Roddie MacDonald

Roddie MacDonald (1894July 1961) was a Canadian former professional middleweight boxer who won the Canadian middleweight boxing championship in 1916.

Early life Roderick MacDonald was born in 1894 in Springhill, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Professional career In 1913, Roddie MacDonald made his American debut, fighting his first three bouts in Massachusetts, recording two losses and one draw.

He fought a series of bouts in Nova Scotia in his quest for the Canadian middleweight championship. In February 1914, he notably knocked out Mike "Twin" Sullivan in the fourth round. After a thirteenth-round knockout of Howard, the Canadian titleholder campaigned in the United States until the summer of 1917.

He fought to a draw with Leo Florian Hauck after 15 rounds on February 20, 1919. The Nova Scotian boxer captured a win over Hauck on February 3, 1920.

Loss against reigning Canadian middleweight champion Eugene Brosseau, March 1920 He met reigning Canadian middleweight champion Eugene Brosseau in Halifax on March 2, 1920, where he was stopped for the first time in his career in round 14 of 15. The fight represented the first time the Canadian middleweight title was fought for in the Maritime Provinces.

The middleweight contender had moved to Montreal in the early 1920s to train and fight under new management.

Title match with Mike McTigue, November 1921 He faced Mike McTigue in a Quebec City rematch for the Canadian middleweight championship on November 10, 1921. He was knocked out in the tenth round, losing his bid for the title.

His loss to McTigue was followed by a 10-round draw and three straight losses. After a year-long layoff, he resumed fighting in Alberta between 1925 and 1927, appearing in Lethbridge, Drumheller, Ponoka, and Castor, where he compiled a 1-5-1 record.

In July 1928, during an exhibition bout in Sydney, Nova Scotia, against Roy Mitchell, he was stopped in the ninth round after being knocked down four times.

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Death Roddie MacDonald died in July 1961.

Legacy Roddie MacDonald was an original inductee of the Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame.