Bruce Finch

29 10 1
19 KOs 7 KOs
Bruce Finch profile picture
division welter
status inactive
bouts 40
rounds 209
KOs 65.52%
career 1973-1985
debut 1973-09-25

ID# 000351
sex male
alias Lightnin'
nationality USA
stance orthodox
residence Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
birth place Elyria, Ohio, USA
followers
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Box-pro 40 bouts

datew-l-dlast 6result
1985-11-28 Laurie Mann 22 2 0
Coliseum, Vancouver
L-UD
1985-04-12 Jose Antonio
Martinez
6 1 0
Felt Forum, New York
L-MD
ref: Johnny Colan   Tony Castellano 4-6   Harold Lederman 4-6   Artie Levine 5-5
1984-03-31 Ali Kareem Muhammad 12 1 0
Arena, Milwaukee
W-UD
1983-05-21 Tommy Ayers 19 0 0
Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati
L-KO
1983-03-18 Elio Diaz 28 0 0
Convention Center, Atlantic City
L-TKO
1983-01-14 Pedro Vilella 10 0 1
Felt Forum, New York
L-UD
1982-05-04 Donald Curry 11 0 0
Caesars Palace, Sports Pavilion, Las Vegas
L-TKO
1:10    ref: Richard Green

1982-02-15 Ray Leonard 31 1 0
Centennial Coliseum, Reno
L-TKO
1:50    ref: Mills Lane   Henry Elespuru 18-19   Duane Ford 17-19   Herb Santos 17-19

Broadcast by HBO. Finch down three times. Twice in the 2nd rd. and once in the 3rd round.
1981-07-29 Sonny Perez 0 1 0
Silver Slipper, Las Vegas
W-TKO
0:43    ref: John Worth
1981-06-09 Jose Dominguez 12 8 4
Showboat Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas
W-TKO
1:53    ref: Richard Green

1981-04-07 Jose Dominguez 12 7 4
Showboat Hotel & Casino, Sports Pavilion, Las Vegas
W-TKO
2:59    ref: Harold Krause

1981-02-10 Zeferino Gonzalez 20 4 1
Showboat Hotel & Casino, Sports Pavilion, Las Vegas
W-TKO
The bout was stopped on cuts.
1980-12-17 Victor Martinez 26 4 0
Silver Slipper, Las Vegas
W-TKO
2:46    
Martinez down 3 times in the 1st round.
1980-09-16 Rafael Rodriguez 24 16 1
Convention Centre, Winnipeg
W-UD
Piercy Haynes 49-47   Johnny Roberts 50-48   Ed St Mars 50-45
1980-07-23 Javier Ayala 26 25 1
Silver Slipper, Las Vegas
W-KO
1:58    ref: Carlos Padilla
1980-02-01 Jose Luis Santana 5 2 0
International Amphitheatre, Chicago
W-UD
1979-11-20 Curtis Taylor 9 2 0
Circle Arena, Chicago
W-TKO
1979-06-24 Ed Modicue 10 4 0
Ramada Sands Restaurant, Milwaukee
W-TKO
1:56    ref: Dick Bartman
1978-09-07 Thomas Hearns 11 0 0
Olympia Stadium, Detroit
L-KO

1978-08-23 Quincy Daniels 13 4 0
Silver Slipper, Las Vegas
W-TKO
1978-06-28 Darryl Penn 11 5 1
Silver Slipper, Las Vegas
W-TKO
1978-05-30 Alex Poratta 2 2 1
Milwaukee
W-TKO
Not reported in Milwaukee newspapers of time....
1978-04-17 Fred Johnson 10 1 0
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans
W-UD
ref: Pete Giarusso    5-3    5-4    6-3
1977-06-06 Larry Bonds 19 2 0
Auditorium, Milwaukee
L-TKO
Stopped on cut.
1977-05-21 Dan Pettigrew debut
Milwaukee
W-KO
# of rounds unknown
1977-05-04 Pete Ranzany 31 1 0
Civic Auditorium, San Francisco
L-TKO
2:59    ref: Vern Bybee
1977-03-25 Tyrone Phelps 11 12 3
Eagles Club, Milwaukee
W-PTS
1977-02-14 Charles Walters debut
Eagles Club, Milwaukee
W-TKO
2:09    
Finch's opponent reported as Eddie Bergan from Cincinnati, OH in Milwaukee Sentinel.
1976-02-02 Don Boulter 15 9 0
Eagles Club, Milwaukee
W-TKO
2:57    ref: Dick Bartman
1975-12-08 Bobby Williams 20 47 2
Eagles Club, Milwaukee
W-KO
Williams was a replacement for Beau Jaynes of Lowell, MA.
1975-10-20 Candy Smith 2 2 0
Eagles Club, Milwaukee
W-KO
1974-11-20 Ricardo Thomatis 2 3 0
Auditorium, Milwaukee
W-TKO
1974-11-05 Juan Ribota debut
Eagles Club, Milwaukee
W-TKO
1974-10-16 Timothy Adams 3 3 0
Eagles Club, Milwaukee
W-TKO
2:04    ref: Dick Bartman
The program had two professional bouts and several amateur bouts.
1974-06-10 Myron Kowal 2 0 1
Eagles Club, Milwaukee
W-PTS
1974-05-23 Gary Holmgren 1 0 0
Auditorium, Minneapolis
W-PTS
1974-01-21 Tom Tarantino 4 5 1
Eagles Club, Milwaukee
W-UD
The card had three professional bouts.
1973-12-18 Tom Tarantino 4 4 1
Eagles Club, Milwaukee
W-PTS
1973-09-25 Jeff Morgan 4 2 1
Eagles Club, Milwaukee
D-PTS
1973-06-25 Tony Roland 2 2 0
Eagles Club, Milwaukee
W-UD
Finch's debut