Grover Wiley
Encyclopedia
James Grover Wiley is a professional boxer
in the Middleweight
division.
at the Madison Square Garden
in New York
, New York
.
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
in the Middleweight
Middleweight
Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. In the bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in 1897...
division.
Professional career
On June 9, 2007 Wiley was knocked out by Julio César Chávez, Jr.Julio César Chávez, Jr.
Julio César Chávez Carrasco , is an undefeated Mexican boxer and the current WBC Middleweight Champion. His younger brother Omar Chávez is also an undefeated prospect who fights at Welterweight....
at the Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden
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in New York
New York City
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, New York
New York
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.