, and towards the later rounds outworked McCrary.

The fight was over eight rounds and was scored a draw with one judge each giving the decision to either fighter and the other judging it a draw.

The Contender (TV series)

In 2007, McCrary was one of the featured boxers on the 3rd season of the boxing reality TV series, The Contender.

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