"They've been there for me and if it wasn't for them I wouldn't be here. As a pro beat the likes of Rocky Fuentes, Kazuto Ioka, McWilliams Arroyo, Zou Shiming and Johnriel Casimero in IBF flyweight . The pick of the Smith brothers ascended to the No 1 spot in the super-middleweight division when he knocked out George Groves to win the Super Six in 2018. Joe Calzaghe, July 2007 photo by Ben Duffy Wikimedia commons. Only the fifth male boxer to unify in the four-belt era - but even if you ignore the sanctioning bodies, you cant ignore that the red-hot Taylor has beaten the best of the best at 140lb.
The 31-year-old Brit was forced to retire in round eight of his fight due to his right eye being swollen shut. Yafai's gold is the 19th won by British boxers in Olympic history and he becomes the 17th British fighter to win gold. For local insights and insiders travel tips that you wont find anywhere else, search any keywords in the top right-hand toolbar on this page. Please Follow us on Social Media for updates, Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/britishboxers_bbtvTwitter: https://twitter.com/britishboxersFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/britishboxersYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/britishboxersuk. To support our blog and writers we put affiliate links and advertising on our page. Due to his absence of scars from combat, Fitzsimmons was given the names Ruby Robert and The Freckled Wonder. Defeating Peter Maher for the heavyweight world title, Jack Dempsey for the middleweight crown, and George Gardner for the light heavyweight crown are just a few notable victories. The team includes 2019 middleweight world champion, Lauren Price, and two men that competed at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, flyweight, Galal Yafai and welterweight, Pat McCormack. A single shot to Ryan Garcia's liver in round seven ended his bitter rivalry with Gervonta Davis, writes Elliot Worsell, If a competitor bet on the outcome of their event in virtually every other sport it would result in dire consequences, writes Jack Hirsch, Yet the fights and fighters are allowed to carry on regardless, writes George Gigney, Division-by-division, compiled by Andy Whittle*International boxer fighting out of Britain**Does not have current BBB of C licence***Holds BUI licenceHEAVYWEIGHT Over 200lbs1: Tyson Fury (Morecambe) 31-0-1**2: Anthony Joshua OBE (Watford) 24-23: Dillian Whyte (Brixton) 28-24: Joe Joyce (Putney) 13-05: Derek Chisora (Finchley) 32-126: Daniel Dubois (Greenwich) 17-17: Hughie Fury (Manchester) 26-38: Nathan Gorman (Nantwich) 18-19: Fabio Wardley (Ipswich) 12-010: David Allen (Conisbrough) 19-5-211: Kash Ali (Rotherham) 20-112: Nick Webb (Chertsey) 17-313: David Adeleye (Ladbroke Grove) 8-014: Mark Bennett (Doncaster) 7-215: Solomon Dacres (Warley) 3-016: Robert Ismay (Newcastle) 10-017: Josh Sandland (Halifax) 5-4-118: Kamil Sokolowski* (Plymouth/Pol) 11-24-219: Chris Healey (Stockport) 9-820: Lucian Atana* (Harrow/Rom) 5-021: Tommy Welch (Brighton) 6-022: Naylor Ball (Iver) 8-123: Johnny Fisher (Romford) 4-024: Steve Robinson (Newcastle) 4-025: Mohammad Saleem (Dumfries) 3-026: Danny Whitaker (Silsden) 4-527: George Fox (Mill Hill) 4-128: DL Jones (Sheerness) 9-2-129: Nick Campbell (Jersey) 4-030: Miles Gordon-Darby (Kingston upon Thames) 3-031: Harry Armstrong (Whetstone) 2-032: Franklin Ignatius (Dagenham) 2-033: Rhys Kaney (Halifax) 2-134: Phil Williams (Swindon) 3-34-135: Matt Gordon (West Bromwich) 2-6-136: Matty Harris (Coventry) 1-037: Hosea Stewart Jr (Wolverhampton) 1-038: Caleb Johnson (Poole) 1-039: Tom Simmons (Worcester Park) 1-0, 46: Christian Donfack Adjoufack* (Rotherham/Cam) 0-5, 3: Chris Billam-Smith (Bournemouth) 14-1, 5: Jack Massey (Chapel-en-le-Frith) 19-1, 6: Mikael Lawal* (Shepherds Bush/Nig) 15-0, 7: Craig Richards (Crystal Palace) 17-2-1, 9: Liam Conroy (Barrow-in-Furness) 18-7-1, 13: Pawel Augustynik* (Taunton/Pol) 13-0, 22: Idris Virgo (Birmingham) 12-0-0-1T/D, 23: Luke Blackledge (Darwen) 26-11-1-1T/D, 29: Chris Davies (Richmond upon Thames) 15-0, 44: Kristaps Zulgis* (Basildon/Lat) 6-23-3, 14: Charlie Schofield (Ashton-under-Lyne) 17-1, 15: Jimmy Kilrain Kelly (Wythenshawe) 25-2, 18: Germaine Brown (Kingston upon Thames) 11-0, 2: Liam Williams (Clydach Vale) 23-3-0-1T/D, 9: Tyler Denny (Rowley Regis) 13-2-2-1T/D, 18: River Wilson-Bent (Coventry) 10-0-0-1T/D, 22: Mason Cartwright (Ellesmere Port) 17-2-1, 53: JA Metcalfe (Cudworth Barnsley) 3-0, 55: Christian Hoskin-Gomez* (Plymouth/Sp) 7-41-4, 67: Kevin McCauley (Stourbridge) 15-221-12, 72: Robert Asagba (Chadwell Heath) 6-4-1, 76: Kenan Brown-Wingfield (Leicester) 2-0, 86: Genadij Krajevskij* (Liverpool/Lit) 0-26, 17: CJ Challenger (Broughton Astley) 11-0, 29: Serge Ambomo* (Sheffield/Cam) 7-26-2, 34: Michael Hennessy Jr (Sevenoaks) 8-1-1, 46: Nathan Bendon (Sutton Coldfield) 4-3-1, 60: Will Goldie-Galloway (Blackpool) 1-0, 3: Michael McKinson*** (Portsmouth) 21-0, 66: Charlie Martin-Stuart (Huddersfield) 2-0, 78: Michael Webber-Kane (Great Yarmouth) 3-0, 85: Jermaine Osbourne-Edwards (Wolverhampton) 2-0, 90: Edward Donovan* (Manchester/Ire) 2-0, 94: Tyler Christopher* (Birmingham/Ber) 2-0, 112: Traian Tudosache* (Wolverhampton/Ita) 0-0-1, 117: Charlie Sheldon (Bury St Edmunds) 0-5, 25: Zuhayr Al-Qahtani* (Mitcham/S.Ara) 9-0, 26: Denis Denikajev* (Barking/Lit) 8-0-1, 48: Clayton Bricknell (Wolverhampton) 3-5-0-1T/D, 56: Courtney Frimpong (Beaconsfield) 1-0, 64: Mwenya Chisanga* (Chichester/Zam) 1-8-1, 39: Danny Quartermaine (Leamington Spa) 4-0, 48: Lee Connelly (Killamarsh) 7-68-4-2N/C, 65: Mykey-Lee Broughton (Birmingham) 1-0, 67: Jamie Quinn (Stockport) 8-121-2-1N/C, 84: Declan Dee (Partington Manchester) 0-1, 28: Joe Underwood Hughes (Nottingham) 7-0, 46: Shabir Haidary* (Gloucester/AfG) 1-0, 4: James Jazza Dickens (Liverpool) 30-4, 5: Gavin McDonnell (Doncaster) 22-2-2-1T/D, 7: Thomas Patrick Ward (West Rainton) 31-0-1, 5: Thomas Essomba* (Wolverhampton/Cam) 10-7-0-1T/D, 21: Alireza Ghadiri* (Maida Vale/Iran) 4-0, 14: Steven Maguire (Middleton) 1-23-0-1T/D, 12: Jordan Purkiss (Stanford-le-Hope) 1-0, 13: Stephen Jackson (Chorlton-cum-Hardy) 1-9, Every British boxer ranked: professional ratings from heavyweight to flyweight, division by division compiled by Andy Whittle, Chris Eubank Jnr vs. Conor Benn is officially OFF, Chris Eubank Jr v Conor Benn: The story of a grim day for British boxing, Chris Eubank Jnr says there was no phone call with Conor Benn, but does expect their fight to still go ahead. Juan Francisco Estrada - 39-3-0; Wisaksil Wangek - 47-5-1; Kazuto Ioka - 24-2-0; Donnie Nietes - 42-1-5; Roman Gonzalez - 47-2-0; 112lbs/8st Attention: The internal data of table "15" is corrupted! Whether you want to learn the history of a city, or you simply need a recommendation for your next meal, Discover Walks Team offers an ever-growing travel encyclopaedia.
List of British flyweight boxing champions - Wikipedia Frank Warren and Alex Krassyuk update on Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk negotiations, Anthony Joshuas best moments in the ring, Bill The Butcher He was well known for being a notoriously dirty fighter, not averse to biting off noses, gouging out eyeballs, or beating a man to jelly!, https://www.instagram.com/britishboxers_bbtv, RICKY HATTON: WILDER-FURY 2 PREDICTION, CORNERING TYSON IN 1ST FIGHT, WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BOX IN VEGAS, ANTHONY CROLLA: LIFE AFTER BOXING - TRAINING THREE PRO'S - WILDER FURY 2 PREDICTION, ITS NEVER TOO LATE! She had previously won the IBF female junior mini flyweight title in 2016. The heyday of heavyweight boxers may have passed but a new age of Welterweight and Flyweight fights have begun to rise the ranks of prominence. "Some Outstanding Dates of the Past Year", List of British heavyweight boxing champions, List of British cruiserweight boxing champions, List of British light-heavyweight boxing champions, List of British super-middleweight boxing champions, List of British middleweight boxing champions, List of British light-middleweight boxing champions, List of British welterweight boxing champions, List of British light-welterweight boxing champions, List of British lightweight boxing champions, List of British super-featherweight boxing champions, List of British featherweight boxing champions, List of British super-bantamweight boxing champions, List of British super-flyweight boxing champions, List of British flyweight boxing champions, Commons:Category:Boxing in the United Kingdom, International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame, List of deaths due to injuries sustained in boxing, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_British_bantamweight_boxing_champions&oldid=1082619695, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, 29 November 1977 28 June 1980 (died 1980). OSMAN ASLAM (14-0) LOOKING TOWARDS TITLES AND A BIG 2020. Victories over Jim Watt, Antonio Puddu, and Leonard Tavarez stand out. If he can harness all of his physical gifts, the potential is huge (and if not, theres always the music career). Professional boxer Prince Naseem Hamed in 1997 photo by Mandy Coombes Wikimedia commons. Again, one defeat - even of the one-sided variety - against the very best cannot shape an entire career. Since turning pro The Sauce has won all 18 of his fights with 14 coming by way of KO, showcasing even at cruiserweight he has heavyweight punching power. Cruiserweight Boxers, Ranked.
Top 12 All-Time Greatest Lightweights - The Fight City Joshua went on to a perfect record of 20 KO wins before being taken the distance by Joseph Parker in 2018 in a unanimous decision victory. 10. Tommy Frank vs. Jay Harris, 12 rounds, for Frank's British flyweight title May 5: Cuernavaca, Mexico Albert Ramirez vs. Ricardo Adrian Luna, 10 rounds, light heavyweights
Keith out to teach Vann in school of hard Knox | The Scotsman . Rosales is quite an experienced fighter and the former WBC flyweight champion.
Best 1970s Boxer | List of Top Boxers of the 70s - Ranker Team GB name 11 boxers for Tokyo Olympic Games Maurice Golesworthy, Encyclopaedia of Boxing (Eighth Edition) (1988), Robert Hale Limited, This page was last edited on 14 April 2022, at 05:04. The title has been sanctioned by the National Sporting Club since 1909, and later by its replacement British Boxing Board of Control (BBBoC) since 1929. She has managed to hold the IBF female mini flyweight title for nearly 3 years now. In his most recent fight, Rosales fought Joselito Velzquez and . Jimmy Wilde, Welsh Boxer, Wales, Flyweight, British Champion photo by Library of Congress Wikimedia commons. CANELO ALVAREZ'S thrilling fight against British boxer John Ryder will be shown worldwide - but fans are confused as to what time the action gets underway. Check all the current boxing champions for all four major organizations in each weight division. These are some of the best British boxers to ever live, so if you're a native of Great Britain and are aspiring to box professionally then these people should be your idols. I'm just overwhelmed and so grateful for everyone who has shown me love.". Paalam won the third round on all five judges' cards, but it was not enough as Yafai gained a 29-28 victory on four of the cards, with the other one in favour of the Filipino by the same margin. This is a list of world flyweight boxing champions, as recognized by the four major sanctioning organizations in boxing: Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. *Maria Guadalupe Bautista is the WBA junior flyweight champion in recess. Good luck with that. Randy Turpin, a true English great, won the middleweight belt in 1951 by defeating the legendary Sugar Ray Robinson. Fighters are ranked on activity, achievements, level of opposition and record. Pedro Taduran is a Filipino professional boxer, with a professional record of 14 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw. The Clones Cyclone defeated Eusebio Pedroza to win the WBA championship in 1985, but he only successfully defended it twice before controversially losing it to Steve Cruz in Las Vegas the following year, the same year he received the prestigious Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year Award. Top 10 Flyweight Boxers. This is our interpretation of the current British flyweight professional boxing rankings. It was beautiful to watch.
The Top 25 Flyweights of All-Time - Top Ten - Boxing News Despite being outboxed in his last fight The Tartan Tornado has enjoyed success in his career currently holding the WBA, WBC, IBF and the WBO light-welterweight titles. ONE Fight Night 10: Johnson vs. Moraes III features the highly anticipated World Championship trilogy bout between reigning ONE Flyweight World Champion and MMA legend Demetrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson and former divisional king Adriano Moraes. The Nottinghamshire born boxer won his latest fight in incredible fashion sending his opponent Michael Conlan through the ropes late in the 12th round after being knocked down in the first round.
List of world flyweight boxing champions - Wikipedia Saunders isnt always must-see TV but even his critics would admit the slick southpaw knows his way around a boxing ring.
Boxing Rankings - View The Latest Top 15 In Every Division - Box.Live Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. AinsworthSports.com . Fitzsimmons attracted devotees from all over the world throughout his career. The . Defeat at the hands of Oleksandr Usyk once again has Joshua clamouring for the belts. The Brother of former WBC Flyweight champion Charlie Edwards. Bob Fitzsimmons photo sourced from Wikimedia commons. It got better. Two victories of Deontay Wilder, two stoppage victories at that, confirm he is the King of his division. As Leigh Wood prepares to fight Michael Conlan in his home city this weekend, we take a look at some of the best boxers from Nottingham, Chris Eubank Jnr vs. Conor Benn is officially OFF, Chris Eubank Jr v Conor Benn: The story of a grim day for British boxing, Chris Eubank Jnr says there was no phone call with Conor Benn, but does expect their fight to still go ahead. Terry Allen was, at various times, British, Commonwealth, European and World flyweight champion. Jean-Marc Gilbert Mormeck (born 3 June 1972) is a French former professional boxer who competed from 1995 to 2014. So, who is Britains pound for pound king of boxing? Carl FrochNottinghams most famous fighter, Froch became WBC super-middleweight belt-holder in 2008, defeating Jean Pascal at home. He challenged once for the British and Commonwealth flyweight titles in 2009.Ahmed lost on his professional debut via points decision over six rounds to Chris Edwards on 30 September 2006, at the Kings Hall in Stoke-on-Trent.In his eighth fight, with a . Eubank stands out as a hybrid boxer since he once defeated and drew with Benn the Dark Destroyer in one of the greatest British rivalries of all time. Picture: Hamilton Advertiser John McCluskey, who has died aged 71, was a top Scottish flyweight. has generated a field of fights and fighters the sport can be proud of. Underrated Lyndon Arthur, tough Liam Williams, charismatic Chris Eubank Jr, plus rising stars such as Felix Cash and Lee McGregor are all pushing for a place in any list of Britains best male boxers. "It's absolutely something I've always wanted to do," Yafai, the younger brother of professional boxers Kal and Gamal, told BBC Sport. On the same card, former WBO bantamweight champion Carolina Raquel Duer (20-6-2, 6 KO) fights for the first time since 2021 when she faces former IBF flyweight champion Gabriela Bouvier (16-12-1 . Hispanic Boxers. The 26-year-old won the IBF title back in April of 2021 against South African Moruti Mthalane. He lost in the ninth round via TKO. Whyte has lost once since his loss to Anthony Joshua back in 2015, a shock TKO defeat to Alexander Povetkin but Whyte returned the favour with a round four TKO victory in a rematch. He later defended this against Charlie Magri (20 May 1986) and added Magri's European flyweight title. Teofimos comments about black fighters were, at best, badly judged, writes George Gigney, To reinvest in the Smith vs. Eubank Jnr rivalry, you must either believe Eubank Jnr was hurt by a Smith elbow or stopped prematurely in fight number one, writes Elliot Worsell, In 1989 I went to Atlantic City to spar Mike Tyson as he prepared to defend his world heavyweight title, writes Derek Williams. When he needed to, Hamed rose from the floor and won the titles of Lineal, WBO, IBF, IBO, and WBC World Featherweight Champion. List of British flyweight boxing champions, List of British heavyweight boxing champions, List of British cruiserweight boxing champions, List of British light-heavyweight boxing champions, List of British super-middleweight boxing champions, List of British middleweight boxing champions, List of British light-middleweight boxing champions, List of British welterweight boxing champions, List of British light-welterweight boxing champions, List of British lightweight boxing champions, List of British super-featherweight boxing champions, List of British featherweight boxing champions, List of British super-bantamweight boxing champions, List of British bantamweight boxing champions, List of British super-flyweight boxing champions, Commons:Category:Boxing in the United Kingdom, International Women's Boxing Hall of Fame, List of deaths due to injuries sustained in boxing, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_British_flyweight_boxing_champions&oldid=1082619689, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. If you have any feedback or information regarding these rankings or feel we need to amend or add a certain fighter, please contact us.
Floyd Patterson, Rocky Marciano and Jake LaMotta were some of the world-famous names. He was 5-feet-2-inches tall and typically weighed less than 100 lbs in the ring, yet he possessed incredibly strong punches. Additionally, he began his career winning all 104 of his fights. One upset defeat absolutely derailed one of the hottest streaks in British boxing. Jimmy Wilde, Pancho Villa and Miguel Canto are widely considered to be some of the best and most legendary flyweight boxers of all time. JOHN MURRAY: WILDER-FURY II BREAKDOWN, JOYCE V DUBOIS AND WHAT MAKES A PPV CARD WORTH IT? He is the last boxer in history to do so.
The Best Flyweight Boxers of All Time - Ranker A champion will often voluntarily relinquish the title in order to fight for a higher-ranked championship, such as the world or European. Warrington is the only Leeds born boxer to win a world title, a feat which he achieved in his hometown at Elland Road. BOXERS SHOULDER INJURIES? *McWilliams Arroyo is the WBC interim flyweight champion. Junior flyweight (108 lbs.) A British, Commonwealth and European champion, he challenged three times for world titles but never won one. All five judges gave the opening round to Yafai and four of the five also gave him the second as he impressed with his speed and movement and also landed superb uppercuts and left hooks, as well as shots to the body. Valle, who started boxing at the age of 13 is a world champion in two weight divisions.
Pre-event Facts: Demetrious Johnson vs Adriano Moraes - ONE Fight Night The legendary English boxer Joe Calzaghe is one of those very few boxers.
The Top 20 Junior Flyweights of All-Time - Boxing News - BoxingScene.com Check all the current women's boxing champions for all four major organizations in each weight division. Exactly like Billy Joe Saunders, Smiths only loss of his career came at the hands of Canelo Alvarez. The flyweight division was established as the last of the eight traditional classes, with the first champion being crowned in 1911 by the British Boxing Board of Control.
Boxing's top 25 under 25 - Meet the stars of the future - ESPN UFC London: Molly McCann to fight Julija Stoliarenko in July flyweight Players from all over the world, regardless of their ethnicity, have displayed their excellence and boxing talent, leaving the audience in awe. Flag of the United Kingdom photo by Boracasli - Wikimedia commons, Flag of the United Kingdom photo by Boracasli Wikimedia commons. "I was grafting, picking up boxes, dreaming of being at an Olympic Games. "I've worked hard - six years ago I took up boxing and thank God it worked out for me and shows if you work hard you can reap the rewards. In his latest bout against Jack Catterall, Taylor improved his record to 19-0. However he destroyed a weary Povetkin in Mays rematch and Whytes superb CV - with wins over top contenders such as Joseph Parker and Oscar Rivas - deserves respect. Eubank was as tough as they come, and he would stand and trade with the best of them in the late 1980s and early 1990s. If you're searching for a . Smith has held the WBA super-middleweight title and won the world boxing Super Series in 2018, claiming the Muhammad Ali Trophy in the process.
The Top Ranked Boxers of the 1930s - AinsworthSports.com The greatest of all time, Muhammad Ali ruled the Heavyweight division twice between 1974 and 1979. The title has been sanctioned by the National Sporting Club since 1909, and later by its replacement British Boxing Board of Control (BBBoC) since 1929. Can Derek Chisora flip the script against Tyson Fury? Meanwhile, Roberto Duran ruled the Lightweights, Antonio Cervantes held the Welterweight division twice, Carlos Monzon dominated the Middleweights, and Bob Foster topped the Light-Heavyweights. MICHAEL RAMABELETSA "I'M HUNGRY, I WANT TO GET TO THE TOP" | BBTV BOXER PROFILE, DAMAIN CHAMBER READY FOR WAR MARCH 14TH IN FIRST TITLE FIGHT AWAY IN LIVERPOOL V JAY FARRELL, MATTHEW HATTON: ANALYSIS OF FURY WILDER II - GIVES HONEST OPINION ON PPV CARDS AND MODERN BOXING, WILDER-FURY 2 BREAKDOWN AND PREDICTION BY ENGLISH CHAMP MICHAEL RAMABELETSA AND COACH MICK DAY, WILDER FURY 2 PREDICTION: MIKE AND DAVE JENNINGS, 6 FOOT 7 AND 20 STONE! Prizefighting thriving under top promoters first appeared in the early 16th century and evolved throughout the centuries, finally abandoning the vicious ungloved and ungoverned set-up in favour of safer sporting practices. There are no degrees of uniqueness, and Fundora is all alone in his world, a 6-foot-6, 154-pound left-hander. After retiring, he worked in boxing statistics and became a Sky Sports broadcaster. Both titles were relinquished when McKenzie won the IBF flyweight Title on 5 October 1988 with an 11th-round knockout over Rolando Bohol. WE ASK SPECIALIST SURGEON LEONARD FUNK OF MIHP ABOUT THEM.
The ten best British boxers right now. - SportsByte HEAVYWEIGHT - Over 200lbs 1: Tyson Fury (Morecambe) 31-0-1** 2: Anthony Joshua OBE (Watford) 24-2 3: Dillian Whyte (Brixton) 28-2 4: Joe Joyce (Putney) 13-0 5: Derek Chisora (Finchley) 32-12 6:. The Top Ranked Boxers of the 1930s . This is a list of British boxers who have won a world championship by one of the four major sanctioning organisations-the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC), International Boxing Federation (IBF) and the World Boxing Organization (WBO)-as well as those awarded by The Ring. 2. Listed rankings for all world and UK boxing divisions, including heavyweight boxing rankings. Cristofer Rosales is a professional boxer from Nicaragua, with a record of 35 wins and 6 losses.
A look at our boxing history as Leigh Wood counts down to fight Fury will go down as one of the greats of heavyweight boxing, with rumours that his next fight against Dillian Whyte will be his last. The Greatest 20th Century Boxers. Wood is the current WBA Featherweight champion and has held the title since July 2021. Catterall also scored a knockdown in the fight, clearly something the judges didnt consider. Tweets by @britishboxers !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)? Lennox Lewis in Canada photo sourced from Wikimedia commons. History.
Top 10 Best British Boxers of All Time - SportsGeeks In 1987, a new statue of Fitzsimmons was unveiled in Timaru, New Zealand. He is a two-time cruiserweight world champion, having held the WBA title twice, from .more Marcel Thil Dec. at 64 (1904-1968) Birthplace: Saint-Dizier, France Nationality: France Weight Division: Middleweight This event is set for Friday, May 5, 2023, at the 1STBANK Center in . Successful at bantamweight and super-bantamweight, he won domestic honours and challenged for a world belt in 2010. ", "Anthony Joshua beats Andy Ruiz Jr to reclaim heavyweight world titles", "Tyson Fury beats Deontay Wilder in world title fight in Las Vegas", "Okolie Is The Latest In A Proud Line Of British Cruiserweight World Champions", "On this day: Old man Fitzsimmons becomes first three-weight champ", "The Top 10 British Light Heavyweights of All Time", "The first 10 Brits to hold world super-middleweight titles", "Brian Magee the 'new' super-middleweight world champion", "Rocky Fielding stops Tyron Zeuge for WBA super middleweight belt", "Randolph Turpin's name is still renowned in British boxing history for a sensational world title win over the legendary Sugar Ray Robinson", "25 Years On: Recalling the 1st Epic Fight Between Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank", "Top 10 Britain's Forgotten World Champions", "Boxing: Bob and Steve Kipps leave lasting legacy", "Darren Barker wins IBF middleweight title", "Billy Joe Saunders Ooutpoints Andy Lee To Win WBO 160-Title", "Maurice Hope: The Antigua-born Hackney fighter who made world title history", "Naseem Hamed, Kell Brook, Johnny Nelson, Clinton Woods And Paul Jones: Champions Of The Steel City", "Liam Smith stops John Thompson to win WBO super-welterweight world title", "Life and times of Bethnal Green boxer John H Stracey", "KELL BROOK UPSETS SHAWN PORTER, WINS IBF WELTERWEIGHT TITLE", "Attack On All Fronts: Terry Marsh, Piece By Piece", "Boxing: Ricky Hatton, Britain's Greatest Light-Welterweight Fighter, Retires", "10 Years After: Former World Champion Junior Witter Not Ready to Hit the Switch", "Gavin Rees bows out with victory over Gary Buckland", "Amir Khan v Kell Brook to fight in Manchester on 19 February", "Ricky Burns loses WBA super-lightweight belt to Julius Indongo in Glasgow", "Josh Taylor made history with undisputed title victory - but what next?
10 of the most Famous British Boxers of all times He was known with some of the fanciest nicknames including 'The Italian Dragon', 'Super Joe', and 'The Pride of Wales'. Who are the best active boxers fighting right now?
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