Leon McKenzie
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leon Mark McKenzie | ||
| Date of birth | 17 May 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Croydon, London, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Crystal Palace | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–2000 | Crystal Palace | 85 | (7) |
| 1997 | → Fulham (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1998 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 14 | (8) |
| 2000–2003 | Peterborough United | 90 | (46) |
| 2003–2006 | Norwich City | 79 | (20) |
| 2006–2009 | Coventry City | 62 | (12) |
| 2009–2010 | Charlton Athletic | 12 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Northampton Town | 27 | (10) |
| 2011 | Kettering Town | 9 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Corby Town | 12 | (3) |
| Total | 393 | (115) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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| Leon McKenzie | |
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| Statistics | |
| Nickname(s) | Big McK, Legacy, The Secret |
| Rated at | Super-middleweight |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 10 |
| Wins | 8 |
| Wins by KO | 4 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
Leon Mark McKenzie (born 17 May 1978) is an English professional boxer who competes in the super middleweight class. He is also a former professional footballer who played as a forward from 1995 to 2013. Scoring in all English leagues.
McKenzie started his professional career with Crystal Palace in 1995. He also appeared for Fulham and Peterborough United on loan whilst with The Eagles before securing a permanent move to Peterborough in 2000 becoming a hall of fame player. Three years later he joined Norwich City and became a part of the side who won promotion to the Premier League. He has since gone on to play for Coventry City, Charlton Athletic and Northampton Town before dropping into Non-league football with Kettering Town and Corby Town. He retired from competitive football on 1 January 2013. Went on to become a professional boxer winning an International masters belt also fighting for the English Super Middleweight title in 2016 losing by a split decision in a very close fight.
McKenzie began his career with his local club Crystal Palace, making his debut during the 1995–96 season. In 1997, he was loaned to Fulham and in 1998 to Peterborough United, where he scored 9 goals in 15 games.
In 2000 McKenzie joined Peterborough on a permanent basis for a fee of £25,000. In three years at London Road he scored 49 goals in 103 games.
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