{{short description|Australian boxer}} {{Use Australian English|date=November 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Danny Males | full_name = Daniel William Males | nickname = Danny the Destroyer | image = | caption = | nationality = Australian | sport = Boxing | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1941|8|29|df=yes}} | birth_place = Kogarah, Australia | death_date = | death_place = | height = 1.68 cm | weight = 56 kg }}
'''Daniel William "Danny" Males''' (born 29 August 1941) is an Australian former boxer.
He was a knock-out specialist and was nicknamed "Danny the Destroyer" and has won, as of June 1960, 14 out of his 15 fights on knock-outs.<ref name=bio>{{cite news |title=Youngest boxer lead team to Rome |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/51272736 |access-date=19 September 2025 |work= The Australian Women's Weekly |via=Trove |date=1 June 1960}}</ref> He was named a "class" boxer by ''The Canberra Times''.<ref>{{cite news |title=BOXER ON THE COMEBACK TRAIL |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/136961665 |access-date=19 September 2025 |work= The Canberra Times |via=Trove |date=18 December 1968}}</ref>
Males attended De La Salle College in Bankstown where he had his first experience in boxing winning a school bout. His real career started becoming a member of the Newtown Police Boys' Club in 1959 where he was trained by Jack Blom. He lived at the time with his family in Birrong.<ref name=bio />
Together with 3 other boxers he toured through New Zealand in 1959 boxing against top boxers.<ref>{{cite news |title= SID PRIOR CONQUEROR Former Titleholder To Remain In A.C.T.|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/136934865 |access-date=19 September 2025 |work= The Canberra Times |via=Trove |date=20 December 1962}}</ref> He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/danny-males-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418095711/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/danny-males-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Danny Males Olympic Results |access-date=26 November 2018}}</ref> At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, he lost to Juan Díaz of Chile by decision.<ref name="SportsRef"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Danny Males outpointed |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/136936650 |access-date=19 September 2025 |work=The Canberra Times |via=Trove |date=27 August 1960}}</ref>
Males also played football with the Regents Park Rugby League teams. Males has a brother, who also did boxing, and two sisters.<ref name=bio />
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