Lawrence Hafey

Important win over Canadian featherweight champion Rocky MacDougall, July 1970 He scored a fourth-round technical knockout against Canadian featherweight champion Rocky MacDougall in July 1970. Another significant win came in June 1972 when he defeated Gerald Bouchard, a future Canadian middleweight champion.

He traveled to California alongside his brother Art to fight on on the undercard of Muhammad Ali vs. Ken Norton in March 1973. Fighting with a sprained foot, he dropped a decision to Gonzalo Rodriguez in his only appearance in San Diego.

Hafey sealed a five-year contract with Ottawa fight promoter Vern Stevenson in November 1974, and after the signing, he claimed victories in a pair of U.S. bouts scheduled with only 48 hours between them.

Loss against undefeated Wilfred Benítez, December 1974 At New York's Felt Forum in December 1974, Hafey fought Wilfred Benítez (who had never lost a match) and lost.

Taking the Canadian middleweight championship, May 1975 Lawrence Hafey won the Canadian middleweight title in May 1975.

Loss against reigning Canadian and British Commonwealth welterweight champion Clyde Gray, December 1975 He faced Canadian and British Commonwealth welterweight champion Clyde Gray for the Commonwealth Boxing Council welterweight title on December 1, 1975. Entering the ring with a 40–14–2 record, he was stopped at 2:31 of the eighth round. A record 6,200 fans filled the Halifax Forum to watch the Nova Scotian fighters.

By September 1975, Jerry Fraser had taken over as his manager following the end of his association with Vern Stevenson. His Montreal debut came that month at age 26, when he defeated Walpole's Paul Osborne at the Paul Sauvé Arena, earning himself a shot at the title.

Hafey traveled to London, England, in May 1979, fighting Dave Boy Green at Empire Pool (now Wembley Arena). Following a TKO loss, he lost five straight fights to mark the end of his career, including losses to Chris Clarke, Sean Mannion, and Mario Cusson.

Legacy The Pictou County Sports Hall of Fame welcomed Hafey as an inductee in 1992.

Hafey earned his place in the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame in 2013.