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 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 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

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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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Blades, George 1974 births Living people Sportspeople from Orlando, Florida Boxers from Florida Light-heavyweight boxers Cruiserweight boxers American male boxers