Bruce Curry
Name: Bruce Curry
Alias: Curry Fuji
Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Birthplace: Marlin, Texas, USA
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 176cm
Reach: 170cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record
Trainer: Jesse Reid
Manager: Billy Baxter
Bruce Curry is the older brother of fellow boxers Graylin Curry and Donald Curry. Bruce and Donald were the first brothers to hold world titles at the same time.
Curry was a four-time Fort Worth Golden Gloves Champion, a two-time Star-Telegram Texas State Golden Gloves Champion, and the 1976 Western Olympic Trials Light Welterweight Champion. He lost to Sugar Ray Leonard in the light welterweight final at the 1976 U.S. Olympic Trials. Curry reportedly had an amateur record of 315-11.
Curry won the WBC Super Lightweight Championship with a twelve-round unanimous decision against Leroy Haley on May 18, 1983. In his third defense, he lost the title to Billy Costello by a tenth-round TKO on January 29, 1984.
On February 2, 1984, Curry was arrested on charges he fired several shots at his trainer, Jesse Reid, following an altercation at the Golden Gloves Gym in Las Vegas. He reportedly fought with Reid after blaming the trainer for his loss to Costello. Curry was booked for assault with a deadly weapon and carrying a concealed weapon.
Curry was found not guilty by reason of insanity and sent to a state mental hospital in near Reno. He was released in March 1985.
External Links
Bruce Curry Arrested
Curry Released From Hospital
| Preceded by: Leroy Haley |
WBC Light Welterweight Champion 1983 May 18 – 1984 Jan 29 |
Succeeded by: Billy Costello |