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John McNally (born November 3, 1932 in Belfast, Northern Ireland} is a former boxer. McNally is most noted for winning a silver medal for Ireland at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki in the Bantamweight division. In the final McNally lost a split decision to Pentti Hämäläinen of Finland. A year later McNally won a bronze medal in the European Amateur Boxing Championships held in Warsaw. In 1954 McNally turned professional but his pro career did not reach the heights of his amateur days. He fought only 25 times and finished with a record of 14 wins, 9 defeats and 2 draws.
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