Neil Perkins
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Neil Perkins (born October 2, 1981) is a British
amateur boxer who has won several medals in international tournaments at welterweight.
after ending up in third place at the 4th AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
in Baku, Azerbaijan.
He won the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships
bronze after beating Robert Blazo, local hero Ha Na, European silver medallist, Armenia’s Samuel Matevosyan by a massive 18 points but losing 33-21 in the semi-final to Belarusian Magomed Nurutdinov
.
In Melbourne 2006 he won Bronze again at the Commonwealth after losing to Vijender Kumar 14:22.
At the Euro 2006 he lost in the first round to Serbian Zoran Mitrovic 24:34.
At the 2007 World Championships he again lost in the first round to Mitrovic 12:17.
In 2009 Neil was drafted into Prizefighter Heavyweights III to replace Michael Sprott. In this competition he lost his first professional fight of his career, in the first round to Danny Hughes, who lost in the next round to Audley Harrison
.
After retiring from boxing, Neil set up Fighting Fit City Gym in Birmingham
, the cities first White Collar Boxing
gym.
United Kingdom
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amateur boxer who has won several medals in international tournaments at welterweight.
Career
Southpaw Perkins fights for Kirkdale ABC in Liverpool. He failed to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
after ending up in third place at the 4th AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
4th AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The 4th AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament was held in Baku, Azerbaijan from April 27 to May 1, 2004 during the annual Chowdry Boxing Cup. Boxers finishing in the top two in each weight category earned a chance to compete at the 2004 Summer Olympics...
in Baku, Azerbaijan.
He won the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships
2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Mianyang, People's Republic of China from November 13 to November 20. The competition was organised by the world's governing body for amateur boxing AIBA.- Medal winners :- Medal table :...
bronze after beating Robert Blazo, local hero Ha Na, European silver medallist, Armenia’s Samuel Matevosyan by a massive 18 points but losing 33-21 in the semi-final to Belarusian Magomed Nurutdinov
Magomed Nurutdinov
Magomed Nurutdinov/Mahamed Nurudzinau is a Belarusian amateur boxer who boxed at the Olympics 2008 at welterweight and later became European cha....
.
In Melbourne 2006 he won Bronze again at the Commonwealth after losing to Vijender Kumar 14:22.
At the Euro 2006 he lost in the first round to Serbian Zoran Mitrovic 24:34.
At the 2007 World Championships he again lost in the first round to Mitrovic 12:17.
In 2009 Neil was drafted into Prizefighter Heavyweights III to replace Michael Sprott. In this competition he lost his first professional fight of his career, in the first round to Danny Hughes, who lost in the next round to Audley Harrison
Audley Harrison
Audley Harrison is a British professional boxer from Harlesden, England who fights in the heavyweight division. At the 2000 Olympics in Sydney he became the first British fighter to win an Olympic gold medal in the superheavyweight division. He stands and usually weighs around .Harrison turned...
.
After retiring from boxing, Neil set up Fighting Fit City Gym in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, the cities first White Collar Boxing
White Collar Boxing
White Collar Boxing is a form of boxing where men and women in white collar professions train to fight at special events. Most have no previous experience of boxing.-US origins of the sport:The sport first came to prominence in mid-1990s New York...
gym.