Cornelius Carr (born John Thomas Carr; 9 April 1969) is an English former

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. He challenged once for the WBO world super middleweight title in 1995.

Early life

At the age of nine he survived

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after 3 weeks of intensive care. He recovered to make first encounter with boxing aged 11 years at the Grangetown Amateur Boxing club in Middlesbrough, run by Martin Turner. As a 17-year-old amateur he reached the 1987 Amateur Boxing Association of England National Championship final at

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, London and fought Rod Douglas, an Olympic medalist and England squad member.

Professional boxing career

British Super-Middleweight Champion

With only 1 defeat in 24 professional bouts, Carr won the BBBofC British

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in 1994 by beating

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on points at

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in London.

WBO Super Middleweight title fight

At short notice Carr was given the opportunity to challenge

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for the WBO Super Middleweight Title at The Point, Dublin, Ireland in November 1995. After 12 rounds he lost on points.

World Boxing Federation (WBF) World Middleweight Champion

In February 1999, Carr became the

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(WBF) World

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Champion, defeating Steve Foster by a unanimous decision. He successfully defended this title in the following October beating

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. Cornelius Carr retired in 2001 with a record of: 34 Wins (17 KOs), 4 Losses.

After professional career

Carr now resides in

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, England, working as a boxing coach and online mentor through the website Sneak Punch. In June 2012,

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hinted in the national press about a possible return to the ring. Carr issued a press release to the media attempting to drum up interest for a contest, although later admitted nothing had materialised. Carr is featured in the video for the single " Boxers" by

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, released in January 1995, and appears on the cover artwork for the 1995 Morrissey compilation album

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as well as an earlier single by

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, called

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Professional boxing record

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References

External links

Official website
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