Courtney Fry (born 19 May 1975) is a British former boxer who competed professionally from 2003 to 2015. As an amateur, he won a gold medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and represented Great Britain at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.[1] As a professional, he challenged once for the British, and Commonwealth light-heavyweight titles in 2009.
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| Born | 19 May 1975 | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 1+1⁄2 in (187 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Reach | 73 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 27 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 19 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 8 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amateur edit
In addition to competing at the Olympic Games he represented England and won a gold medal in the light heavyweight 81 kg division, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2][3] Four years later he represented England again at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in the same weight division and reached the quarter-final stage.[4]
Professional boxing record edit
| 27 fights | 19 wins | 8 losses |
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| By knockout | 6 | 3 |
| By decision | 13 | 5 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 27 | Loss | 19–8 |  Tommy McCarthy
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PTS | 8 | 1 Aug 2015 |  Falls Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| 26 | Loss | 19–7 | Craig Kennedy
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UD | 10 | 19 Jun 2015 | Newport Centre, Newport, Wales
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| 25 | Win | 19–6 | Jon-Lewis Dickinson
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PTS | 10 | 29 Nov 2014 | Gateshead Leisure Centre, Gateshead, England
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| 24 | Loss | 18–6 |  Roy Jones Jr.
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RTD | 5 (12), 3:00 | 26 Jul 2014 |  Kipsala Exhibition Centre, Riga, Latvia
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| 23 | Loss | 18–5 | Nathan King
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PTS | 4 | 24 May 2014 | Deeside Leisure Centre, Queensferry, Wales
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| 22 | Loss | 18–4 | Enzo Maccarinelli
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TKO | 7 (10), 1:46 | 7 Dec 2013 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
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| 21 | Win | 18–3 | Matty Clarkson
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PTS | 6 | 12 Oct 2012 | Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England
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| 20 | Win | 17–3 | Carl Wild
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PTS | 6 | 30 Jun 2012 | Olympia, Liverpool, England
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| 19 | Win | 16–3 | Jody Meikle
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PTS | 4 | 3 Feb 2012 | Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England
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| 18 | Win | 15–3 | Simeon Cover
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TKO | 5 (6), 2:58 | 18 Dec 2011 | De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
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| 17 | Win | 14–3 | Jamie Ambler
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PTS | 6 | 30 Sep 2011 | Olympia, Liverpool, England
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| 16 | Loss | 13–3 | Nathan Cleverly
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TKO | 8 (12), 2:51 | 9 Sep 2009 | York Hall, London, England
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For British, and Commonwealth light-heavyweight titles |
| 15 | Loss | 13–2 | Tony Oakey
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UD | 3 | 20 Feb 2009 | York Hall, London, England
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Prizefighter: The Light-heavyweights – Semi-final |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Shon Davies
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UD | 3 | 20 Feb 2009 | York Hall, London, England
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Prizefighter: The Light-heavyweights – Quarter-final |
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Jevgēņijs Andrejevs
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PTS | 6 | 10 Oct 2008 | Café Royal, London, England
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| 12 | Win | 11–1 |  Tony Salam
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KO | 6 (8), 1:07 | 1 Feb 2008 | York Hall, London, England
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| 11 | Win | 10–1 |  Nick Okoth
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TKO | 1 (6), 1:43 | 21 Sep 2007 | York Hall, London, England
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| 10 | Win | 9–1 |  Vasyl Kondor
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PTS | 6 | 7 Apr 2006 | Whitchurch Sports Centre, Bristol, England
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| 9 | Loss | 8–1 | Ovill McKenzie
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PTS | 4 | 13 May 2005 | Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, England
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| 8 | Win | 8–0 |  Varujan Davtyan
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RTD | 2 (6), 3:00 | 17 Dec 2004 | Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, England
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| 7 | Win | 7–0 |  Valery Odin
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PTS | 8 | 19 Jun 2004 | Alexandra Palace, London, England
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Radcliffe Green
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PTS | 6 | 8 May 2004 | Whitchurch Sports Centre, Bristol, England
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| 5 | Win | 5–0 |  Paulino Da Silva
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PTS | 4 | 2 Apr 2004 | Plymouth Marjon University, Plymouth, England
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Clint Johnson
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TKO | 2 (6), 2:28 | 20 Mar 2004 | Wembley Arena, London, England
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Ovill McKenzie
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PTS | 4 | 24 Oct 2003 | York Hall, London, England
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Darren Ashton
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PTS | 4 | 31 May 2003 | York Hall, London, England
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Harry Butler
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TKO | 3 (4) | 29 Mar 2003 | Wembley Conference Centre, London, England
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References edit
- ^ Profile: Courtney Fry sports.reference.com (Retrieved on 21 January 2014)
- ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
External links edit
- Courtney Fry at BoxRec (registration required)
- Courtney Fry at Olympedia
- Courtney Fry at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
