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Kelvin Smart
Kelvin Smart (born 12 December 1960) is a Welsh former professional boxer who competed from 1979 to 1987. He held the British flyweight title from 1982 to 1984. Boxing career Smart began his boxing career as a promising amateur, fighting out of the Wingfield Amateur Boxing Club based in his home town of Caerphilly. In 1979 he entered the ABA Championships held at Wembley Arena in London. He reached the final where he lost to Ray Gilbody, who would later become the British bantamweight champion. Smart turned professional in 1979, facing his first opponent, George Bailey, on 10 September in Birmingham. He stopped Bailey via technical knockout in the fourth round. Smart was prolific during 1979, following his opening victory with four further limited round bouts; winning each of the contests. Despite only having five fights under his belt, at the end of 1979 Smart was listed as second only to "Champagne" Charlie Magri in the British flyweight rankings. Smart continued his success ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in 2021 of 3,107,500 and has a total area of . Wales has over of coastline and is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon (), its highest summit. The country lies within the Temperateness, north temperate zone and has a changeable, maritime climate. The capital and largest city is Cardiff. Welsh national identity emerged among the Celtic Britons after the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and Wales was formed as a Kingdom of Wales, kingdom under Gruffydd ap Llywelyn in 1055. Wales is regarded as one of the Celtic nations. The Conquest of Wales by Edward I, conquest of Wales by Edward I of England was completed by 1283, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Russell
Hugh Russell (born 15 December 1959) is a former professional boxer from Northern Ireland who competed from 1981 to 1985. He held the British bantamweight title in 1983, and the British flyweight title from 1984 to 1985. As an amateur, he won bronze medals at the 1978 Commonwealth Games and the 1980 Summer Olympics, both in the flyweight division. 1980 Olympic results Below are the results of Hugh Russell, an Irish flyweight boxer who competed at the 1980 Moscow Olympics: * Round of 32: Defeated Samir Khiniab (Iraq) on points, 5-0 * Round of 16: Defeated Emmanuel Mlundwa (Tanzania) on points, 5-0 * Quarterfinal: Defeated Yo Ryon-Sik (North Korea) on points, 3-2 * Semifinal: Lost to Peter Lessov (Bulgaria) on points, 0-5 (was awarded bronze medal) Professional career Known as "Little Red", Russell turned pro in 1981 and won two British titles in Bantamweight and Flyweight. He was the first boxer to win a British title at both divisions in that order. In October 1982 he def ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960 Births
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Featherweight Boxers
Featherweight is a weight class in the combat sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling. Boxing Professional boxing History A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of . In the early days of the division, this limit fluctuated. The British have generally always recognized the limit at 126 pounds, but in America the weight limit was at first 114 pounds. An early champion, George Dixon, moved the limit to 120 and then 122 pounds. Finally, in 1920 the United States fixed the limit at 126 pounds. The 1860 fight between Nobby Clark and Jim Elliott is sometimes called the first featherweight championship. However, the division only gained wide acceptance in 1889 after the Ike Weir–Frank Murphy fight (one of the most famous fights of all time). Since the end of the 2000s and early 2010s the featherweight division is one of the most active in boxing with fighters such as Orlando Salido, Chris John, Juan Manuel López, Celestino Caballero, Yurior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flyweight Boxers
Flyweight is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing above 49 kg (108 lb) and up to 51 kg (112 lb). Professional boxing The flyweight division was the last of boxing's eight traditional weight classes to be established. Before 1909, anyone below featherweight was considered a bantamweight, regardless of how small the boxer. In 1911, the organization that eventually became the British Boxing Board of Control held a match that crowned Sid Smith as the first flyweight champion of the world. Jimmy Wilde, who reigned from 1916 to 1923, was the first fighter recognized both in Britain and the United States as a flyweight champion. Other notable flyweights include Victor Perez, Pancho Villa, Walter McGowan, Pascual Pérez, Pone Kingpetch, Fighting Harada, Masao Ohba, Chartchai Chionoi, Efren Torres, Erbito Salavarria, Miguel Canto, Dave McAuley, Charlie Magri, Gabriel Bernal, Santos Laciar, Sot Chital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welsh Male Boxers
Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic people) Animals * Welsh (pig) Places * Welsh Basin, a basin during the Cambrian, Ordovician and Silurian geological periods * Welsh, Louisiana, a town in the United States * Welsh, Ohio, an unincorporated community in the United States See also * Welch (other) Welch, Welch's, Welchs or Welches may refer to: People *Welch (surname) Places * Welch, Oklahoma, a town, US *Welches, Oregon, an unincorporated community, US *Welch, Texas, an unincorporated community, US * Welchs, Virginia, an unincorporated c ... * * * Cambrian + Cymru {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of British Flyweight Boxing Champions
List of British flyweight boxing champions is a table showing the boxers who have won the British flyweight title. 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. A champion may retire or voluntarily relinquish the title in order to fight for a higher-ranked championship. Where the date on which a champion relinquished the title is unclear, the date of the last BBBoC sanctioned fight is shown. r–Champion relinquished title. s–Champion stripped of title. See also * 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 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Murphy (boxer)
Sean Murphy (born 1 December 1964) is an English boxing trainer and former professional fighter. Career Born in St Albans, Murphy boxed as a professional between 1986 and 1994. Murphy represented England and won a gold medal at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. After winning the prestigious ABA bantamweight title in 1985 and 1986, boxing for St. Albans ABC, he turned professional. Sean Murphy went on to win British and Commonwealth Featherweight titles. He defended his British Featherweight title for 2 fights losing it to Gary De Roux on Tuesday 5 March 1991. Sean Murphy retained the British title on Sunday 27 June 1993 against Alan McKay and was given the chance to fight for the WBO Featherweight World Title against Steve Robinson in Wales but he was Knocked Out in Round 9. Sean would then fight once more for the British and Commonwealth Lightweight Title however he was knocked out by Billy Schwer on 16 February 1994 ending his Professional Boxing Career. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Harris (boxer)
Peter G. Harris (born 23 August 1962) is a Welsh former professional boxer. Harris became Wales featherweight Champion and in 1986 after defeating Kelvin Smart. He briefly held the British featherweight title in 1988 by defeating Kevin Taylor before winning the Welsh title for a second time in 1994. His last professional bout was in 1996. Career Harris began his professional career in February 1983, suffering a defeat via a points decision to Dave Pratt. He drew a bout with Jim Harvey before winning his first professional fight in his third bout, defeating Brett Styles on points. In 1986, Harris won the Welsh flyweight title after defeating Kelvin Smart on points. Three further victories resulted in Harris receiving a title fight against Kevin Taylor for the vacant British featherweight championship. Harris won the bout before losing the title in his first defence against Paul Hodkinson Paul Hodkinson (born 14 September 1965 in Kirkby, Liverpool, England) is a former profe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Parris
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Thierry Jacob
Thierry Jacob (born 8 March 1965), is a French former professional boxer who competed between 1984 and 1994. Professional career Jacob turned professional in 1984 & amassed a record of 26-2 before he unsuccessfully fought Venezuelan boxer José Sanabria, for the IBF super bantamweight world title. Jacob would get another opportunity at a world title nearly four years later, this time facing & defeating Mexican boxer Daniel Zaragoza, to win the WBC world title. Jacob would lose the title in his first defense to American boxer Tracy Harris Patterson. Professional boxing record Personal life Jacob has two sons Romain & Joffrey, who are also professional boxers. See also *Notable boxing families *List of world super-bantamweight boxing champions This is a list of world super-bantamweight boxing champions, as recognized by the four major sanctioning organizations in boxing: * The World Boxing Association (WBA), established in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA). T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alain Limarola
Alain may refer to: People * Alain (given name), common given name, including list of persons and fictional characters with the name * Alain (surname) * "Alain", a pseudonym for cartoonist Daniel Brustlein * Alain, a standard author abbreviation used to indicate Henri Alain Liogier, also known as Brother Alain, as the author when citing a botanical name * Émile Chartier (1868–1951), French philosopher and antimilitarist commonly known as Alain Places * Alain, Iran, a village in Tehran Province, Iran * Al Ain, a city in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates ** Al Ain International Airport in the United Arab Emirates * Val-Alain, Quebec, village of 950 people in Quebec, Canada Other uses * 1969 Alain (1935 CG), a Main-belt Asteroid discovered in 1935 * ''Alain'' (crab), a genus of crabs in the family Pinnotheridae * Prix Alain-Grandbois or Alain Grandbois Prize is awarded each year to an author for a book of poetry * Rosa 'Alain', popular red floribunda rose variety See also * Allain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |