Harold Leon Brazier (born October 22, 1955 in
South Bend, Indiana) is an American former
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
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Fighting at
light welterweight
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Boxing Professional boxing
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and
welterweight, Brazier's career spanned three decades and 127 professional fights. He fought such opponents as
Pete Podgorski
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,
Buck Smith,
Roger Mayweather,
Pernell Whitaker,
Meldrick Taylor,
Vince Phillips,
Micky Ward,
Lloyd Honeyghan
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,
Juan Martin Coggi and
Billy Collins. He lost to Mayweather in a challenge for the
WBC
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light-welterweight
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Boxing Professional boxing
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title in 1988. A year later, he unsuccessfully challenged for the
WBA light-welterweight title, this time losing to Coggi.
Brazier retired in 2004 with a final record of 105-18-1 along with some no-decision bouts.
Harold is the brother of fellow professional boxer Kevin Brazier.
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1955 births
Living people
African-American boxers
Boxers from Indiana
Sportspeople from South Bend, Indiana
Light-welterweight boxers
Welterweight boxers
American male boxers
21st-century African-American people
20th-century African-American sportspeople
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