Jack Delaney

Jack Delaney
Personal information
Nickname
Bright Eyes
BornOvila Ucarice Chapdelaine
March 19, 1900
Quebec, Canada
DiedNovember 27, 1948(1948-11-27) (aged 48)
WeightLight Heavyweight, Heavyweight
Boxing career
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights90
Wins73
Win by KO43
Losses11
Draws2
No contests2

Jack Delaney (March 19, 1900 – November 27, 1948) was a world light heavyweight boxing champion and contender for the heavyweight crown. One of the most popular fighters of the 1920s, the French Canadian was born Ovila Chapdelaine in Saint-François-du-Lac, Quebec, Canada. His parents moved their family to the United States on August 15, 1904, where they initially lived in Holyoke, Massachusetts before settling in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Delaney became a United States Citizen on October 23, 1936.