Lee Woodley
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Lee Woodley better known by his boxing alias Young Mutley, is a British
boxer
. He is a former British Welterweight
champion. His professional record is 22 wins from 25 fights, 12 by knockout. He made his professional debut on 3 September 1999. And also was trained in Tipton at William Perrys Amateur Boxing Club.
Woodley was involved with gangs in his younger years, which led to him serving a prison sentence for assault. After being released from prison, Woodley took up boxing. His breakthrough came on 28 January 2006 when he beat Michael Jennings
the reigning British Welterweight champion in a split decision at Nottingham Arena to claim his first British Championship.
Woodley obtained his nickname from his father, who was said to laugh like Muttley
from the cartoon series Wacky Races
. He uses his nickname as his name when boxing and has also won the Midland Area and English light-welterweight titles in his career.
He lost his British title in an up-and-down classic with Commonwealth champion Kevin Anderson
at the Aston Villa Events Centre on 1 June 2006. He had Anderson down with a left hook in the first before tiring and stopped in the tenth.
He has rebounded with two wins, one in the first round, and challenged British Light-Welterweight champion Colin Lynes
in July 2007, losing by KO in the 8th round. The vacant European Boxing Union
10 stone title was also on the line.
He is trained and managed by Errol Johnson.
Away from boxing, Woodley is a keen supporter of West Bromwich Albion F.C.
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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...
. He is a former British Welterweight
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
champion. His professional record is 22 wins from 25 fights, 12 by knockout. He made his professional debut on 3 September 1999. And also was trained in Tipton at William Perrys Amateur Boxing Club.
Woodley was involved with gangs in his younger years, which led to him serving a prison sentence for assault. After being released from prison, Woodley took up boxing. His breakthrough came on 28 January 2006 when he beat Michael Jennings
Michael Jennings
Michael Jennings is a professional boxer. He fights as a welterweight, and is a former British champion and World title challenger at the weight.-Professional career:...
the reigning British Welterweight champion in a split decision at Nottingham Arena to claim his first British Championship.
Woodley obtained his nickname from his father, who was said to laugh like Muttley
Muttley
Muttley is a Hanna-Barbera animated fictional character created by Iwao Takamoto and originally voiced by Don Messick. In the 2000 Wacky Races videogame he was voiced by Billy West.-Bio:...
from the cartoon series Wacky Races
Wacky Races
Wacky Races is an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera. The series features 11 different cars racing against each other in various road rallies throughout North America, with each driver hoping to win the title of the "World's Wackiest Racer." Wacky Races ran on CBS from September...
. He uses his nickname as his name when boxing and has also won the Midland Area and English light-welterweight titles in his career.
He lost his British title in an up-and-down classic with Commonwealth champion Kevin Anderson
Kevin Anderson (boxer)
Kevin Anderson is a British professional boxer who fights in the welterweight division. He is a former British and Commonwealth champion.-Early professional career:...
at the Aston Villa Events Centre on 1 June 2006. He had Anderson down with a left hook in the first before tiring and stopped in the tenth.
He has rebounded with two wins, one in the first round, and challenged British Light-Welterweight champion Colin Lynes
Colin Lynes
Colin Lynes is a British professional boxer from Hornchurch in London. He is a former IBO World, British and European champion at light welterweight and is the reigning British champion at welterweight.-Early Professional Career:...
in July 2007, losing by KO in the 8th round. The vacant European Boxing Union
European Boxing Union
The European Boxing Union is an organization that oversees competition in that sport over the continent of Europe.-History:The EBU started life as the International Boxing Union in Paris in 1910...
10 stone title was also on the line.
He is trained and managed by Errol Johnson.
Away from boxing, Woodley is a keen supporter of West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...