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Lee Swaby is a professional

Professional

A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...

heavyweight boxer from Lincoln, Lincolnshire

Lincoln, Lincolnshire

Lincoln is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England.The non-metropolitan district of Lincoln has a population of 85,595; the 2001 census gave the entire area of Lincoln a population of 120,779....

Professional career

Swaby began his sporting career as a kickboxer aged 14. He trained at the 'Still Kickboxing Gym' in Lincoln city. Swaby's trainer invited him to attend a trial to join the fighters class. This trial involved a meeting with Jack Boas. He was trained by Jez Hall and went on to win titles including National, British, International and World Championships. He competed all over, including a fight in New Zealand with Ray Sefo

Ray Sefo

"Sugar" Ray Sefo is a New Zealand kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist. He is five time Muay Thai World champion and eight time K-1 World Grand Prix Finals tournament participant, currently living in Las Vegas, Nevada and training with Xtreme Couture.He holds notable wins in the K-1 over...

, who was four time world champion.

Swaby retired from kickboxing at the age of 20, following the winning of his second work title in his home town of Lincoln. He began a professional boxing career under the management of Nat Basso as a cruiserweight, winning his first professional fight against Naveed Anwar on 29 April 1997 in Manchester

Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...

. Swaby went on to win his next three fights in his first year as a professional boxer.

In 2000, Swaby came up against Enzo Maccarinelli

Enzo Maccarinelli

Enzo Maccarinelli is a Welsh professional boxer who fights in the light heavyweight division. He is a former World Boxing Organization cruiserweight title holder and also held the European title at that weight limit...

in his opponents home town of Swansea

Swansea

Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...

. Broadcast on the BBC

BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...

, he knocked Maccarinelli out in the third round.

Swaby went on to fight boxer Tony Dowling also from his home town of Lincoln in Newark's Grove Leisure Centre on 9 September 2000, with Swaby defeating Dowling with a TKO in the ninth round.

In 2001 Swaby's manager, Nat Basso died leaving him self managed before Dennis Hobson of Fight Academy managed him after seeing him in sparring sessions with Clinton Woods

Clinton Woods

Clinton Woods , is a retired professional boxer from Sheffield, England. He is the former IBF, European, British, & Commonwealth light heavyweight champion....

.

Following several opponents Swaby went up against Mark Hobson

Mark Hobson

Mark Richard "Hobo" Hobson is a British spree killer who killed four people in North Yorkshire, England in July 2004. He was arrested after an eight-day nationwide manhunt involving more than 500 police officers and 12 police forces, during which time he was Britain's "most wanted man"...

in 2002 at Huddersfield Leisure Centre in Yorkshire, in the BBBofC British cruiserweight title eliminator where he lost on points after a 10 round fight. Despite the loss, Swaby went on to win his next six fights only to return to Huddersfield to face Hobson for the Commonwealth cruiserweight title and the BBBofC British Cruiserweight title. He lost through a technical knockout in round six of a twelve round fight.

Swaby went on to have six more fights before deciding to become a heavyweight boxer in 2007. After a year out of the boxing ring gaining the weight he fought his first heavyweight battle on 7 December 2007 in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

against unbeaten Sebastian Koeber and went the full six rounds.

In 2008, Swaby competed in the Matchroom sports' Prizefighter
Prizefighter series
The Prizefighter series is a knock out boxing tournament created by boxing promoter Barry Hearn and aired on Sky Sports. The format has an initial eight fighters, who compete in four quarter-finals of 3 x 3 minute rounds followed by two semi-finals and one final all on the same night...

heavyweights tournamnent, which was aired live on Sky Sports

Sky Sports

Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland...

on 12 September 2008, at Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Swaby beat Darren Morgan

Darren Morgan

Darren Morgan is a Welsh snooker player, who won the World Amateur Championship in 1987, and played on the main World Snooker tour from 1988 through 2007. He earned just under £1 million in prize money, reached a high ranking of 8, and was ranked within the top 16 for many years despite never...

to take him into the semi-final before being defeated by Chris Burton.

Swaby took on two more short notice fights including Tyson Fury

Tyson Fury

Luke Tyson Fury is an Irish professional boxer who fights in the heavyweight division. He has represented both Ireland and England at amateur level and won the ABA championship in 2008 before turning professional later that year...

aired on ITV4's 'Fight night' on 14 March 2009, where Fury was seen punching himself in the face following a failed uppercut. Fury beat Swaby after he retired in his corner in the fourth round.

On 9 May 2009, Swaby fought Paul Butlin

Paul Butlin

Paul Butlin is an English heavyweight boxer. He was born in Oakham, England and resides in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire....

for the Midlands Area heavyweight title and won.

Prizefighter

On 12 September 2008, Swaby participated in the Prizefighter

Prizefighter series

The Prizefighter series is a knock out boxing tournament created by boxing promoter Barry Hearn and aired on Sky Sports. The format has an initial eight fighters, who compete in four quarter-finals of 3 x 3 minute rounds followed by two semi-finals and one final all on the same night...

competition at the Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle

Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...

, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

. Swaby beat Darren Morgan

Darren Morgan

by unanimous decision before losing by unanimous decision to Chris Burton in the semi finals.

Professional record

Matt Skelton

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|2010-07-09
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York Hall

The York Hall is a health and leisure centre and one of Britain's best known boxing venues.The venue is situated on Old Ford Road in Bethnal Green, London, England. The hall, opened in 1929 with a capacity of 1,200, stages boxing as well as providing a gymnasium and swimming pool.The hall is owned...

Tom Dallas

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|2010-05-14
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Andrzej Wawrzyk

Andrzej Wawrzyk is a Polish boxer best known to win the European junior championships 2006 at Superheavyweight 91+kg.-Amateur career:He won the European junior title 2006 beating future world champion Ciocan in the semifinal....

|UD
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|2010-03-20
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Strzelce Opolskie, Poland
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|Win
|David Ingleby
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|10
|2010-02-13
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Paul Butlin

Paul Butlin is an English heavyweight boxer. He was born in Oakham, England and resides in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire....

|PTS
|10
|2009-05-09
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Tyson Fury

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|2009-03-14
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Aston Events Centre, Birmingham, West Midlands

West Midlands (county)

The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...

Derek Chisora

Dereck Chisora is a Zimbabwe-born English professional heavyweight boxer, and is a former British heavyweight champion having lost to Tyson Fury on 23 July 2011...

|TKO
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|2008-09-26
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York Hall, Bethnal Green

Bethnal Green

Bethnal Green is a district of the East End of London, England and part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, with the far northern parts falling within the London Borough of Hackney. Located northeast of Charing Cross, it was historically an agrarian hamlet in the ancient parish of Stepney,...

, London, United Kingdom

London

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Metro Radio

Metro Radio is an independent local radio station based in Newcastle upon Tyne and broadcasting to Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland. The station's output is principally contemporary pop and dance music...

Arena, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear

Tyne and Wear

Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in north east England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972...

, United Kingdom
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|Win
|Darren Morgan
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|2008-09-12
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David Dolan

David Dolan is a British professional boxer who has competed at both heavyweight and cruiserweight. As an amateur he won a gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in the super heavyweight division...

|PTS
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|2008-02-08
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Leisure Centre

Leisure centre

A leisure centre in the UK and Canada is a purpose built building or site, usually owned and operated by the city, borough council or municipal district council, where people go to keep fit or relax through using the facilities.- Typical Facilities :...

, Peterlee, County Durham

County Durham

County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...

Sporthalle, Alsterdorf, Hamburg, Germany

Hamburg

-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...

Estrel Convention Center

Convention center

A convention center is a large building that is designed to hold a convention, where individuals and groups gather to promote and share common interests. Convention centers typically offer sufficient floor area to accommodate several thousand attendees...

, Neukoelln, Berlin, Germany

Berlin

Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

John Keeton

John 'Buster' Keeton is a British professional boxer fighting out of Sheffield in England, he competes in the cruiserweight division and is a former British cruiserweight champion and three time British title challenger....

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|2006-10-20
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Don Valley Stadium

The Don Valley Stadium is a stadium in Sheffield, England and is the home of Rotherham United F.C.. The stadium is an athletics stadium which has hosted major UK Athletic events and the 1991 World Student Games. Sheffield Eagles RLFC and Parramore Sports FC also use the stadium. It was designed by...

Marco Huck

Marco Huck is a German professional boxer of Bosniak origin. He is the current WBO Cruiserweight Champion.Marco started Taekwando and kickboxing at the age of ten...

|RTD
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|2006-03-04
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EWE-Arena, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
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|Vitaly Shkraba
|TKO
|3
|2005-11-26
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Hallam FM

Hallam FM is an independent local radio station serving South Yorkshire and the North Midlands from studios in Sheffield. The station is owned and operated by Bauer Radio and forms part of Bauer's Place Network of stations.-History:...

Hastings Rasani

Hastings Rasani is a Zimbabwean light heavyweight boxer based in Birmingham, England. He is a journeyman fighter who once held the Zimbabwean national title...

|PTS
|4
|2005-09-09
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Hallam FM Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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|Denzil Browne
|TKO
|7
|2004-10-24
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Mark Hobson (boxer)

Mark Hobson is a British former professional boxer fighting out of Huddersfield in England. He competed in the cruiserweight division and is a former British & Commonwealth cruiserweight champion and former world title challenger....

|TKO
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|2004-05-27
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Leisure Centre, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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|Win
|Lee Mountford
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|2004-04-20
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Octagon Centre, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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|Brodie Pearmaine
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|4
|2003-09-05
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Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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|Paul Bonson
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|4
|2003-06-10
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Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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|Win
|Tommy Eastwood
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|6
|2003-01-24
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Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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|Win
|Eamon Glennon
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|4
|2002-12-05
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Moat House

The Moat House is a Grade II* historic building located in what were once the grounds of Tamworth Castle in Staffordshire, England. A Gazebo nearby is a Grade II listed building.Currently the Moat House is a family restaurant....

, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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|Greg Scott-Briggs
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|3
|2002-08-03
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Derby Storm Arena, Derby, Derbyshire

Derby

Derby , is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands region of England. It lies upon the banks of the River Derwent and is located in the south of the ceremonial county of Derbyshire. In the 2001 census, the population of the city was 233,700, whilst that of the Derby Urban Area was 229,407...

Mark Hobson (boxer)

|PTS
|10
|2002-04-27
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Leisure Centre, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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|Win
|Chris Woollas
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|4
|2001-12-15
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Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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|Win
|Kevin Barrett
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|4
|2001-09-13
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Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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|Win
|Stephane Allouane
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|4
|2001-07-31
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Light Waves

Light

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Leisure Centre, Wakefield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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|Eamon Glennon
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|2001-04-30
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St.Andrew's Sporting Club

Sports club

A sports club or sport club, sometimes athletics club or sports association is a club for the purpose of playing one or more sports...

, Glasgow, Scotland

Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

Robert Norton

Robert Norton is a British professional boxer who competes in the cruiserweight division. He is the current holder of the British cruiserweight title and is a former holder of the Commonwealth and WBU cruiserweight titles.-Early career:...

|PTS
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|2001-02-05
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City Hall

Hull City Hall

Hull City Hall is a Civic Building in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.The City Hall does not perform an administrative function for Hull's council, as this is based in the Guildhall....

, Hull, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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|Win
|Tony Dowling
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|2000-09-09
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Enzo Maccarinelli

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|2000-05-12
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Leisure Centre, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom
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|Mark Levy
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|4
|2000-04-15
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Kelly Oliver

Kelly Oliver is an American philosopher whose work contributes to the fields of feminism, film theory, media studies, political philosophy, and ethics. She is W...

|PTS
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|2000-03-05
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Bushfield Leisure Centre, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Peterborough

Peterborough is a cathedral city and unitary authority area in the East of England, with an estimated population of in June 2007. For ceremonial purposes it is in the county of Cambridgeshire. Situated north of London, the city stands on the River Nene which flows into the North Sea...

Owen Beck

Owen LeFranc Beck is a Jamaican professional boxer in the heavyweight division.-Pro:Known as Owen "What the Heck" Beck, Beck began his career in 1998 by winning his first 24 fights, but all against limited opposition the best being amateur star Derrell Dixon and undefeated Taurus Sykes.This streak...

|PTS
|4
|1999-12-11
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Queens Park Leisure Centre, Chesterfield, Derbyshire

Chesterfield

Chesterfield is a market town and a borough of Derbyshire, England. It lies north of Derby, on a confluence of the rivers Rother and Hipper. Its population is 70,260 , making it Derbyshire's largest town...

Lee Archer

Lee Archer is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.Archer was born in Bristol, and began his career as a trainee at his home town club Bristol Rovers. He made 200 appearances for Rovers in all competitions...

|PTS
|6
|1999-06-23
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Gala Baths, West Bromwich

West Bromwich

West Bromwich is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands, England. It is north west of Birmingham lying on the A41 London-to-Birkenhead road. West Bromwich is part of the Black Country...

Golf and Country Club

Country club

A country club is a private club, often with a closed membership, that typically offers a variety of recreational sports facilities and is located in city outskirts or rural areas. Activities may include, for example, any of golf, tennis, swimming or polo...

Rivermead Leisure Centre, Reading, Berkshire

Reading, Berkshire

Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....

, United Kingdom
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|Win
|John Wilson
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|3
|1998-02-27
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Manchester, United Kingdom
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|Win
|Lee Williams
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|6
|1997-11-17
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Manchester, United Kingdom
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|Win
|Phil Ball
|TKO
|3
|1997-10-30
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Grove Leisure Centre, Newark, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
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|Win
|Liam Richardson
|TKO
|4
|1997-06-19
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Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
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|Win
|Naveed Anwar
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|6
|1997-04-29
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Manchester, United Kingdom
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