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Eddie McGoorty

American boxer

Born
31 July 1889, Eureka
Died
2 November 1929
Citizenship
United States
Sport
boxing
Discipline
middleweight
Occupation
boxer

Edward Martin "Eddie" McGoorty (July 31, 1889 – November 2, 1929) was a middleweight American boxer who won the Australian version of the World Middleweight Title during his career.

McGoorty won the amateur 130 lb Boxing Championship of Wisconsin in 1904, at the age of 15. He began boxing professionally in 1905 under the name Edwin Van Dusart. He was briefly recognized as the World Middleweight Champion in Sydney, Australia. His last recorded bout took place in 1922.

McGoorty was the 2016 Inductee for the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame International category.

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Facts from Wikidata Q5336298 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.