George Blades (born August 27, 1974) is an American former
professional boxer
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...
who competed from 1999 to 2014 and challenged for the
WBO light heavyweight
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Boxing Professional
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title in 2007.
Professional career
On June 16, 2007, Blades fought
Zsolt Erdei
Zsolt Erdei (born 31 May 1974) is a Hungarian former professional boxer who competed from 2000 to 2014. He held world championships in two weight classes, including the WBO and lineal light-heavyweight titles from 2004 to 2009 (making eleven c ...
for the
WBO light heavyweight
Light heavyweight, also referred to as junior cruiserweight or light cruiserweight, is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing Professional
In professional boxing, the division is above and up to , falling between super middleweight and cruise ...
title, but lost by eleventh-round technical knockout.
On September 28, 2013, Blades fought
Jean Pascal
Jean-Thenistor Pascal (born 28 October 1982) is a Haitian-born Canadian professional boxer. He held the WBA (Regular) light-heavyweight title from 2019 to 2021, and previously the WBC, IBO, '' Ring'' magazine and lineal light-heavyweight tit ...
, but lost by fifth-round technical knockout.
On June 21, 2014, Blades fought
Chad Dawson
Chad Dawson (born July 13, 1982) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2019. He has held multiple light heavyweight world championships, and was one of the most highly regarded boxers in that division between 2006 an ...
, but lost by first-round knockout.
Professional boxing record
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1974 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Orlando, Florida
Boxers from Florida
Light-heavyweight boxers
Cruiserweight boxers
American male boxers