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Adam Etches
Adam Etches (born 26 January 1991) is a retired British professional boxer who fought at middleweight. Starting out and amateur career Etches started out as a kickboxer and won various titles and trophies but decided to take up boxing as it was a more viable career option for him. Etches quickly progressed in the unpaid side of the sport and reached the semi-finals of the 2009 Novice Amateur Boxing Association Championships. However, when he was defeated he was asked by Hatton Promotions Head of Boxing Richard Poxon to turn professional. Professional career Etches vs. Walsh Etches made his professional debut at the De Vere Whites Hotel in Bolton and stopped Lester Walsh in two rounds. He added another four names to his perfect record and hoped that promoter Ricky Hatton would reward him with his first title opportunity in 2012. Etches vs. Khomitsky He suffered his first defeat on 28 March 2015 to Sergey Khomitsky via 4th-round knockout, losing the IBF international Mid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middleweight
Middleweight is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Professional In professional boxing, the middleweight division is contested above and up to . Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. In the bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in 1867. Chandler won, becoming known as the American middleweight champion. The first middleweight fight with gloves ''may'' have been between George Fulljames and Jack (Nonpareil) Dempsey (no relation to the more famous heavyweight Jack Dempsey). Current world champions Current world rankings =''The Ring''= As of , . Keys: : Current '' The Ring'' world champion =BoxRec= As of , . Longest reigning world middleweight champions Below is a list of longest reigning middleweight champions in boxing measured by the individual's longest reign. Career total time as champion (for multiple time champions) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |