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Richie Woodhall (born 17 April 1968) is a British 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 1990 to 2000.
He held the
WBC super-middleweight title from 1998 to 1999, as well as the
Commonwealth middleweight title from 1992 to 1995, and the
European middleweight title from 1995 to 1996. As an
amateur, Woodhall won a gold medal at the
1990 Commonwealth Games and bronze at the
1988 Summer Olympics
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, both in the
light-middleweight
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Boxing
The light middleweight division (also known as junior middleweight in the IBF or super welterweight in the WBA a ...
division.
Following his retirement from the sport, Woodhall has developed a broadcasting career with both the
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BT Sport
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as a sports pundit, on both television and radio. He currently co-commentates with
Mike Costello
Mike Costello is a British sports broadcaster. He is the main boxing commentator for DAZN, having previously worked at BBC Radio for 45 years.
Early life
Costello was born in April 1960 and grew up in Camberwell in south London. Both his par ...
on radio for some shows, while co-commentating with
John Rawling
John Rawling is a British boxing, track and field, darts and yachting commentator, currently working for BT Sport, ITV and Talksport. He has become known as one of the best known voices of boxing commentary. With BT, John commentates alongside ...
on
Setanta Sports
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at other times. He was also involved with the
2012 Olympics held in London, commentating on the fights alongside
Jim Neilly and coaching the Olympic boxing squad. After appearing as a body double for
Brad Pitt in the 2000 film ''
Snatch'', he has dedicated himself to developing as a performer.
Amateur career
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Olympic Games
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Bronze Medalist, Seoul South Korea 1988, losing to
Roy Jones, Jr..
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Commonwealth Games
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Gold Medallist, Auckland New Zealand 1990
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Olympic results
**1st round bye
**Defeated
Desmond Williams (Sierra Leone) 5-0
**Defeated
Apolinario Silveira (Angola) 5-0
**Defeated
Rey Rivera (Puerto Rico) 5-0
**Lost to
Roy Jones Jr. (United States) 5-0
Professional career
Woodhall turned pro in 1990 and was undefeated as the Commonwealth Middleweight Champion from 1992 to 1995. He was then undefeated as the European Middleweight Champion from 1995 to 1996.
Woodhall defeated a number of useful fighters during this period, including; Future World Super Middle and World Light Heavyweight Champion
Silvio Branco
Silvio Branco (born 26 August 1966) is an Italian former professional boxer of Romani origin.
Career
1992 he was outpointed by undefeated southpaw Agostino Cardamone for the Italian middleweight title.
When Cardamone vacated he could win the v ...
,
Art Serwarno,
Heath Todd,
Jacques LeBlanc,
Zdravko Kostic,
Derek Wormald,
Vito Gaudiosi and
Royan Hammond.
In late 1996 he fought WBC middleweight title holder
Keith Holmes. Woodhall went into this fight carrying an injury, but took the fight anyway. Woodhall did not perform as well has he might otherwise have, losing by 12th-round TKO.
In 1998 he moved up to Super Middleweight and after a tune up against
Bernice Barber captured the WBC super middleweight title with a unanimous decision win over
Thulani Malinga.
He successfully defended the title twice, defeating fellow Briton and future World Champion
Glenn Catley
Glenn Catley (born 15 March 1972) is a British retired professional boxer and former WBC super-middleweight World Champion.
Biography
Catley was born in Frampton Cotterell, south Gloucestershire, England. Known as "Catman", he turned pro in ...
and former World Champ
Vincenzo Nardiello before losing it to
Markus Beyer by decision in 1999, a fight in which Woodhall was down in the 1st and twice in the 3rd. Woodhall rallied late in the fight and came close to stopping Beyer, however his revival came too late.
Woodhall bounced back with a win over the experienced
Errol McDonald, setting him up for his final bout against
Joe Calzaghe
Joseph William Calzaghe ( ; born 23 March 1972) is a Welsh former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2008. He held world championships in two weight classes, including the unified WBA (Undisputed), WBC, IBF, WBO, '' Ring'' magazin ...
for the
WBO super middleweight title.
Woodhall was TKO'd in 10 rounds by
Joe Calzaghe
Joseph William Calzaghe ( ; born 23 March 1972) is a Welsh former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2008. He held world championships in two weight classes, including the unified WBA (Undisputed), WBC, IBF, WBO, '' Ring'' magazin ...
in an exciting fight in which Calzaghe always had the edge.
Woodhall retired after this bout which took place on 16 December 2000.
Personal life
Woodhall grew up in
Woodside, Telford {{Use dmy dates, date=April 2022
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In 1963, Dawley New Town (soon to be known as Telford) was designated in the area surrounding towns and villages such as Ironbridge, Dawley and Welling ...
but also lived in
Malinslee
Malinslee is an estate in the town of Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, England. It is near the Town Park and Telford Shopping Centre, and next to the Dawley area.
History
Malinslee was formerly served by the Coalport branch line which ran fro ...
and attended the local
Abraham Darby School. He is also a keen supporter of
West Bromwich Albion F.C. He currently resides in Lightmoor, Telford, Shropshire.
Woodhall also is a reporter for
BBC Midlands' Inside Out Programme . He is married to childhood sweetheart Jayne and has 3 children, Jack, Jake and eldest daughter and aspiring actress Amy Woodhall, who has appeared in television shows such as
Emmerdale
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and
Coronation Street.
In film
Woodhall was a
body double
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for
Brad Pitt in a fight scene in the movie ''
Snatch'', directed by
Guy Ritchie
Guy Stuart Ritchie (born 10 September 1968) is an English film director, producer and screenwriter. His work includes British gangster films, and the ''Adaptations of Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes'' films starring Robert Downey Jr.
Ritchi ...
. He trained
Matthew Marsden
Matthew David Marsden (born 3 March 1973) is an English-American actor, producer, singer and former model. He has appeared in films such as '' Helen of Troy'', '' Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid'', '' Tamara'', '' Resident Evil: Extinct ...
for his role in the movie ''
Shiner''.
Professional boxing record
References
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English male boxers
Olympic boxers of Great Britain
World boxing champions
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Boxers at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
People from Telford
1968 births
Living people
Olympic medalists in boxing
Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing
World super-middleweight boxing champions
World Boxing Council champions
Commonwealth Boxing Council champions
European Boxing Union champions
Light-middleweight boxers