Eric Noi is a former Super Middleweight boxer from
Moss Side
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,
Manchester
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Early life
Eric's family roots can be traced to
Ghana
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.
He is the second youngest of nine children, whose father died when he was two, Eric worked his way through Queen Elizabeth School in
Middleton and his natural skills and ability at science and chemistry took him to
Manchester University
, mottoeng = Knowledge, Wisdom, Humanity
, established = 2004 – University of Manchester Predecessor institutions: 1956 – UMIST (as university college; university 1994) 1904 – Victoria University of Manchester 1880 – Victoria Univer ...
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Boxing career
He was part of the 1992 Olympic boxing squad. He represented England at amateur level all over Europe, fought for his country in the amateur world championships in
Romania
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, where he reached the quarter finals.
His first professional bout was on 05/02/1993 vs Tim Robinson which he won by way of TKO. He retired from boxing on 24 November 1995 after his fight against John Duckworth at Bowlers Arena Manchester where he beat John Duckworth on points.
He was ranked in the top ten
super middleweight
Super middleweight, or light cruiserweight, is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing
In professional boxing, super middleweight is contested between the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions, in which boxers can weigh between 160 pounds ( ...
s in the country when a shoulder injury forced him out of professional boxing.
Career after Boxing
Eric grew up on
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estate in
Middleton and became a councillor in the town for 2 years.
Eric now runs a gym at
Victoria House, Greaves street
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,
Oldham
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; Oldham Boxing & Personal Development Centre
and has been nominated for a
BeMOBO award for his hard work in the community.
References
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1967 births
English male boxers
Living people
Super-middleweight boxers
Boxers from Manchester