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Neville Brown

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Neville Brown (born 26 February 1966) is a British former boxer who was British middleweight champion between 1993 and 1998, and also fought for Commonwealth, European, and World titles.

Neville Brown
Born (1966-02-26) 26 February 1966 (age 58)
NationalityBritish
Other namesThe Saint
Statistics
Weight(s)Middleweight, super middleweight
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Reach72 in (180 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights40
Wins32
Wins by KO26
Losses8

Career edit

From Burton-upon-Trent, Neville Brown first tasted success as an amateur, winning the ABA light-middleweight title in both 1987 and 1989. He had his first professional fight in November 1989, a fourth round stoppage of Spencer Alton. After winning his first eleven professional fights, he suffered his first defeat in July 1991, when he was stopped in the first round by Paul Wesley. He avenged that defeat three months later, stopping Wesley in the third round.

In November 1993, he challenged for Frank Grant's British middleweight title, stopping the defending champion in the seventh round. Two months later he successfully defended the title against Andy Flute. In July 1994, he had his first fight outside the UK when he travelled to Italy to challenge for Agostino Cardamone's European title; Cardamone stopped him in the seventh round. Back in the UK he made successful defences of his British title against Antonio Fernandez, Carlo Colarusso, and Shaun Cummins, all inside the distance.[1]

In March 1996 he got a World title shot, challenging for Steve Collins' WBO super middleweight title. Collins had Brown down in the first round, and twice more in the eleventh before the fight was stopped.[2][3]

Back down at middleweight, Brown made a successful defence of his British title in January 1997 against Willie Quinn.[4] Three months later he made a second challenge for the European title, this time being stopped in the sixth by Hacine Cherifi. In January 1998 he lost his British title to Glenn Catley.[5] After winning two of his next three fights, he faced Sam Soliman in June 2000 for the vacant Commonwealth middleweight title; Soliman stopped him in the ninth round. Brown subsequently retired from boxing.[2]

Brown went on to work as a boxing coach and personal trainer, and returned to the ring in July 2014 for a charity exhibition fight against Collins.[2]

Professional boxing record edit

41 fights 32 wins 8 losses
By knockout 26 7
By decision 6 1
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
40 Loss 32–8   Sam Soliman TKO 9 (12) 2000-06-19   Meadowside Leisure Centre, Burton upon Trent, England For vacant Commonwealth (British Empire) Middleweight title.
39 Win 32–7   Jason Collins TKO 2 (6), 1:48 2000-05-21   Pennine Hotel, Derby, England
38 Loss 31–7   Chris Davies TKO 2 (8) 2000-03-18   Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
37 Win 31–6   Errol McDonald TKO 3 (10), 2:43 1999-07-17   The Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster, England
36 Loss 30–6   Glenn Catley RTD 8 (12), 3:00 1998-01-17   Whitchurch Sports Centre, Bristol, England Lost BBBofC British Middleweight title.
35 Loss 30–5   Hacine Cherifi TKO 6 (12), 2:44 1997-04-26   Green Bank Leisure Centre, Swadlincote, England For EBU European Middleweight title.
34 Win 30–4   Willie Quinn TKO 4 (12), 2:10 1997-01-18   Green Bank Leisure Centre, Swadlincote, England Retained BBBofC British Middleweight title.
33 Loss 29–4   Steve Collins TKO 11 (12), 0:54 1996-03-09   Green Glens Arena, Millstreet, Ireland For WBO super-middleweight title.
32 Win 29–3   Shaun Cummins KO 5 (12), 2:40 1995-11-10   Moorways Leisure Centre, Derby, England Retained BBBofC British Middleweight title.
31 Win 28–3   Trevor Ambrose PTS 8 1995-09-02   Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, England
30 Loss 27–3   Anthony Ivory PTS 8 1995-07-22   London Arena, Millwall, London, England
29 Win 27–2   Carlo Colarusso TKO 7 (12), 2:26 1995-03-03   York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England Retained BBBofC British Middleweight title.
28 Win 26–2   Steve Goodwin TKO 3 (10), 0:45 1995-02-10   Aston Villa Leisure Centre, Birmingham, England
27 Win 25–2   Antonio Fernandez TKO 9 (12) 1994-11-29   Chase Leisure Centre, Cannock, England Retained BBBofC British Middleweight title.
26 Win 24–2   Colin Pitters KO 2 (8), 0:26 1994-10-29   Chase Leisure Centre, Cannock, England
25 Loss 23–2   Agostino Cardamone TKO 7 (12) 1994-07-20   National Exhibition Centre, Solofra, Italy For EBU European Middleweight title.
24 Win 23–1   Walid Underwood PTS 10 1994-03-16   National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England
23 Win 22–1   Andy Flute RTD 7 (12), 3:00 1994-01-26   Aston Villa Leisure Centre, Birmingham, England Retained BBBofC British Middleweight title.
22 Win 21–1   Frank Grant TKO 7 (12) 1993-11-10   York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England Won BBBofC British Middleweight title.
21 Win 20–1   Paul Busby PTS 10 1993-03-16   Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England
20 Win 19–1   Graham Burton KO 4 (8) 1993-01-20   Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England
19 Win 18–1   Karl Barwise TKO 6 (8) 1992-12-04   Racquet Centre, Telford, England
18 Win 17–1   Horace Fleary PTS 8 1992-11-02   Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England
17 Win 16–1   Ernie Loveridge TKO 4 (6) 1992-10-01   Telford Ice Rink, Telford, England
16 Win 15–1   Paul Murray KO 3 (8), 1:37 1992-03-26   Telford Ice Rink, Telford, England
15 Win 14–1   Colin Pitters TKO 3 (8), 0:48 1991-11-21   Meadowside Leisure Centre, Burton upon Trent, England
14 Win 13–1   Paul Wesley PTS 8 1991-10-03   Meadowside Leisure Centre, Burton upon Trent, England
13 Win 12–1   Paul Smith TKO 3 (8), 2:30 1991-08-29   Town Hall, Oakengates, England
12 Loss 11–1   Paul Wesley TKO 1 (8) 1991-07-04   Leisure Centre, Alfreton, England
11 Win 11–0   Winston Wray TKO 1 (8) 1991-04-12   Baths, Willenhall, England
10 Win 10–0   Tony Booth PTS 6 1991-03-28   Leisure Centre, Alfreton, England
9 Win 9–0   Jimmy Thornton TKO 1 (8) 1991-02-13   Grand Hall, Wembley, London, England
8 Win 8–0   Seamus Casey TKO 4 (8) 1991-01-17   Leisure Centre, Alfreton, England
7 Win 7–0   Chris Richards TKO 2 (6) 1990-12-13   Leisure Centre, Dewsbury, England
6 Win 6–0   Nigel Moore KO 1 (6), 1:52 1990-10-10   Royal Albert Hall, South Kensington, London, England
5 Win 5–0   Anthony Campbell TKO 2 (6), 1:27 1990-09-13   Watford Town Hall, Watford, England
4 Win 4–0   William Pronzola TKO 3 (6) 1990-05-09   Grand Hall, Wembley, London, England
3 Win 3–0   Jimmy McDonagh TKO 2 (6), 0:38 1990-03-27   Grosvenor House Hotel, Mayfair, London, England
2 Win 2–0   Colin Ford RTD 3 (6) 1990-01-10   Royal Albert Hall, South Kensington, London, England
1 Win 1–0   Spencer Alton TKO 4 (6), 1:16 1989-11-08   Grand Hall, Wembley, London, England Professional debut

References edit

  1. ^ Bunce, Steve (2012) "Shaun Cummins: Boxer and bodyguard known as 'The Guvnor'", The Independent, 19 September 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2015
  2. ^ a b c "SLIDESHOW: Burton hero Neville Brown rolls back the years in exhibition bout with Steve Collins at Meadowside Leisure Centre", Burton Mail, 6 July 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2015
  3. ^ Parkinson, Dave (2014) "Neville Brown looks back as he bids farewell to boxing", Burton Mail, 14 July 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2015
  4. ^ "Boxing: Quinn 'satisfactory'", The Independent, 20 January 1997. Retrieved 24 May 2015
  5. ^ "Former world champion Glenn Catley urges Bristol fight fans to back Lockleaze boxer Lee Haskins", Bristol Post, 9 April 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2015

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