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3 unusual facts about professional boxing


Professional boxing

Most famous of all was Joe Louis, who avenged an earlier defeat by demolishing Schmeling in the first round of their 1938 rematch, thus striking a symbolic blow against the racist ideology of Adolf Hitler.

In 1909, the first of twenty-two belts were presented by the fifth Earl of Lonsdale to the winner of a British title fight held at the N.S.C. In 1929, the B.B.B.C. continued to award Lonsdale Belts to any British boxer who won three title fights in the same weight division.

It was generally accepted that the "world champions" were those listed by the Police Gazette.


Krzysztof Zimnoch

Krzysztof Zimnoch (born September 6, 1983) is a Polish professional heavyweight boxer affiliated to the Hetman Białystok Boxing Club.


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Alessandro Mazzinghi

Alessandro Mazzinghi, known as Sandro (born in Pontedera, Province of Pisa, October 3, 1938) is an Italian former professional boxer.

Anthony Veranis

During his professional boxing career he was sponsored by the boxing equipment and sportswear company Ben Lee.

Antonio Tarver vs. Roy Jones, Jr. III

Antonio Tarver vs. Roy Jones, Jr. III, billed as "No Excuses", was a professional boxing match contested on October 1, 2005 the IBO and The Ring light heavyweight championships (both held by Tarver) and the vacant NBA light heavyweight championship.

Beibis Mendoza

Beibis Antonio Mendoza (born 1974-06-20 in Arboletes, Antioquia) is a professional boxer from Colombia.

Bernard Hopkins vs. Jermain Taylor

Bernard Hopkins vs. Jermain Taylor, billed as "Next in Line", was a professional boxing match contested on July 16, 2005 for the WBA (Super), WBC, WBO, IBF and The Ring middleweight championships.

Carlos Buitrago

Carlos Buitrago (born December 16, 1991) in Managua, Nicaragua is a Nicaraguan professional boxer in the Minimumweight division.

Colin Broderick

His second play Spudmunchers had a successful run in New York in 2012 and starred Irish boxer John Duddy in his first major acting role since retiring from professional boxing in 2011.

Cristian Sanavia

Cristian Sanavia (born February 27, 1975 in Piove di Sacco, Italy), is a professional boxer in the Super Middleweight (168lb) division.

Damaen Kelly

Damaen Kelly (born August 18, 1976) (also incorrectly known as Damien Kelly) is a former professional boxer from Belfast, Northern Ireland, who represented the Ireland at the Olympics.

Darlene Antonino-Custodio

On May 14, 2007 elections, she defeated her challenger professional boxer seven-division world champion Manny Pacquiao, by more than thirty thousand votes.

She gained national fame for defeating her challenger, professional boxer seven-division world champion Manny Pacquiao in the 2007 elections.

Duilio Spagnolo

On February 25, 1945, he made his professional boxing debut with an eight round decision win over Luigi Musina, in Milan.

Edwin Malave

Then he faced former World Lightweight Champion Ken Buchanan, losing by a TKO in the 7th round September 1, 1973, which turned out to be his last professional boxing match.

Elio Rojas

Elio Enai Rojas (born September 25, 1982, in Villa Riva, Duarte, Dominican Republic) is a Dominican Republican professional boxer.

Evander Holyfield vs. Vaughn Bean

Evander Holyfield vs. Vaughn Bean, billed as "The Power and the Glory", was a professional boxing match contested on September 19, 1998 for the WBA and IBF heavyweight titles.

Fred Nesser

Fred also was a professional boxer and a legitimate contender for the heavyweight title, held by Jess Willard.

Gilberto Keb Baas

Gilberto Keb Baas (born October 21, 1977 in Hunucmá, Yucatán, Mexico) is a Mexican professional boxer in the Light Flyweight division.

Hugo Rafael Soto

Hugo Rafael Soto (born 16 August 1967 in Catamarca, Argentina) is a former professional boxer.

James Toney vs. Roy Jones, Jr.

James Toney vs. Roy Jones, Jr., billed as "The Uncivil War", was a professional boxing match held on November 14, 1994, for the IBF super middleweight championship.

Jeff Fenech

It was that year that Fenech began his professional boxing career, beating Bobby Williams by a knockout in two in his homeland.

Jesus Cuellar

Jesús Marcelo Andrés Cuellar (born December 28, 1986 in José C. Paz, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a Argentine professional boxer and the current interim WBA Featherweight Champion.

Joe DeGuardia

Joe DeGuardia (born July 4, 1963, in the Bronx, NY) is the founder and CEO of Star Boxing, a professional boxing promotional company based out of the Bronx, NY.

José Salgado Fernández

José Enrique Salgado Fernández (born June 10, 1989 in Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico) is a Mexican professional boxer and the current North American Boxing Association Super Flyweight Champion.

Joseph Awinongya

Joseph Awinongya (born Asiaman, Ghana, 1974) is a professional boxing trainer and public speaker on sports who operates the Will County Boxing Gym in Joliet, Illinois, and is best known as the trainer of IBO International Middleweight champion Osumanu Adama.

Juan Alberto Rosas

Juan Alberto Rosas (born November 28, 1984 in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico) is a Mexican professional boxer and the former IBF Super Flyweight champion.

Julio César Green

Julio Cesar Green (born May 19, 1967, in Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic) was a professional boxer of height 173 cm in the middleweight division.

Lennox Lewis vs. Tony Tucker

Lennox Lewis vs. Tony Tucker, billed as "Star Spangled Glory", was a professional boxing match contested on May 8, 1993 for the WBC Heavyweight Championship.

Leo Gamez

He made his professional boxing debut on February 14, 1985 in Maracay, when he decisioned Francisco García over four rounds.

Manuel Mariano Martínez

Manuel Mariano Martínez (born March 6, 1992 in Tlalnepantla de Baz, México, Mexico) is an undefeated Mexican professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division.

Martin Ángel Martínez

Martin Ángel Martínez Velarde (born February 12, 1991 in Empalme, Sonora, Mexico) is a Mexican professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division.

Michael Kenneth Finney

Michael Kenneth Finney (born October 7, 1991 in Smiths Station, Alabama) is an undefeated professional boxer in the Welterweight division.

Michael Moorer vs. George Foreman

Michael Moorer vs. George Foreman was a professional boxing match contested on November 5, 1994 for the WBA, IBF and Lineal Heavyweight championships.

Michele Piccirillo

Michele Piccirillo (born January 29, 1970 in Modugno, Italy) is a professional boxer in the welterweight (147lb) division.

Mike Arnaoutis

Mike Arnaoutis (Mighty Mike) (born September 6, 1979 in Zefyri, Athens, Greece) is a professional boxer in the welterweight (147 lb) division.

Mike Tyson vs. Kevin McBride

Mike Tyson vs. Kevin McBride was a professional boxing match contested on June 11, 2005.

Mike Tyson vs. Larry Holmes

Mike Tyson vs. Larry Holmes, billed as "Heavyweight History", was a professional boxing match contested on January 22, 1988 for the WBA, WBC and IBF Heavyweight Championships.

Mike Tyson vs. Tony Tubbs

Mike Tyson vs. Tony Tubbs was a professional boxing match contested on March 21, 1988 for the WBA, WBC and IBF Heavyweight Championships.

Mike Tyson vs. Tyrell Biggs

Mike Tyson vs. Tyrell Biggs, billed as "The Clash for the Crown", was a professional boxing match contested on October 16, 1987 for the Undisputed Heavyweight Championship, which consists of the WBA, WBC and IBF Heavyweight Championships.

Pablo César Cano

Pablo César Cano García (born October 4, 1989, in Tlalnepantla, México, Mexico), is a Mexican professional boxer and the interim WBA World Light Welterweight Champion.

Patricia Alcivar

Patricia Alcivar aka "Patty Boom Boom Alcivar"(born December 12, 1977) is a professional boxer, competitive road and adventure racer, model and commercial/fitness actress.

Remigio Molina

Remigio Daniel Molina (born November 6, 1977 in Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina) is a former Argentine professional boxer in the Lightweight division.

Ricky Samaratana

Samaratana started his professional boxing career in Miami Beach, Florida.

Roger Leonard

Roger Leonard (born July 21, 1953) was a professional boxer from Palmer Park, Maryland.

Stan Martyniouk

Stan Martyniouk (born June 22, 1985 in Tallinn, Estonia) is an Estonian professional boxer in the Super Featherweight division.

The Prizefighter and the Lady

The Prizefighter and the Lady is a 1933 black-and-white Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer romance film starring Myrna Loy and famous professional boxers Max Baer, Primo Carnera, and Jack Dempsey.

Tony Canzoneri

Tony Canzoneri (November 6, 1908 – December 9, 1959 in Slidell, Louisiana) was an American professional boxer.

Tue Bjørn Thomsen

Tue Bjørn Thomsen (December 21, 1972 – April 23, 2006) was a professional boxer from Denmark, whose best performance as an amateur was winning the bronze medal at the 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

Watson v British Boxing Board of Control

Michael Watson was a boxer who, on 21 September 1991, fought Chris Eubank under the supervision of the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBC), the British professional boxing governing body.

Zdravko Mićević

Zdravko Mićević (born 1982 in Yugoslavia) is a Melbourne-based Serbian professional boxer, but is best known for his involvement in the death of former Australian cricketer David Hookes.