By Geno McGahee

Brett Lally, 32-12, 19 KO’s, has passed away. Anyone that watched USA’s Tuesday Night Fights will remember the courage and tenacity of the brawling Irish fighter, often overcoming his opponent’s superior skills with his willpower and work rate.

On November 24th, 1992, Lally would face the top middleweight contender, Tyrone Trice, a fighter that was on a collision course with James Toney. Trice had skill and charisma and had gotten under the skin of Toney. To the surprise of all, Lally was able to outwork Trice and take the decision victory. It was a moment that Lally deserved, one that the viewers celebrated because the underdog, the fighter that you could relate to, had overcome the odds to defeat a top contender.

Lally never was able to capitalize on the victory, but he was always put into tough fights, facing guys like Vinny Pazienza, Otis Grant, Chad Dawson, Terry Norris, Donald Curry, and Dana Rosenblatt. He would hold the NABF Light Middleweight Title and will be remembered as a crowd pleasing, courageous fighter. He will be missed.

Brett Lally
Nickname: “Irish”
Division: Light Middleweight
Professional Record: 32-12, 19 KO’s

Date Opponent Location Result

2003-08-01 Chad Dawson Hampton Beach, US L TKO 4
2003-01-29 Yameen I. Muhammad Warren, US L TKO 5

1994-03-15 Dana Rosenblatt Boston, US L TKO 9

1993-08-03 Otis Grant Las Vegas, US L TKO 4
NABF Middleweight Title
1993-03-02 Vinny Pazienza Mashantucket, US L RTD 6

1992-11-24 Tyrone Trice Auburn Hills, US W MD 10
1992-07-15 Rafael Williams New York, US W SD 6
1992-05-29 Wayne Powell Amarillo, US L UD 12
vacant NABF Light Middleweight Title

1991-08-17 Terry Norris San Diego, US L TKO 1
WBC Light Middleweight Title
1991-06-11 Anthony Ivory Livonia, US W UD 10
1991-04-20 Willie Montana Stateline, US W TKO 6
1991-01-15 Art Serwano Reno, US W TKO 4
NABF Light Middleweight Title

1990-06-25 Robert Hines Atlantic City, US W TKO 4
vacant NABF Light Middleweight Title
1990-02-17 Nate Stewart Janesville, US W KO 4

1989-12-26 Donald Curry Las Vegas, US L TKO 2
1989-09-26 Tomas Perez Las Vegas, US W UD 10
1989-07-11 John Scully Atlantic City, US W UD 10
1989-05-31 Larry McCall Cleveland, US W TKO 5

1988-10-29 Walter Cowans Saint Louis, US W TKO 3
1988-06-04 Charles Oosthuizen Johannesburg, ZA W TKO 9

1987-05-12 Danny Thomas Hillsboro, US W PTS 6
1987-03-24 Milton Seward Cleveland, US W TKO 1

1984-12-27 Norberto Velez Atlantic City, US W UD 8
1984-09-11 Aaron Brown Honolulu, US W PTS 8
1984-07-11 Gary Hinton Atlantic City, US L MD 12
USBA Light Welterweight Title
1984-04-30 Clinton McKenzie Mayfair, UK L PTS 10
1984-02-07 Roberto Mendez Atlantic City, US W SD 6

1983-11-30 Charles Triplett Oak Park, US W TKO 4
1983-10-28 Greg Netter Oak Park, US W TKO 7
1983-09-28 Greg Netter Southfield, US W TKO 7
1983-08-25 Willie Floyd McIntosh Waterford, US W TKO 7
1983-05-11 Dave Odem Youngstown, US L SD 8
1983-04-16 Clinton Harris Detroit, US W KO 5
1983-02-23 Anthony Travis Romulus, US W PTS 8
1983-01-28 Dan Montalvo Wyandotte, US W TKO 3

1982-11-17 Alvin Hayes Ann Arbor, US L KO 1
1982-10-01 Kenny Smith Westland, US W PTS 8
1982-06-11 Kenny Smith Detroit, US W PTS 6
1982-04-22 Earl Stringer Detroit, US W KO 3
1982-04-05 Tony Taylor Kalamazoo, US W PTS 4
1982-03-26 William Collins Clarkston, US W KO 4
1982-02-15 Jeff Gibson Kalamazoo, US W KO 4

1981-12-16 Dan Montalvo Lansing, US W KO 1
1981-12-05 Dale Dickerson Davison, US W TKO 2