top foreign boxers in british leisure centres
top foreign boxers in british leisure centres
Can remember when the excellent Orlando canizales defended his world titles against Billy hardy in the crowtree leisure centre Sunderland of all places. Must have been a strange experience for the Texan, any other examples ?
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Tuan_Jim
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Brilliant thread idea! Will have a think.
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Counter-puncher
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Winky Wright fought a couple of Brits at small venues didn't he?
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I cheated by looking it up, but Sergio Martinez fought Adrien Stone at the Whitchurch Sports Centre in Bristol between the two Richard Williams fights.
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Ruiz fought here loads. Pretty sure he won in a few lesuire centres in the West Country.
Azumah nelson fought here albeit slightly larger venues.
Carlos de Leon.
John Molina beat flood havard.
Azumah nelson fought here albeit slightly larger venues.
Carlos de Leon.
John Molina beat flood havard.
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Marcos villasana and Stevie Cruz both fought hoko at the Mayfield leisure centre in belfast
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Tapia fought at the York hall too. So have quite a few international names. Not sure what it is really. It used to be a swimming pool didn't it? Been loads. Not sure what it is when no boxing on. Community centre or something.
I thought kalamabay fought at the Doncaster dome but it was Wembley arena. He did fight pyatt at a tiny venue though.
I thought kalamabay fought at the Doncaster dome but it was Wembley arena. He did fight pyatt at a tiny venue though.
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Counter-puncher
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Nice oneJ-C wrote:I cheated by looking it up, but Sergio Martinez fought Adrien Stone at the Whitchurch Sports Centre in Bristol between the two Richard Williams fights.
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Sammy Fuentes fought at the Crawley Leisure Centre in 1994.
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Baby Jake matlala also boxed at the Mayfield leisure centre Belfast against mcauley
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Kiko Martinez lost a MD to Rendall Munroe for European title at Harvey Hadden lesiure centre in nottingham.
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Acelino Freitas fought Peter Buckley at Everton Park Sports Centre
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I was grappling around for his name in the recesses of my mind, he fought Barry Jones at the Doncaster Dome. Probably the smallest venue he's fought in during his title reign.grub wrote:Acelino Freitas fought Peter Buckley at Everton Park Sports Centre
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Teddy's Toupee
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Jones knocked him down, too. He looked more stunned than Freitas when it happened.orbtastic wrote:I was grappling around for his name in the recesses of my mind, he fought Barry Jones at the Doncaster Dome. Probably the smallest venue he's fought in during his title reign.grub wrote:Acelino Freitas fought Peter Buckley at Everton Park Sports Centre
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Glen Johnson fought Clinton woods at the Hillsborough leisure centre sheffield
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Slightly off from the topic title but Lennox Lewis fought at Hull City Hall, which is a small venue.
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Corrie Sanders...a couple of times I think.
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Cassius Baloyi vs Steve Robinson in Ebbw Vale Leisure Centre.....I was there

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I see Lennox at crystal palace swimming poolmilpool wrote:Slightly off from the topic title but Lennox Lewis fought at Hull City Hall, which is a small venue.
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Verno Philips v Paul Jones at Hillsborough leisure centre Sheffield
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Old bones Ian
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Bert Cooper had his 3rd pro fight at Gateshead Leisure centre.
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Nice oneOld bones Ian wrote:Bert Cooper had his 3rd pro fight at Gateshead Leisure centre.
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Rocky lockridge fought barry michael in a shitty little hall in windsor.it was some tiny nightclub i recall
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rubberneck
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Javier Castillejo won the EBU title at Corn Exchange in Ipswich against Russian boxer Ahmet Dottuev. Castillejo would go on to win the WBA title.
