Chris Eubank vs Reginaldo Dos Santos 22.9.1990 - YouTube Chris Eubank vs Reginaldo Dos Santos 22.9.1990 Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Dec 29, 2015 WBC International Middleweight champion, Chris Eubank, takes on the Brazilian Super Middleweight champion, Reginaldo Dos Santos, in a warm up bout before his world title fight with Nigel Benn. More info below... Chris Eubank at this point in his career was 23-0. He was the current WBC International Middleweight champion and although he had fought a few experienced fighters he had not fought anybody of note. He had earned himself however a WBO World Title shot against Nigel Benn for November 1990. Reginaldo was 11-3 and was the reigning Brazilian Super Middleweight Champion.

Since the beginning of his career, Reginaldo had boxed as various weights, anywhere from 159lbs all the way up to 175lbs. He had challenged for the Brazilian Middleweight title in 1987 and even the Brazilian Light Heavyweight title in 1988 but failed to win either, losing both on points. The fight as you can see was over almost as quick as it began. With one counter overhand right, Reginaldo went down and couldn't get up. A very unexpected knock out from a boxer not known for his KO power. Chris Eubank went on to beat Nigel Benn and win the WBO World Middleweight title, marking the beginning of a great era for British middleweights and super middleweights. In 1991 Eubank would win the vacant WBO World Super Middleweight title. He would remain undefeated until 1995. In 1998, Eubank twice challenged Carl Thompson for the WBO World Cruiserweight title but came up short on both occasions. He retired following these losses with a 45-5-2 record. Reginaldo Dos Santos would lose his next 8 fights, 7 by way of KO.

He lost his Brazilian Super Middleweight title in 1991 and unsuccessfully challenged for the Brazilian Cruiser Weight title in 1993. He took a 2 year hiatus from boxing and returned in 1995 to win four fights in a row, albeit against opponents with very little skill or experience. He retired in 1996 with a 15-12 record.

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Shipping Amount: £ Joe Calzaghe vs Chris Eubank - Highlights Joseph William Calzaghe CBE (born 23 March 1972) from Wales who retired undefeated. He was rated by Ring magazine as pound for pound one of the top 10 boxers in the World, He retired in February 2009 with an undefeated record, becoming only the fourth European boxer, after Terry Marsh, Michael Loewe and Sven Ottke, to retire as an undefeated World champion. After his retirement Ricky Hatton, described him as "the best British fighter we've ever had". Calzaghe is sometimes referred to as the "Pride of Wales", or the "Italian Dragon" in reference to his mixed heritage (the dragon being both a Welsh emblem and a Sardinian myth). He is the former WBO, WBA, WBC, IBF, The Ring Magazine and British super middleweight champion. Calzaghe is the longest-reigning World champion in recent years, having held the WBO super middleweight title for over ten years until he relinquished the title to concentrate on fighting at light-heavyweight.

As his super-middleweight and light-heavyweight reigns overlapped, he retired with the longest continual time as World champion of any active fighter. He is part of the Team Calzaghe based at the Newbridge boxing club. In 2007, Calzaghe became BBC Sports Personality of the Year, beating Ricky Hatton and Lewis Hamilton by gaining 28.19% of the public vote. This made Calzaghe the first Welsh winner of this award since show jumper David Broome in 1960. He was also awarded the Young Boxer of the Year Award in 1995. Joe Calzaghe was the first Ring Magazine Super Middleweigth Champion after his impressive win against undefeated American Jeff Lacy, He also became Ring Magazine Champion in his second weight division after beating future hall of famer Bernard Hopkins for the Light Heavyweight Title, This made Joe a two weight World champion .

Joe has some big wins against former Super Middleweight World champions like WBO Champion Chris Eubank, WBC Champions Robin Reid and Richie Woodhall, IBF Champions Jeff Lacy and Charles Brewer, WBA Champion Byron Mitchell, Current IBO Champion Sakio Bika, Joe beat the then champion Mikkel Kessler for the WBA/WBC Titles. In 2008, he had wins over former WBA/WBO/WBC/IBF/RING Middleweight and RING Light Heavyweight Champion Bernard Hopkins, and over Roy Jones Jr who has held titles at Middleweight,Super Middle,Light Heavy and even Heavyweight. Biography Calzaghe was born in Hammersmith, London, to Sardinian Enzo Calzaghe and his Welsh mother Jackie. The family moved to Wales when he was aged two. Their home is at Newbridge in south Wales. He attended Oakdale Comprehensive School and still lives in the area. Calzaghe was the first person to be awarded the Freedom of Caerphilly, his home county, in 2009.

The award was presented to Calzaghe in front of his family—dad and trainer Enzo, mam Jackie, sister Sonia, girlfriend Jo-Emma and sons Joe and Connor, 15 and 11 years old respectively at the time. Already a member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), he was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours. Amateur Career Calzaghe, a southpaw, began boxing at age nine. In more than 12 amateur contests, he won four schoolboy ABA titles, followed by three consecutive senior British ABA titles (British Championships) between 1991 and 1993. This made him only the second boxer in history to win in welter, light-middleweight and middleweight divisions. He also beat future WBO and IBF World heavyweight champion Chris Byrd as a middleweight in 1992. Calzaghe received his last defeats at the hands of Michael Smyth in the 1990 Welsh ABA final and Romanian amateur Adrian Opreda at the 1990 European Junior Championships in Prague.

Professional Career In September 1993 Calzaghe was signed up to the Terry Lawless and Mickey Duff stable and made his professional debut at Cardiff Arms Park on the Lennox Lewis vs. Frank Bruno bill the following month. By June 1995, Calzaghe had won nine out of nine fights, seven in the first round and two in the second. At the end of 1995 Calzaghe was voted Young Boxer of the Year by the Professional Boxing Association and the Boxing Writers' Club, with Barry McGuigan's top tipping Calzaghe for 1996: "He punches ferociously, moves superbly and has the best of the European technique and US aggression." By October 1995, he had won the British title, stopping Steve Wilson in the eighth round. Calzaghe's critics said that he had not really been tested. Calzaghe said in reply that he could only beat whoever was out there and prepared to fight him. In November 1996, Calzaghe moved to Frank Warren's stable.

Warren, who had managed Nigel Benn for his first twenty fights, declared: "Joe Calzaghe is a far better prospect, in fact he is my fighter for the new millennium." Warren spent the summer of 1997 chasing a fight for Calzaghe with either WBC champion Robin Reid or WBO title holder Steve Collins. The fight with Collins was arranged, but at a late stage Collins withdrew because of injury, was stripped of his title, and then retired. Calzaghe split with promoter Frank Warren in June 2008 and announced that he would promote his fights personally for the remainder of his career. The split caused Warren to launch a court case against Calzaghe, claiming that a verbal promise to promote the Roy Jones Jr fight was broken and that Calzaghe owed him $1.4 million; Calzaghe in turn claimed that Warren owed him past fees. In March 2009 the High Court ruled that Warren had persuaded Calzaghe to sign contracts under duress when Calzaghe was hungry and dehydrated preparing for matches and that Warren's company Sports Network Limited owed Calzaghe $2.8 million in unpaid fees. Sports Network Limited intends to appeal the award.

WBO Super Middleweight Champion A fight against the recently deposed titleholder and British boxing legend Chris Eubank was set up for the vacant WBO title on 11 October 1997, in Sheffield. Calzaghe emerged victorious over the two-time WBO champion, shockingly knocking Eubank down in the opening seconds and claiming a unanimous points win. The judges scored the contest 118-110, 118-109, and 116-111 in favour of Calzaghe. Eubank said of Calzaghe in a 2006 interview that: "Joe is the proper article, a true warrior." Calzaghe conceded that Eubank, even in his comeback, gave him the toughest fight of his life. In 1998 he defended his title against Branco Sobot (winning by technical knockout in 3 rounds), Sobot, was a late replacement for American Tarick Salmaci, who pulled out after a row with his management. Sobot was knocked down in the third round, he beat the count but immediately came under renewed punishment from Calzaghe.

Forcing the referee to step in at 1:35 of the third round. Calzaghe then went onto fight Juan Carlos Gimenez (TKO in 10 rounds), a former opponent of both Nigel Benn and Eubank. In 1999, Calzaghe started out by fighting his domestic rival, Robin Reid. Calzaghe was bitter that Reid refused to face him whilst holding the WBC championship in a unification bout, and vowed to beat him. After twelve rounds, the judges scored the fight for Calzaghe via a split decision. Reid was never given the opportunity of a rematch. Calzaghe damaged his hand early on in the fight and according to Calzaghe, he suffered a dose of food poisoning. Calzaghe finished the year with another points win against Rick Thornberry. The New Millennium 2000 started with another points decision against David Starie. This was followed by wins against Omar Sheika (a fifth-round stoppage), and former WBC champion and close friend Richie Woodhall. 2001 started with a first-round-stoppage win over unbeaten Mario Veit, followed by a win against Will McIntyre on the Mike Tyson-Brian Nielsen undercard in Copenhagen.

Calzaghe dropped the American in the third round with a ferocious left uppercut, although McIntyre managed to survive the count. But the end was near, Calzaghe dropped McIntyre again at the start of the fourth and this time the referee stopped proceedings. 2002 started with points wins against both the former IBF champion Charles Brewer and Miguel Jimenez in Cardiff, followed by a quick TKO of Tocker Pudwill, who took the fight at very short notice as a replacement for the injured Thomas Tate, in Newcastle in December. With the win Calzaghe successfully defended his WBO super-middleweight crown for the 12th time. After the fight, Calzaghe said: "I'm one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the World. I want to be remembered as one of the best British boxers ever." Calzaghe's only fight of 2003 was in June against Byron Mitchell at the Cardiff International Arena. Calzaghe won by TKO in the second. Calzaghe suffered his first career knockdown in the second round.

2004 started out with a defence against Mger Mkrtchian in Cardiff where he won by a seventh-round knockout, followed by a points win over Karbary Salem in Edinburgh in October, during which Calzaghe was knocked down in the fourth round by a right hand. However, he dominated the fight and knocked Salem down in the 12th round, winning comfortably on all three scorecards, 116-109,117-109,118-107. Veit got a rematch against Calzaghe in Braunschweig, Germany, in July 2005. Calzaghe beat Veit by technical knockout in the sixth round. On 10 September, 2005, Calzaghe fought the Kenyan boxer Evans Ashira and won by a unanimous decision despite breaking his left hand in the third round. Calzaghe fought on one-handed winning 120-108, 120-108, 120-107.

IBF Super-Middleweight Champion Joe Calzaghe vs Jeff Lacy His scheduled bout with IBF World champion Jeff Lacy for 5 November 2005 was initially canceled due to the break sustained to the metacarpal in his left hand. Warren successfully rescheduled it for 5 March 2006, and the match was won by unanimous points decision over Lacy who was a heavy pre-fight favourite with the bookmakers and pundits alike. Calzaghe dominated throughout the fight, with British fight fans chanting "easy" at the American during the last three rounds. Calzaghe gained the IBF title, and won every round despite a point being deducted in the 11th for an illegal "behind the body" punch. He also won recognition from The Ring magazine. On 14 October 2006, Sakio Bika challenged Calzaghe. Two points were deducted from Bika for head butts, one of which led to a severe cut over Calzaghe's left eye which would cause him problems for the duration of the bout. Calzaghe won the fight on decision, to continue his undefeated run.

Relinquishing IBF World Championship On November 27, 2006, it was announced that Calzaghe had signed a contract to defend his WBO super middleweight title against former star of The Contender Peter Manfredo Jr. on April 7, 2007, at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales to be shown on HBO. Because HBO didn't want to cover any fight with mandatory IBF challenger Robert Stieglitz, and with the opportunity if he won against Manfredo to fight Taylor in the summer, Calzaghe chose to fight Manfredo and as a result had to relinquish the IBF super middleweight championship. Both Calzaghe and Warren claimed that "Stieglitz doesn't mean anything outside of Germany." Stieglitz went on to fight Alejandro Berrio for the vacant IBF title, losing in 3 rounds. Berrio in turn lost the title to Lucian Bute in his first defence. Fighting Peter Manfredo Jr On April 7, 2007, Calzaghe met Peter Manfredo Jr. in front of 35,000 fans in Cardiff, Wales.

Calzaghe was victorious on a second-round stoppage, unleashing a flurry of punches on Manfredo, who threw nothing in return, thus drawing a stoppage from the referee. Manfredo and some commentators called the stoppage premature because Manfredo did not appear hurt. HBO's ringside announcers declared that the stoppage was "way too quick." Trainer Emanuel Steward did contend that Calzaghe was on his way to victory, but the stoppage tainted the performance through no fault of his own. Unifying The Super Middleweight Division Calzaghe vs Kessler In May 2007, Frank Warren released details to BBC 5 Live and on his website that Calzaghe had accepted Mogens Palle's offer of $5 million to fight Mikkel Kessler in Copenhagen, Denmark. The bout took place at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on November 4. The fight was a unification bout for the WBO/WBA super/WBC/Ring Magazine super-middleweight titles. Calzaghe won by unanimous decision, surpassing the 20 defences made by Bernard Hopkins and Larry Holmes at middleweight and heavyweight respectively.

Only Joe Louis with 25 defences of the undisputed heavyweight title and Dariusz Michalczewski with 23 defences of the WBO light heavyweight title have more defences of a title. Calzaghe was frequently described as undisputed champion. Since he had relinquished the IBF title, others argued that this was not strictly accurate, Reuters called him "undisputed king" of the division, while David A Avila said he was "the true undisputed World champion. Forget about the IBF titleholder Alejandro Berrio. That’s really Calzaghe’s belt too." The WBA describes as "undisputed champion" those who hold any two of the WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO titles; which Calzaghe did after beating Kessler, and had earlier done after beating Lacy. Moving Up To Light Heavyweight Calzaghe vs Hopkins On April 19, 2008, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, Calzaghe defeated Bernard Hopkins and won The Ring light heavyweight championship by a split decision in his first ever fight in the United States.

Going into the fight Calzaghe again was a heavy favorite as Hopkins was 43 years old and had lost 2 of his last 4 fights. Calzaghe did not get off to a good start. Hopkins dropped him with a right hand in the first round and began to get the better of Calzaghe on the inside. As the rounds went on, Calzaghe began to get his rhythm going by landing combinations at close range. Hopkins’ key weapon was his right hand, but after a few rounds Calzaghe could see the right hands coming and blocked the shots with his glove. According to CompuBox, Calzaghe landed more punches on Hopkins than any of his previous opponents. In the end, judges Chuck Giampa (116-111) and Ted Gimza (115-112) scored the fight for Calzaghe, while judge Adalaide Byrd (114-113) scored the fight for Hopkins. Hopkins has openly stated that he wants a rematch with Calzaghe but Calzaghe felt he had nothing more to prove and said he'd retire after the meeting with Jones.

Calzaghe vs Jones Jr On July 8, 2008, after Calzaghe's split from Frank Warren, it was officially announced that Roy Jones Jr. and Joe Calzaghe had reached an agreement to fight for the Ring magazine light heavyweight championship in New York City at Madison Square Garden on September 20, 2008 on HBO PPV. After Calzaghe injured his right hand in training, the "super fight" was postponed, with 8 November being set as the new date. Calzaghe was put down by a right hand in the first round. Two close rounds followed before Calzaghe took control of the fight. In the eighth round, Jones sustained a cut over an eye, nearly forcing a stoppage. The judges' decision was 118-109 for Calzaghe. Retirement On 5 February 2009, Joe Calzaghe announced his retirement from professional boxing, finishing with a record of 46-0, one of the few World Champions to finish undefeated along with Rocky Marciano, Ji Won Kim, Terry Marsh, Michael Loewe, Ricardo Lopez, Pichit Sitbangprachan, Harry Simon and Sven Ottke.

After Boxing In an interview with GMTV, Calzaghe stated he is promoting The Beat Bullying campaign. He said to have found the inspiration from being a victim of bullying himself when he was young, saying he got bullied because of his small stature. In August 2009, he was announced as a participant in the seventh series of the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing series, partnering Russian professional Kristina Rihanoff. Calzaghe Promotions Following his retirement from boxing, Calzaghe started his own boxing promotion company called "Calzaghe Promotions" with his father, Enzo Calzaghe. Michael Watson - BoxRec Michael Watson Hometown: Islington, London, United Kingdom Stance: Orthodox Manager: Mickey Duff Michael Watson(born March 15, 1965) is a former boxer from England. Born in London, he is a resident of Islington. Although he did not become a world champion, many in England see him as a hero. Watson debuted professionally as a boxer on October 16, 1984, beating Winston Wray by a knockout in round four in London.

The great majority of his fights were fought in London, and only one of his fights was outside England. Watson rose quickly though the WBO Middleweight ranks, building a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and one draw before venturing for the first and only time outside his native soil. During that 20 fight span, he beat such notables as Don Lee and Ricky Stackhouse . Then, he went to Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, where he would fight to a two round technical draw (tie) with Israel Cole. Three wins followed, and then, Watson faced future world champion Nigel Benn for the British Commonwealth Middleweight title. In what would turn out to be his biggest career win, he defeated Benn by knockout in round six, on May 21, 1989. On April 14, 1990, he received his first world title try, when he challenged WBA world champion Mike McCallum , losing by a twelve round decision. After three more wins, he was given a second world title try, on June 22, 1991, against WBO world champion Chris Eubank .

Watson lost a close bout by twelve round decision, and many fans and critics thought that he should have been crowned world champion that night, so the WBO ordered an immediate rematch. Chris Eubank himself was affected after this: he went on to be defeated by Steve Collins a couple of years later, and he went through hard emotional times, as many boxers do after these types of boxing accidents, as reflected by his win-loss record after the second fight with Watson. Watson woke up from his coma, but even then, his prognosis was not good. His neurosurgeon was afraid Watson would never speak or walk again. He spent many years at the hospital, slowly recovering some of his movements, and regaining the ability to eat regular food, read, and write simple notes. Still, in 1999, his neurosurgeon wrote that Watson would never be able to walk again. On April 19, 2003, Michael Watson made headlines and became an instant national hero in England, when he was able to complete, after 6 days, the London Marathon. Finishing the race by his side were Chris Eubank and his neurosurgeon, who has become a personal friend of his.

Watson received, on February 4 of 2004, an MBE by HRH Queen Elizabeth II. She told him that she had heard of his achievements. Watson himself felt overjoyed and noted that this was the first visit to Buckingham Palace by him, his brother and his mother, although they had passed in front of the Palace many times before. Amateur Accomplishments Five-time London champion (at all levels). Stopped British #1 John Beckles in 1984 in under one minute (Beckles went on to win medals at European and World championships). Chris Eubank Vs Gary Stretch Wbo Middleweight Championship Of The World Official Onsite Programme || Boxing Memorabilia || Champs UK MUHAMMAD ALI Chris Eubank vs Gary Stretch WBO Middleweight Championship of The World Official Onsite Programme Chris Eubank vs Gary Stretch WBO middleweight championship of the World billed, "Beauty And The Best" official on-site 36 page programme, 18th April 1991, Earls Court Exhibition Hall, London. Condition mint Please view shipping amounts or please contact us for any other enquiries.

Shipping Amount: £ Christopher Livingstone Eubanks (later opting to delete the 's' from his surname) was born on 8th August, 1966, in Dulwich, London and spent nearly two years in Jamaica (from two months old to two years old). On his return, he lived in Stoke Newington, Dalston, Hackney and then Peckham. He grew up in poverty. Chris attended Bellingden Junior School, and then Thomas Carlton Secondary School from where he was suspended eighteen times in one year and then expelled. He then attended Peckham Manor School, from where he was suspended five times in four weeks and then also expelled. Chris was then put into care. He was then placed in various institutions by the Social Services: The Hollies in Sidcup, Kent, for one month; Yastrid Hall in North Wales for one and a half years; Stanford House in Shepherds Bush for seven weeks for assessment; St.

Vincent's in Dartford, Kent, for one month; Orchard Lodge, Crystal Palace, for seven weeks for assessment; Karib in Peckham, London, for one month; and then, finally, Davy's Street School (care facility) in Peckham for one month. His mother had left for New York when he was eight years old. At the age of 16, his father sent him to New York to live with his mother in the South Bronx. Eubank made a fresh start in the South Bronx, quitting alcohol and marijuana, attending church and studying at Morris High School (he graduated in the summer of 1986). In his spare time he trained at the Jerome Boxing Club on Westchester Avenue (his older brothers, Peter and Simon, who were twins, were both boxers back in Peckham). Eubank became obsessed with trying to improve his skills at the boxing gym and trained seven days a week, becoming an amateur boxer and winning the 1984 New York Spanish Golden Gloves.

He then reached the semi-finals of the 1985 New York Daily News Golden Gloves at Madison Square Garden, which is where his reputation for controversy began as he hit the headlines for the wrong reasons after biting his opponent's shoulder. His drive to succeed in boxing came through his drive to become an accepted individual. He made his debut at the Atlantis Hotel against Timmy Brown, shortly after his 19th birthday. It was an eye-catching display, the young man vaulting the top rope and showing agility, skill and power. He won over four rounds on points, and four more four-rounders followed (all in Atlantic City) with four more points wins. He finally returned to the UK in January 1988, making Brighton (where his brothers Peter and Simon had settled) his adopted home. He became obsessed with becoming a World champion. In October 1988, when he was 10 and 0 as a professional boxer, Eubank first started calling out Nigel Benn, and they would become arch-rivals.

In 1990 he beat highly rated Brazilian Reginaldo Dos Santos in 20 seconds to win an inter-continental title and a World title shot, then won the WBO World middleweight title against Nigel Benn in a classic encounter that was later released on DVD. Eubank would defend the title successfully against Dan Sherry, Gary Stretch and finally in an excellent match with Michael Watson. This concluded Eubank's career as a middleweight, with a 28-0 record. In 1991 he was involved in what experts regard as the greatest fight in a British ring where he sent the ill-fated Michael Watson into a coma. Eubank was behind on all scorecards when he rose from the canvas at the end of the 11th round to unleash a devastating uppercut to Watsons jaw. The blow was exacerbated when a left hook quickened the stunned Watsons' fall into the ropes. The bout was somehow allowed to continue briefly into the 12th, but Watson collapsed afterwards and almost died. Eubank contemplated quitting the sport.

The Eubank v Watson rematch is considered one of the greatest of all time, and commentator Reg Guttteridge claimed he had; "never seen a more dramatic end to a World title fight". The Watson rematch won Eubank a second title, the WBO World super-middleweight championship. His middleweight title relinquished, Eubank began defending his new crown at the higher weight of 12st to which he was more suited. After injuring Watson permanently, Eubank never again showed his desire to win by knockout, and became an 'out-fighter', winning many fights on points and retaining his WBO World super-middleweight title. Nigel Benn moved up to super middleweight and became WBC champion. The pair agreed to meet in a WBC/WBO unification rematch. In 1993 the rivals would engage in another contest named 'Judgement Day', and watched by millions, fought thrillingly to a draw. Don King negotiated the contracts so that he would own both the winner and the loser of Eubank v Benn 2. Barry Hearn claimed that as a draw was not written into the contract, Eubank was free to sign a new deal with him. He did.

Eubank, despite losing his killer instinct after the Watson tragedy, still continued to box and claim scalps. He beat former IBF World super-middle and future WBC World light-heavyweight champion Graciano Rocchigiani, in an infamous bout staged in Berlin. Eubank memorably infuriated the partisan crowd by strutting and posing between rounds. Former IBF World super-middleweight king Lindell Holmes was easily beaten, as was two-time WBC World super-middleweight champion 'Sugar Boy' Malinga, European champion Ray Close and American champion Ron Esset. After the Benn rematch and the Rocchigiani victory, Eubank signed an eight fight £10million deal with Sky Sports, and fought in Ireland, South Africa, Manchester, London and Millstreet. Fights in Paris, Rome and the Middle East to conclude the program were scuppered when Eubank lost his title via a split decision in March 1995. In his 44th fight, having accepted at short notice to fight Steve Collins, his unbeaten record and title were lost. Collins was a stand-in for Ray Close, who had failed an MRI scan.

Eubank had Collins reeling but seemmed bereft of his old killer instinct. In the rematch, Eubank had Collins bleeding and disorientated but would not 'bludgeon' his opponent to a knockout, after the Watson tragedy. Chris, with not a mark on his face, lost on points. He retired at 45-2. Chris Eubank returned to boxing a year later, organising a two fight program to box where he would have defended his title in the sky deal, beating Luis Barrera in Cairo, Egypt, and Camilo Alarcon in Dubai. He then signed a deal with Frank Warren to fight again on Sky. Eubank again accepted a title fight at short notice again when Collins retired before facing Joe Calzaghe. Chris had returned to training for a challenge for the WBC intercontinental light-heavyweight title, with a view to a World title shot at that weight. Yet with his old title vacated, he accepted the offer to try to regain his old title, facing a young and fit Joe Calzaghe. After an exhausting two week weight draining regimen Eubank fought bravely in losing a 12 round decision.

Calzaghe, who has held the WBO title for ten years since that fight, claims Eubank gave him the hardest fight of his career. This proved to be the last fight of his super-middleweight career, with his record standing at 45 wins and 3 losses. His two 1998 comeback fights against Carl Thompson at cruiserweight saw the once retired Eubank bravely lose to a older but fresher champion of a much heavier weight than Eubank had fought at for a decade. Eubank lost narrowly on points in the first fight despite flooring Thompson in the fourth round, and in the second was narrowly ahead on the scorecards when the fight was stopped by the ringside doctor at the end of the tenth, though Eubank protested bitterly. The losses late in his career saw the British public respond warmly to him, as he proved his bravery which had not been tested since the wars with Benn and Watson. Eubank retired as a long unbeaten fighter, and two weight World champion for six years. Gary Stretch (born in St. Helens, Lancashire) is a British boxer, male model and an actor. Early Life Gary Stretch was brought up in the Haresfinch area of St.

Helens, the son of a plumber. He attended the town's Cowley High School. Boxing A left-handed fighter, Stretch boxed most of his career as a light-middleweight, rising to become British champion in that division. Stretch's biggest fight came in 1991 when he challenged Chris Eubank for the WBO World middleweight championship in London, in a fight billed as "Beauty V the Best". Stretch suffered a cut behind the ear in the first round and was shaken by an uppercut in the third. Eubank was down twice in the fight, in the second and third rounds, but on both occasions was judged to have slipped by the referee. In the sixth round Stretch had a point deducted for pushing Eubank onto the canvas; Stretch was then shaken by a right hand from Eubank who subsequently knocked Stretch down twice. The fight was stopped in Eubank's favour after the second knock down. All three judges had Eubank ahead on the scorecard at the time of the knockout. Stretch fought only once more after his bout with Eubank before retiring with a career record of 23 wins to 2 losses. Modelling During his time as a boxer, Stretch also worked as a model.

His clients included Calvin Klein and Versace. Acting In 2004 Stretch was cast as psychotic gangster "Sonny" in Shane Meadows' gritty cult thriller Dead Man's Shoes (2004), for which Stretch received a BIFA nomination alongside fellow British actor Paddy Considine. He went on to appear in the Oliver Stone film Alexander (2004). Stretch also starred in the UK film Freebird in 2008, directed by Jon Ivay. Appearing alongside Phil Daniels and Geoff Bell, the film followed three bikers across a drug fuelled ride in the Welsh countryside. Personal Life Joe Calzaghe | Welsh boxer | Britannica.com Joe Calzaghe Jimmy Wilde Joe Calzaghe, (born March 23, 1972, London , England ), Welsh professional boxer. At the start of the 21st century, he ranked as the longest-reigning champion in professional boxing history, with an undefeated record in both the super middleweight and light heavyweight categories. Calzaghe grew up in Wales , the son of a Welsh mother and a Sardinian father. At the age of nine, he fought his first boxing match but lost.

By 1993 he had held Amateur Boxing Association (ABA) titles in three different weight categories, the first British boxer to do so. He also held titles from the National Association of Boys Clubs (NABC) and the Gaelic Games. As an amateur boxer, Calzaghe maintained an impressive record of 110 wins out of 120 fights. In 1993 Calzaghe turned professional and won his first match. Under the management of Mickey Duff and Terry Lawless, he continued to defeat his opponents but never fought in a world championship bout. Displeased with his management, in 1996 he switched to Frank Warren’s Sports Network, and in 1997 he defeated Chris Eubank to win the World Boxing Organization (WBO) super middleweight championship. He went on to win the International Boxing Federation (IBF) title in 2006. In April 2007 Calzaghe fought Peter Manfredo, Jr., the runner-up on the American reality television boxing show The Contender. Calzaghe won the match easily in front of a crowd of 35,000, a record for an indoor boxing event in Europe.

In November 2007 Calzaghe became the undisputed world champion when he won a decision over Danish boxer Mikkel Kessler, adding Kessler’s World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Association (WBA) titles to his own WBO and IBF championships. Calzaghe made his American debut in April 2008, winning a split decision over former undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins . In November 2008 he won a unanimous decision over American Roy Jones, Jr. , a former world champion in four weight classes, leading many boxing observers to proclaim Calzaghe the greatest Welsh boxer of all time. Calzaghe retired in February 2009 with an undefeated record in 46 career bouts, including 32 victories by knockout. In 2014 he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Learn More in these related articles: Nigel Benn » About Nigel About Nigel Contact About Nigel Nigel Benn is one of the greatest British boxers of all time and a true legend in the sport. Nigel is a two division world champion who holds the record for defending the World Boxing Council (WBC) super middleweight title an extraordinary nine times.

Nigel was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2013 and was named the WBC’s greatest super middleweight champion in history alongside Joe Calzaghe in 2014. Nigel’s image now appears on the 6th generation WBC champions belt. Nigel Benn’s professional boxing record stands at an impressive 42 Wins (KO 35) + 5 losses + 1 draw Nigel exploded onto the British professional boxing scene in 1987 after leaving the British army undefeated in all weight categories from welterweight to heavyweight and winning the London ABA final in 1986. Nigel won his first 22 professional contests all by way of knockout, at one point competing an astonishing 13 times over a 12 month period and obtaining the Commonwealth middleweight title along the way. Nigel won his first world title in 1990 by demolishing Doug DeWitt to claim the World Boxing Organisation’s (WBO) world middleweight title. He defended his WBO title successfully against former world champion Iran Barkley before facing Chris Eubank in the first of two clashes leading to a rivalry which would become legendary in world boxing.

After losing his WBO world middleweight title to Eubank, Nigel won his next six professional bouts before claiming the WBC world super middleweight title from Italian Mauro Galvano by a 4th round KO in Mauro’s home country. Nigel defended his title a further three times before again facing Chris Eubank for a unification world title contest. The bout was held at the Manchester United football stadium in front of a sold out crowd of 47,000 fans and watched globally by 18.5 million viewers. The popular vote was that Nigel had won the bout but the contest was scored as a draw with each boxer retaining their respective title. Nigel continued his phenomenal career by beating undefeated Henry Wharton and Juan Carlos Giminez Ferreyra before meeting Gerald McClellan the fighter nicknamed the ‘Mini Mike Tyson’. In the 14 bouts leading up to the contest with Nigel, no boxer had survived past the 5th round in the ring with Gerald McClellan. The odds were stacked against Nigel; all bookmakers had McClellan to win by knockout and most professional pundits gave Nigel no chance of winning the fight.

The contest was a brutal affair seeing Nigel knocked out of the ring in the first round before fighting his way back to score a technical knockout in the 10th round. The win was marred by the injuries sustained by both athletes during the bout. Gerald McClellan injuries left him blind and partially deaf unable to compete again. Nigel later organised a charity ball in Mayfair London and took part in a documentary which raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Gerald McClellan foundation to assist the boxer and his family who loving support Gerald to this day. Nigel continued to defend his title successfully a further two times before being dethroned by Thulani Malinga. Nigel fought Irish sensation Steve Collins twice in a bid to regain a world title but was stopped in both WBO world super middleweight title bouts by the Irish boxing legend. Nigel has continued to be a mentor and role model to many athletes who compete as both amateur and professional boxers. Nigel migrated to Australia in 2013 to study theology, sports development and coaching. Nigel is actively support boxing at all levels. He mentors and trains both amateur and professional boxers and works with youth at risk.

Nigel is a proud ambassador for the Police Youth Citizens Clubs (PCYC) and assists in supporting the organisation with its boxing programmes, youth engagement programmes and charity fund raising. Andy Lee victorious after landing historic blow against Matt Korobov to win WBO middleweight title - Telegraph Andy Lee victorious after landing historic blow against Matt Korobov to win WBO middleweight title Andy Lee lauded after becoming first Irishman to win world title in US since 1934 Packing a punch: Andy Lee lands a left-hander on Matt Korobov Photo: GETTY IMAGES By Gareth A Davies , Boxing Correspondent 7:56PM GMT 17 Dec 2014 Follow Andy Lee snuck under the radar winning the World Boxing Organisation middleweight title when he knocked out Matt Korobov in Las Vegas last weekend, but there was no hiding as he returned to his home town of Limerick on Wednesday as thousands turned out at the civic reception to celebrate his “gift-from-God right hook”. “It’s the stuff of dreams. You couldn’t write it really,” Lee told Telegraph Sport. “I’m the first Irish boxer to win a world title on US soil since 1934.

That’s amazing.” An hour before Amir Khan displayed a growing maturity in shutting out his rival Devon Alexander at welterweight, calling out Floyd Mayweather afterwards, a mile away in Sin City, Lee had knocked out the previously unbeaten Russian, Korobov, in the sixth round to cap a fine year for British and Irish fighters. Lee dedicated the fight to the late, great Emanuel Steward, the Hall of Fame trainer who had shown such faith in the Irish traveller. Steward’s widow, Marie, was even at ringside for the fight, but it has been trainer Adam Booth, investing his own money in Lee, who has taken him, finally, to world honours at the age of 30. Related Articles Khan outclasses Alexander 14 Dec 2014 Southpaw Lee was up against a favourite in former amateur world star Korobov, who had been unbeaten in 24 fights. “It was a tough fight. In reality, I was the underdog,” said Lee. “But I knew in myself, and I had Adam Booth with me, and I knew the plan he set out for me meant I had a good chance of winning the fight. I was quite confident going into it.

“A lot of it has been developed and honed by Adam and Emanuel before him. Me and Adam were both jetlagged last night, so we were up at 2am and we watched the fight again. We slowed down the knockdown and the technique and the timing...” Lee looked back on a career honed at the start by Steward. “He first signed me as an amateur when I beat one of his guys in the world junior competition. That was the first time he saw me. We made contact with each other.” “One of Emanuel’s greatest gifts as a trainer was the confidence he bred in his fighters. I’m not sure if it was just an American thing, but he had a great way of being able to talk to his fighters and put confidence into them. He said I’d be world champion and it was great to win on Saturday in his honour. Even though he’s gone, his words have come true. It was good for me to repay him in some small way.” Lee, indeed, is the first Irishman from the traveller community to win a world title. “This is the first time it’s really been mentioned.

I’ve always been a traveller, obviously, but I’ve never made an issue about it or championed the cause. “I’m a boxer first and foremost. That’s really what I am. But it does mean a lot to me and it is a nice thing. It doesn’t separate me from anybody, though. “I don’t want to become known as the traveller boxer or become a spokesperson for travellers. It makes me proud, it’s great for my dad and my family, but they’re happy anyway.” His entire family turned out in Limerick yesterday. “I’m one of six – four boys and two girls,” he said. “All the boys boxed. My two older brothers represented England as schoolboys and me and my younger brother represented Ireland as schoolboys. Our family moved back to Ireland when I was 14. We boxed as schoolboys in Ireland. We grew up in a boxing family.” One fan had even posted ‘The Ballad of Andy Lee’ on the internet, to celebrate his homecoming. “It was such an honour to be received in my home town, with such a big turn out,” he said. “It was great to see everyone.

I’ve often thought of stepping off the plane in Shannon a world champion and that dream has come true. Adam Booth and Richard Towers [the British heavyweight] travelled with me and we got a police escort from the airport. It was a great day.” Lee believes that he could not have fulfilled his dream without Booth, and promotionally, they are in a powerful position, with Frank Warren’s star middleweight Billy Joe Saunders – who defeated Chris Eubank Jnr in November – lined up as the WBO’s mandated challenger. “It’s immeasurable how much Adam has improved me. It’s one thing for Adam to do what he did with David Haye and George Groves – turning two physically gifted guys into champions. But he then did it with me, a guy who a lot of people had lost hope in and given up on,” Lee said. “I lost to [Julio Cesar] Chavez and people thought the best days were behind me. Adam didn’t see it that way. He was inspirational in the corner. He did a great job. “I started this year with no options at all really. Adam got me a fight in Denmark on the Sauerland show and Adam paid for the opponent. He paid for the whole fight.

And here I am ending the year with the WBO title.” Lee now wants to secure his future. “I’m not sure whether Billy Joe is the next fight or whether I get a voluntary [defence], but I’m happy either way. Billy Joe is a very good boxer and I was very impressed with him against Eubank. But I’d be happy to fight him if that’s the way it’s going to be. After my last two performances, and beating Korobov, I should be the favourite. I’d like to fight in Dublin or Limerick. In Ireland, me versus Billy Joe would sell out any arena.” Lee would like to defend the world title in the first quarter of 2015. “March time would be nice, around St Patrick’s Day. I’m going to enjoy Christmas with my family in Ireland and then I’ll be back training in the New Year. The dream now is several defences of the title.” Five upsets on US soil Jimmy McLarnin v Barney Ross: September 1934 Irishman McLarnin took the world welterweight title at the second attempt against Barney Ross at Madison Square Garden Bowl, New York City.

Max Schmeling vs Joe Louis: June 1936 At Yankee Stadium, Louis was a huge favourite on a 27-fight winning streak – 23 by KO – but was down in the fourth and stopped in the 12th by the huge German. Lloyd Honeyghan v Donald Curry: September 1986 Seen as one of boxing’s greatest ever upsets, Honeyghan forced the seemingly invincible American to quit after six rounds. Danny Williams v Mike Tyson: July 2004 Williams beat Tyson by knockout in the fourth round in Louisville. Tyson was past his best, but it was Williams who looked beaten for two rounds before staging a comeback to win. Nigel Benn v Iran Barkley: August 1990 Benn won by first-round KO, but it was an exhilarating, thrilling 2min 57sec. They exchanged ferociously, Barkley downed three times in that single round.

Question: At what weight did boxer Chris Eubank win the WBO title in 1990?
Answer: Middleweight