Andy Holligan (born 6 June 1967 in Liverpool) is an English

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and professional light welter/ welter/

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boxer of the 1980s and 1990s, who as an amateur won the 1987

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(ABAE) light welterweight title, against Richard Bryan (Fitzroy Lodge ABC ( London)), boxing out of Rotunda ABC ( Liverpool), and as a professional won the

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(BBBofC) British light welterweight title , winning the

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outright twice Commonwealth light welterweight title (twice), and was a challenger for the World Boxing Council (WBC) light welterweight title against

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losing the fight after pulling out the fight at the end of the fifth round with a broken nose , and World Boxing Union (WBU) light welterweight title against Shea Neary, his professional fighting weight varied from , i.e.

to , i.e.

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* 1967 births Living people English male boxers Light-middleweight boxers Light-welterweight boxers Boxers from Liverpool Welterweight boxers {{England-boxing-bio-stub