Spencer Fearon
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Spencer Fearon is a boxing promoter and media personality.
The self-styled loudest mouth and most stylish dresser in boxing, Fearon has long been a fixture at the major fights involving British fighters in this country and beyond.
A former boxer himself, fighting under the nickname 'The Spirit', he became the youngest ever black promoter in Britain, when promoting his first bill on October 9, 2007.
Along with Ciaran Baynes, in March 2009 he set up Hard Knocks Boxing Promotions which earned plaudits from boxing fans and commentators alike by bringing back to the ring, the Mongolian Warrior Choi Tseveenpurev
. Kreshnik Qato
, Junior Saeed and Nathan Graham are among the other Hard Knocks fighters.
As well as being a partner and trainer at the Real Fight Club in London's Liverpool Street, where he counts England rugby star Josh Lewsey
and Jermain Defoe
among his clients, Fearon runs a property portfolio in London.
Fearon has served as a commentator for Frank Warren TV and until recently worked for Setanta Sports
where his interviews with the likes of Mike Tyson
, Roy Jones, Joe Calzaghe
, David Haye
and Amir Khan
aired on Setanta Sports News and Steve Bunce's Boxing Hour.
During his boxing career he was used as the model for the body graphics for popular computer game Shadowman in 1998 and appeared in acclaimed 2006 film Rollin' with the Nines.
His flourishing media career began after appearing in documentaries alongside childhood friend Danny Williams
. Fearon has featured in The Sun, Mirror, Times and News of the World newspapers and showcased his interviewing skills and range of impressions on Sky Sports.
Spencer has also worked as cornerman and adviser to Williams and light middleweight contender Anthony Small
.
The self-styled loudest mouth and most stylish dresser in boxing, Fearon has long been a fixture at the major fights involving British fighters in this country and beyond.
A former boxer himself, fighting under the nickname 'The Spirit', he became the youngest ever black promoter in Britain, when promoting his first bill on October 9, 2007.
Along with Ciaran Baynes, in March 2009 he set up Hard Knocks Boxing Promotions which earned plaudits from boxing fans and commentators alike by bringing back to the ring, the Mongolian Warrior Choi Tseveenpurev
Choi Tseveenpurev
Choijiljavyn "Choi" Tseveenpürev is a Mongolian featherweight boxer based in the United Kingdom. Tseveenpurev won the Prizefighter series Featherweights tournament on 29 October 2011, the same month that he passed 40...
. Kreshnik Qato
Kreshnik Qato
Kreshnik Qato is an Albanian boxer. He is managed by promoter Spencer Fearon, and won the World Boxing Federation's middleweight title in 2008. His nickname is "The Eagle".-References:* in the Gazeta Shqiptare...
, Junior Saeed and Nathan Graham are among the other Hard Knocks fighters.
As well as being a partner and trainer at the Real Fight Club in London's Liverpool Street, where he counts England rugby star Josh Lewsey
Josh Lewsey
Owen Joshua Lewsey MBE is a former English rugby union footballer who played fullback, wing or centre for Wasps.-Career:...
and Jermain Defoe
Jermain Defoe
Jermain Colin Defoe is an English footballer who plays as a striker for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, and the England national football team....
among his clients, Fearon runs a property portfolio in London.
Fearon has served as a commentator for Frank Warren TV and until recently worked for Setanta Sports
Setanta Sports
Setanta Sports is an international sports broadcaster based in Dublin, Ireland. Setanta Sports was formed in 1990 to facilitate the broadcasting of Irish sporting events...
where his interviews with the likes of Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson
Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson is a retired American boxer. Tyson is a former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF world heavyweight titles, he was 20 years, 4 months and 22 days old...
, Roy Jones, Joe Calzaghe
Joe Calzaghe
Joseph William Calzaghe, CBE, MBE is a Welsh former professional boxer. He is the former WBO, WBA, WBC, IBF, The Ring & British super middleweight champion and The Ring light heavyweight champion....
, David Haye
David Haye
David Deron Haye is a retired English professional boxer,Haye is the former WBA heavyweight champion. He is also the former unified world cruiserweight champion, holding the WBA, WBC, WBO, and The Ring cruiserweight titles, and also the former European cruiserweight champion.- Amateur :Haye...
and Amir Khan
Amir Khan (boxer)
Amir Iqbal Khan , is a British Pakistani professional boxer who is currently the unified WBA & IBF light welterweight champion....
aired on Setanta Sports News and Steve Bunce's Boxing Hour.
During his boxing career he was used as the model for the body graphics for popular computer game Shadowman in 1998 and appeared in acclaimed 2006 film Rollin' with the Nines.
Boxing career
After a promising amateur career, where he won the London ABA novices and London boys club welterweight titles, Fearon turned professional in 1997 and in a stop-start career compiled a record of 11-6 before retiring in 2003. His penultimate bout with David Walker was voted the 2003 fight of the year by the BBC website.His flourishing media career began after appearing in documentaries alongside childhood friend Danny Williams
Danny Williams (boxer)
Daniel "Danny" Williams is an English professional heavyweight boxer.-Amateur:As an amateur boxing out of the famous Lynn AC boxing gym in SE London, Williams learned his trade quickly, often sparring with the likes of clubmates Henry Akinwande and Derek Angol...
. Fearon has featured in The Sun, Mirror, Times and News of the World newspapers and showcased his interviewing skills and range of impressions on Sky Sports.
Spencer has also worked as cornerman and adviser to Williams and light middleweight contender Anthony Small
Anthony Small
Anthony Small is a professional boxer who has held both he British and Commonwealth belts at light middleweight. He goes by the alias 'Sugar Ray Clay Jones Jr.' , in homage to Sugar Ray Robinson, Sugar Ray Leonard, Cassius Clay, and Roy Jones Jr. Small converted to Islam at the age of 24 and is...
.