Career
1st round bye Defeated Boris Stepanov (Soviet Union) KO 3 Defeated Mario Sitri (Italy) points Lost to Wolfgang Behrendt (United Team of Germany) points In 1960 he fought Alphonse Halimi for the World Bantamweight title but lost on points in London, despite knocking down Halimi in the fifteenth round. In 1963 Gilroy fought fellow Belfast man and list John Caldwell in what is widely regarded as one of the greatest fights ever to be held in Ireland. Gilroy immediately announced his retirement.