Peter Keenan (boxer)

Peter Keenan (8 August 1928 — 27 July 2000 (aged 71)) was a Scottish amateur flyweight and professional fly/bantam/featherweight boxer of the 1940s and 1950s.

As an amateur, he was runner-up in the 1948 Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) light middleweight title, against Henry Carpenter (Bradfield ABC),[1][2] boxing out of Anderston ABC.

He was a challenger for the World Bantamweight Title (British Empire version) against Vic Toweel.

[3] After his boxing career, Peter Keenan became a successful dealer in property and owned Peter Keenan's Stable Bar at 26 Lancefield Quay, Anderston and the Sportsman in Glasgow.

The Stable Bar was the first in Glasgow to be granted an all-day licence in 1978.