Jeff Fenech
Statistics
Real name	Jeff Fenech
Nickname(s)	Marrickville Mauler
Rated at	Super bantamweight
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1964-05-28) 28 May 1964 (age 48) Marrickville, Sydney, Australia
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	33
Wins	29
Wins by KO	21
Losses	3
Draws	1
No contests	0

Jeff Fenech (born 28 May 1964 in Marrickville, Sydney, Australia) is a retired Australian boxer and a three-weight world champion who is now a boxing trainer.

Boxing career[link]

Fenech had a stellar amateur career, which led to him representing his country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. It was that year that Fenech began his professional boxing career, beating Bobby Williams by a knockout in two in his homeland. Fenech was a fast starter: He won his first eleven bouts by knockout, and held his first fight abroad in only his fourth fight, when he beat Iliesa Manila by a knockout in two at Fiji.

He beat fringe contenders Wayne Mulholland and Rolando Navarro, both by a knockout in the fifth round, to start 1985. After those two wins, he was placed number one among the world's bantamweights by the International Boxing Federation.

Bantamweight champion[link]

Fenech only took six professional fights to become the number one contender, and he placed in fifth place all time for the boxer who got to fight for the world title the fastest after beginning his career when he challenged Satoshi Shingaki for the IBF title in only his seventh bout, displacing the second Davey Moore, and trailing Leon Spinks, Saensak Muangsurin, Pete Rademacher and Rafael Lovera. Fenech was the third fastest boxer to become a world champion, behind Muangsuring and Spinks, when he knocked out Shingaki in nine rounds in Sydney. After two non title knockout wins, he gave Shingaki a rematch and retained the crown with a knockout in three. After one more non title knockout win, Fenech had to go the distance for the first time, when he faced Jerome Coffee, retaining the title by a 15 round unanimous decision.

In 1986, Fenech had only two bouts, but they were both major fights: He won a 10 round, non title fight decision over former bantamweight and future super bantamweight world champion Daniel Zaragoza, and he retained the world championship with a knockout in 14 over Steve McCrory.

Super bantamweight champion[link]

1987 was a big year for Fenech. He went up in weight, and in his first fight as a super bantamweight, he defeated Tony Miller by a decision. Then, the WBC super bantamweight champion, Samart Payakaroon, traveled to Australia to defend his belt against Fenech. Fenech became a two-weight world champion by knocking Payakarum out in four rounds. For his next defense, he met future world bantamweight champion Greg Richardson and knocked him out in five. Then, it was former world bantamweight champion Carlos Zarate's turn to challenge Fenech. Fenech retained his crown by a technical decision win in four rounds, and then finished his year by knocking out Osmar Avila in one round in a non title affair.

Featherweight champion[link]

By 1988, Fenech had grown into a featherweight, and the WBC matched him with Puerto Rico's former world super bantamweight champion Victor Luvi Callejas for their vacant featherweight title, once again, in Sydney. Fenech joined boxing's exclusive group of fighters who have been world champs in three or more divisions, by knocking Callejas out in the 10th round. He retained that title twice before the year was over, knocking out Tyrone Downes and Georgie Navarro, both in the fifth round.

In 1989, he beat Marcos Villasana and former Julio César Chávez challenger Mario Martinez, both by decision.

Super featherweight title challenges[link]

After that, Fenech took one year off and came back in 1991 as a super featherweight. After beating Johnny Calhoun by a knockout in four, he tried to become a four division world champion when he met Azumah Nelson. The fight was fought on the undercard to the Mike Tyson, Razor Ruddock rematch. After 12 ferocious rounds the bout was controversially declared a draw. Jeff returned to Australia and after beating Miguel Francia, Nelson travelled to Melbourne to offer Fenech a second title try. This time, Fenech suffered his first loss, when he was knocked out in the eighth round for Nelson to retain the world title. Fenech's TKO loss on 1 March 1992 to Nelson was recognized as the Ring Magazine Upset of the Year.

After that fight, he fought sporadically. In 1993, he was beaten in seven rounds by knockout by American former IBF featherweight champion Calvin Grove, and in 1995, he beat Tialano Tovar, by a knockout in eight at New Jersey.

Lightweight title challenge[link]

Finally, in what was thought to have been both his last title fight and his last fight (he was to fight a rubber match with Nelson 12 years later), he lost to IBF lightweight champion Phillip Holiday of South Africa by a knockout in the second round in 1996. He retired after the bout.

Fenech retired with a record of 28 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 21 wins by knockout.

Post-retirement career[link]

In retirement, Fenech has kept busy, and now he is the owner of a sports clothing brand that carries his name in Australia. In addition, he was inducted in 2002 into the International Boxing Hall Of Fame in Canastota, New York. Fenech has become a trainer training such fighters as Hussein Hussein, Sakio Bika, and former IBF flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan.

On 5 January 2004, Fenech was attacked and stabbed by four men in Sydney, receiving facial cuts that required plastic surgery.

In June of the same year, the Fenech family home was attacked by shooters; seven bullets were recovered but no one was injured. Australian police believe the two attacks against Fenech are connected, ranging from a bar fight that Fenech had with a gang-member in 2003. The Australian newspaper quoted someone related to a Lebanese gang stating that "they will get him", but Fenech does not believe that the violent events are related.

In March 2005, Fenech signed to train former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, in an effort to relaunch Tyson's career.^[1]

Despite repeated denials made in the popular press and on his website, Fenech pleaded guilty to his role in the theft of 3 gold watches worth a total of $327 from a Gold Coast, Queensland boutique store. There was clear evidence of his involvement from in-store security cameras, revealing that Fenech actively participated in the incident.^[2]

Boxing comeback against Nelson[link]

In March 2008, Fenech - at age 43 - announced a comeback to professional boxing and lost 22 kilos in preparation for the fight. He was to fight Azumah Nelson in what was later built up as the grudge match of the century. The two were to do battle on June the 24th 2008 in Melbourne, Australia. A reality series/documentary on Fenech's life aired on channel 9 and fox sports in the weeks leading up to the fight.

On 24 June 2008, Fenech won the grudge match against Azumah Nelson by a majority decision, one judge scoring the fight a draw and the last two judges scoring it in favour of Fenech.

In June 2008, Fenech won the Shane Warne 888 Poker World Series of Poker Celebrity Bounty Event at Crown Casino sponsored by 888 Poker (owned by 888 Holdings PLC, a public listed company in London). Jeff Fenech now represents 888.com at poker events around the world including the Aussie Millions and the World Series of Poker.

On 16 February 2009, Fenech was arrested over an incident in Sydney's south. Police said a 44-year-old Five Dock man was arrested and questioned over an incident at Banksia about 5pm. The police would neither confirm Fenech was involved nor give any details of the incident.

According to reports, there was an altercation between Fenech and an "associate", longtime friend and former boxer Peter Mitrevski, who was allegedly king hit from behind by the "Marrickville Mauler".

Jeff Fenech is currently working on a biographical film project for 2013.

Amateur career[link]

• 1983 Oceanic Flyweight champion
• 1983 3rd place at Flyweight in World Championships in Rome, Italy. Results were:
  • Defeated Marcelino Diaz (Colombia) points
  • Lost to Huh Yong-Mo (South Korea) points
• 1983 3rd place as a Flyweight at Commonwealth Titles in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
• 1984 Oceanic Flyweight champion
• 1984 represented Australia as a Flyweight at Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Results were:
  • Defeated Rene Centellas (Bolivia) KO 3
  • Defeated David Mwaba (Tanzania) points
  • Lost to Redzep Redzepovski (Yugoslavia) points

See also[link]

• List of boxing triple champions‎

References[link]

• Fenech, the official biography / Grantlee Kieza and Peter Muszkat (1988, ISBN 0-949853-15-1)
• Jeff Fenech: I love youse all / with Terry Smith (1993, ISBN 1-875481-37-0)
• Caricature portrait of Jeff Fenech, 1988 / Spooner
• Jeff Fenech during a training session, 1991 / David Mahony
• Jeff Fenech in tears ..., 1984 / Bruce Howard

External links[link]

• Professional boxing record for Jeff Fenech from BoxRec
• Melbourne newspaper Port Phillip Leader article on Azumah Nelson fight with Jeff Fenech

Azumah Nelson
Statistics
Real name	Azumah Nelson
Nickname(s)	The Professor Zoom Zoom The Terrible Warrior
Rated at	Featherweight Super featherweight
Nationality	Ghanaian
Born	(1958-07-19) 19 July 1958 (age 53) Accra, Ghana
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	47
Wins	39
Wins by KO	28
Losses	6
Draws	2
No contests	0

Medal record
Men's Boxing
Competitor for  Ghana
Commonwealth Games
Gold	1978 Edmonton	Featherweight

Azumah Nelson (born 19 July 1958), a native of Ghana, is a former professional boxer. He is widely considered as the greatest African boxer ever. He is a three-time world champion in two weight classes.

Nelson is the former two-time WBC super featherweight Champion, and the former the WBC featherweight champion.

Amateur career[link]

Nelson had a stellar amateur career, competing at the 1978 Commonwealth Games where he won a gold medal in the Featherweight class, and compiling an Amateur Record of 50-2.

Professional career[link]

Nelson's professional boxing debut, in 1979, did not generate much attention, except in Ghana, where he was known because of his family ties. Internationally, Nelson lacked the recognition for such an event to be given its due importance. With the years, however, all of that changed because he garnered world wide fame as a boxer.

He beat Billy Kwame in Accra by a decision in eight to mark his professional debut. In his third fight, he fought on 3 March 1980, he knocked out Henry Sadler in the ninth round to win Ghana's regional 126 pound title. On 13 December of that year, he knocked out Joe Skipper in round 10 to add the African continent's belt to his Ghanaian regional championship.

1981 was a productive year for the upcoming fighter. He beat Bozzou Aziza in his first fight abroad; held in Togo, and then he beat Miguel Ruiz in his first United States fight, held in California. He added the Commonwealth of Nations' Featherweight title with a five round knockout of Brian Roberts.

Despite all his early achievements and being undefeated in 13 fights, Nelson was virtually unknown outside Ghana. Because of this, he was a decisive underdog when he challenged WBC featherweight champion Salvador Sánchez on 21 July 1982 at the Madison Square Garden in New York. Despite losing that fight by a knockout in round 15, Nelson's stock as a boxer rose after that fight, and he established himself as a deserving leading contender in the eyes of many fans. Further, Nelson was put at a significant disadvantage when his custom mouthpiece was stolen and he had to make do with a makeshift one purchased from a store and cut to his mouth with a knife, leaving him in pain for the whole fight. The Sánchez-Nelson fight would be Salvador Sánchez's last fight, as he died almost two months later after suffering a car accident in Mexico City.

In his next fight, Nelson knocked out fringe contender Irving Mitchell in eight rounds.

World featherweight champion[link]

Nelson won all four of his fights in 1983, and he began 1984 by beating Hector Cortez by decision on 9 March in Las Vegas. Then, on 8 December of that year, he became boxing royalty by knocking out Wilfredo Gómez in round 11 to win the WBC featherweight championship.^[1] Behind on the three judges' scorecards, Nelson rallied in that last round to become champion in Puerto Rico.

Nelson held on to that title for three years. He could not fight for 9 months after the Gómez bout, but when he returned, he retained the title in Miami with a fifth round knockout of Juvenal Ordenes in September 1985, and then in October of that year, he retained it again with a first round knockout of Pat Cowdell in Birmingham, England. The Cowdell knockout in particular became a highlight film material: Cowdell was left frozen on the canvas by Nelson's knockout punch.

In 1986, he retained the title two times, beating future world champion Marcos Villasana and former Barry McGuigan challenger Danilo Cabrera (once again, in Puerto Rico).

In 1987, Nelson retained the title against Mauro Guitierrez, by a knockout in round six, and in a rematch with Villasana, once again, by decision. After the second fight with Villasana, Nelson abandoned the WBC title.

Super featherweight[link]

Nelson began 1988 by defeating Mario Martinez by decision over 12 rounds in Los Angeles to win the vacant WBC super featherweight title, and then he defended the title with a knockout in round nine against former world champ Lupe Suarez, and with a knockout in three over Sydney Del Rovere.

He proceeded in 1989 by beating Martinez in a rematch, by knockout in round 12, and then fighting Jim McDonnell, with exactly the same result. The fight with McDonnell, fought in London, was considered one of the fights of the year by many boxing magazines, and McDonnell was widely praised by critics for his stand against Nelson. McDonnell suffered four knockdowns before the fight was stopped by referee Joe Cortez.

On 19 May 1990, Nelson tried to join the exclusive group of three-division world champion boxers by challenging world lightweight champion Pernell Whitaker, but he was handed his second career loss. when Whitaker won a 12 round unanimous decision to retain the title. For his next fight, he went to Australia to meet the former world Featherweight champion, Puerto Rico's Juan Laporte. He beat Laporte by a decision in 12 to retain the world Jr. Lightweight title.

In 1991, he had only two fights. In Spain, he beat Daniel Mustapha by a knockout in round four of a non-title bout, and then, in Las Vegas, he retained the title with a controversial draw against three-weight world champion Jeff Fenech. Many ringside observers and boxing writers felt Fenech had deserved to win that night, and an immediate rematch was signed and set for 1 March 1992.

Back in Australia, Nelson defeated Fenech by a knockout in round eight of their sequel, and then he retained the title with a 12 round decision over former world champion Calvin Grove on 7 November.

On 20 February 1993, the world travelling champion defeated future world champion Gabriel Ruelas by decision in 12 in front of 120,000 fans (most of whom had come to watch Julio César Chávez defend his world title against Greg Haugen in the evening's main event) in Mexico. The 120,000 fan turnout was the largest ever for a boxing event. Then, on 10 September, he began his four fights series with future world champion Jesse James Leija by retaining the title with a draw as part of the Julio César Chávez-Pernell Whitaker fight's undercard in San Antonio. Originally announced as a winner, Nelson found out minutes later when Leija was being interviewed that the correct outcome was a draw, giving Leija a rematch. The fight's announcer had accidentally mixed the scorecards and announced Nelson the winner. Even though the decision was changed to draw, Nelson still kept his title.

On 7 May 1994, he and Leija met for the second time: That time around, the announcer was right when he announced Leija was winner and new world champion. That was Nelson's only bout in 1994.

Leija quickly lost the title to Ruelas, who defended against Nelson on 1 December 1995, and Nelson recovered the title in his rematch with Ruelas by knocking him out in round five.

His first defense took place almost a year later, when he and Leija had their third bout. Nelson retained the title with a six round knockout. As had become his common practice, that was the only time Nelson fought in 1996.

In 1997, Nelson lost the Lineal & WBC titles to Genaro Hernandez when beaten on points in twelve rounds. He was almost disqualified when he accidentally hit Hernandez in the throat after the bell to finish round seven and Hernandez lay on the floor for several minutes. However, Hernandez chose to continue, allowing Nelson to lose by the more honorable way of the judge's decision.

In 1998, he lost to Leija in their fourth and final bout in the lightweight division, but Nelson realized his best days in boxing were over, and he retired.

Nelson had a record of 39 wins, 6 losses and 2 draws, with 28 knockout wins.

First Comeback Attempt in 2008[link]

Sixteen years after their last meeting, Nelson fought a rematch with lifelong rival Jeff Fenech. Nelson, 49, and Fenech, 44, fought in Australia on 24 June 2008, with Jeff Fenech winning a majority decision.

Official professional boxing record[link]

39 Wins (28 Knockouts), 6 Defeats (1 Knockout), 2 Draws[2]
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	39-6-2	Jeff Fenech	MD	10	2008-06-24	Hisense Arena, Melbourne, Victoria
Loss	39-5-2	Jesse James Leija	UD	12	1998-07-11	Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
Loss	39-4-2	Genaro Hernández	SD	12	1997-03-22	Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, Texas	Lost WBC World Super Featherweight title.
Win	39-3-2	Jesse James Leija	TKO	6 (12), 1:58	1996-06-01	Boulder Station, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained WBC World Super Featherweight title.
Win	38-3-2	Gabriel Ruelas	TKO	5 (12), 1:12	1995-12-01	Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California	Won WBC World Super Featherweight title.
Loss	37-3-2	Jesse James Leija	UD	12	1994-05-07	MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada	Lost WBC World Super Featherweight title.
Draw	37-2-2	Jesse James Leija	PTS	12	1993-09-10	Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas	Retained WBC World Super Featherweight title.
Win	37-2-1	Gabriel Ruelas	MD	12	1993-02-20	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Distrito Federal	Retained WBC World Super Featherweight title.
Win	36-2-1	Calvin Grove	UD	12	1992-11-07	Caesars Tahoe, Las Vegas, Stateline	Retained WBC World Super Featherweight title.
Win	35-2-1	Jeff Fenech	TKO	8 (12), 2:20	1992-03-01	Princes Park Football Ground, Melbourne, Victoria	Retained WBC World Super Featherweight title.
Draw	34-2-1	Jeff Fenech	PTS	12	1991-06-28	Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained WBC World Super Featherweight title.
Win	34-2	Daniel Mustapha	KO	4	1991-03-16	Polideportivo Principal Felipe, Zaragoza, Aragón
Win	33-2	Juan Laporte	UD	12	1990-10-13	Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, New South Wales	Retained WBC World Super Featherweight title.
Loss	32-2	Pernell Whitaker	UD	12	1990-05-19	Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada	For WBC & IBF World Lightweight titles.
Win	32-1	Jim McDonnell	TKO	12 (12)	1989-11-05	Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London	Retained WBC World Super Featherweight title.
Win	31-1	Mario Martínez	TKO	12 (12), 1:18	1989-02-25	Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained WBC World Super Featherweight title.
Win	30-1	Sidnei Dal Rovere	TKO	3 (12), 2:04	1988-12-10	Accra Sports Stadium, Accra	Retained WBC World Super Featherweight title.
Win	29-1	Lupe Suarez	TKO	9(12), 0:27	1988-06-25	Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained WBC World Super Featherweight title.
Win	28-1	Mario Martínez	SD	12	1988-02-29	Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California	Won vacant WBC World Super Featherweight title.
Win	27-1	Marcos Villasana	UD	12	1987-08-29	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California	Retained WBC World Featherweight title.
Win	26-1	Mauro Gutierrez	KO	6 (12), 0:33	1987-03-07	Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada	Retained WBC World Featherweight title.
Win	25-1	Aaron Duribe	KO	6	1986-12-13	Accra
Win	24-1	Danilo Cabrera	TKO	10 (12), 2:31	1986-06-22	Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan	Retained WBC World Featherweight title.
Win	23-1	Marcos Villasana	MD	12	1986-02-25	Inglewood Forum, Los Angeles, California	Retained WBC World Featherweight title.
Win	22-1	Pat Cowdell	KO	1 (12), 2:24	1985-10-12	National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, West Midlands	Retained WBC World Featherweight title.
Win	21-1	Juvenal Ordenes	TKO	5 (12), 2:45	1985-09-06	Tamiani Fairgrounds Auditorium, Miami, Florida	Retained WBC World Featherweight title.
Win	20-1	Wilfredo Gómez	KO	11 (12), 2:58	1984-12-08	Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan	Won WBC World Featherweight title.
Win	19-1	Hector Cortez	UD	10	1984-03-09	Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	18-1	Kabiru Akindele	KO	9 (15)	1983-11-23	Lagos	Retained Commonwealth (British Empire) Featherweight title.
Win	17-1	Alberto Collazo	TKO	2 (10), 1:40	1983-09-23	Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio
Win	16-1	Alvin Fowler	TKO	2	1983-08-17	Showboat Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	15-1	Ricky Wallace	TKO	2	1983-02-12	Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio
Win	14-1	Irving Mitchell	TKO	5 (10)	1982-10-31	Great Gorge Resort, McAfee, New Jersey
Loss	13-1	Salvador Sánchez	TKO	15 (15), 1:49	1982-07-21	Madison Square Garden, New York, New York	For WBC World Featherweight title.
Win	13-0	Mukaila Bukare	TKO	6	1982-06-26	Accra
Win	12-0	Charm Chiteule	TKO	10 (15)	1982-02-28	Woodlands Stadium, Lusaka	Retained Commonwealth (British Empire) Featherweight title.
Win	11-0	Kabiru Akindele	KO	6 (15)	1981-12-04	Freetown	Retained Commonwealth (British Empire) Featherweight title.
Win	10-0	Brian Roberts	TKO	5 (15)	1981-09-26	Accra Sports Stadium, Accra	Won vacant Commonwealth (British Empire) Featherweight title.

Status in Ghana Today[link]

Nelson gained national hero status in Ghana. He is widely recognized by boxing fans and critics as the greatest fighter ever to come out of this coastal African nation. He was selected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame on 8 January 2004. He was inducted 13 June 2004. He is also a member of the World Boxing Hall of Fame.

Nelson also has endured personal loss - his wife of many years died during the 1990s of cancer.

Titles[link]

See also[link]

• List of WBC world champions

References[link]

External links[link]

• Professional boxing record for Azumah Nelson from BoxRec\

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Marcos Villasana
Statistics
Real name	Marcos Villasana
Rated at	Featherweight
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Nationality	Mexico
Born	(1960-06-11) June 11, 1960 (age 52) San José,Guatemala, Guerrero
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	66
Wins	55
Wins by KO	47
Losses	8
Draws	3
No contests	0

Marcos Villasana is a retired Mexican boxer and former WBC featherweight champion.

Villasana first challenged Azumah Nelson for the WBC featherweight title, losing a narrow split decision on February 25, 1986. A rematch 18 months later was also unsuccessful, as Nelson won a unanimous decision.

Villasana fought to a draw for the WBA featherweight title against Antonio Esparragoza on June 23, 1988, with Villasana getting a point deducted for a low blow in the 5th round.

Villasana's very next bout was a third shot at the WBC featherweight title against champion Jeff Fenech, which resulted in a unanimous decision defeat. Shortly thereafter, Fenech relinquished the title and moved to the super featherweight division.

Villasana won the vacant WBC featherweight title June 2, 1990, defeating Paul Hodkinson. He successfully defended the title four times before losing a unanimous decision rematch to Hodkinson on November 13, 1991.

See also[link]

• List of WBC world champions

External links[link]

• http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=958&cat=boxer
• http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Human:958

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Greg Richardson (born February 7, 1958 in Youngstown, Ohio) is a former boxer who was WBC Bantamweight Champion between February 25, 1991, and September 19, 1991.^[1]

He was born on the East Side of Youngstown, where he launched his amateur career in the late 1960s. In 1974, Richardson was the National AAU and National Golden Gloves flyweight champion.^[1]

Pro career[link]

Known as "The Flea", Richardson turned pro in 1982. Richardson's professional career peaked in February 1991, when he scored an upset victory over Raúl Pérez and won the WBC bantamweight title. Trained by Earl Charity, Richardson's quick reflexes were credited with earning him a 12-round unanimous decision over Perez, who held the title for almost 28 months.^[2] He defended the title only once before losing the belt to Joichiro Tatsuyoshi in 1991.^[1] In 1992 he moved down in weight to take on WBC super flyweight title holder Sung-Kil Moon, but lost a majority decision. He retired in 1996.

During his career Greg Richardson also held the NABF Bantamweight Title, as well as the USBA Bantamweight and Super Bantamweight Titles.

He is the uncle of former Florida Gators Cornerback Keiwan Ratliff.

See also[link]

• List of WBC world champions

References[link]

External links[link]

• Professional boxing record for Greg Richardson from BoxRec

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Steve McCrory

Personal information
Born	April 13, 1964
Medal record Men's Boxing Competitor for the  United States Olympic Games Gold 1984 Los Angeles Flyweight Pan American Games Bronze 1983 Caracas Flyweight

Steve McCrory (April 13, 1964 – August 1, 2000, both in Detroit, Michigan) was an American boxer, who won the Flyweight Gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. A year earlier he won a bronze medal at the 1983 Pan American Games.

Personal[link]

McCrory is the brother of former WBC Welterweight champion Milton McCrory.

Amateur career[link]

• 1982 United States Amateur flyweight champion (spring)
• 1983 United States Amateur flyweight champion
• Won the Flyweight Gold Medal for the United States at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.

Olympic Results[link]

• • Defeated Tad Joseph (Grenada) walkover
  • Defeated Fausto Garcia (Mexico) RSC 1
  • Defeated Peter Ayesu (Malawi) 5-0
  • Defeated Eyup Can (Turkey) 5-0
  • Defeated Redzep Redzepovski (Yugoslavia) 4-1

Pro career[link]

Nicknamed Bluesman, McCrory began his professional career in 1984 and challenged IBF Bantamweight Title holder Jeff Fenech in 1986. Fenech dominated and won via 14th round TKO. This was to be McCrory's last shot at a major title, and he later moved up to Super Featherweight and was beaten by Jesse James Leija.

Death[link]

McCrory died August 1, 2000 after a prolonged illness.

External links[link]

• Professional boxing record for Steve McCrory from BoxRec

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