Which Welshman defeated Chris Eubank to win the WBO Super Middleweight World Title in 1997?
"decade-long reign. Hopkins claimed Calzaghe declined to fight him after Don King's ""middleweight tournament"" in 2001, in which Hopkins won three title belts, although Calzaghe denies this. On July 21, 2007, Hopkins defeated Winky Wright by unanimous decision to retain ""The Ring"" light heavyweight championship. After the fight, Hopkins called out Calzaghe and said that he wanted to fight him at Yankee Stadium on the fourth of July. On November 3, 2007, Calzaghe defeated Mikkel Kessler by unanimous decision to retain his WBO super middleweight title and win the WBC and WBA super middleweight titles, thus becoming the undisputed super"
"Chris Eubank Christopher Livingstone Eubank (born 8 August 1966) is a British professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 1998. He held the WBO middleweight and super-middleweight titles, and is ranked by BoxRec as the fourth best British super-middleweight boxer of all time. He reigned as world champion for over five years, was undefeated in his first ten years as a professional, and remained undefeated at middleweight. His world title contests against fellow Britons Nigel Benn and Michael Watson helped British boxing ride a peak of popularity in the 1990s, with Eubank's eccentric personality making him one of the most"
"divorced in 2017. In 2015, Eubank adopted the nickname of his deceased father, ""English"", to privately perpetuate his memory and to publicly differentiate himself from the budding boxing career of his son Chris Jr. Chris Eubank Christopher Livingstone Eubank (born 8 August 1966) is a British professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 1998. He held the WBO middleweight and super-middleweight titles, and is ranked by BoxRec as the fourth best British super-middleweight boxer of all time. He reigned as world champion for over five years, was undefeated in his first ten years as a professional, and remained undefeated at"
"a brain scan. Collins defeated the previously unbeaten long-reigning champion Chris Eubank in Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland in March 1995 to win the WBO super-middleweight title. Collins had enlisted the help of a guru, and they led the press to believe that Collins would be hypnotised for the fight. True to form, Collins sat in his corner and did not move, listening to headphones during Eubank's ring entrance. In the rematch, Collins set a fast pace and adopted wild, brawling tactics that Eubank struggled to deal with, and Collins again won a decision. He defended this title successfully seven times,"
"heard Eubank's comments. Chris Eubank Jr. Christopher Livingstone Eubank (born 18 September 1989) is a British professional boxer. He held the IBO super-middleweight title from 2017 to 2018, and previously the WBA interim and British middleweight titles between 2015 and 2016. In February 2018, Eubank was ranked as the world's best active super-middleweight by BoxRec, third by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, and fourth by ""The Ring"" magazine. He is the son of former two-weight world boxing champion Chris Eubank. Eubank was born in Hove, East Sussex, the son of Chris Eubank and Karron Suzanne Stephen Martin. He was a"
"Chris Eubank Jr. Christopher Livingstone Eubank (born 18 September 1989) is a British professional boxer. He held the IBO super-middleweight title from 2017 to 2018, and previously the WBA interim and British middleweight titles between 2015 and 2016. In February 2018, Eubank was ranked as the world's best active super-middleweight by BoxRec, third by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, and fourth by ""The Ring"" magazine. He is the son of former two-weight world boxing champion Chris Eubank. Eubank was born in Hove, East Sussex, the son of Chris Eubank and Karron Suzanne Stephen Martin. He was a pupil at Brighton"
"the first round, subsequently announcing his retirement from boxing. Enzo Maccarinelli Enzo Maccarinelli (born 20 August 1980) is a Welsh former professional boxer who competed from 1999 to 2016. He held the WBO cruiserweight title from 2006 to 2008, and at regional level the European and British cruiserweight titles between 2010 and 2012. Nicknamed ""Big Mac"", Maccarinelli was known as a crowd favourite, and during his career accumulated an 80.4% knockout-to-win ratio. On 12 May 2000, Maccarinelli suffered his first defeat at the hands of southpaw Lee Swaby. Swaby, from Lincoln, England, sent Maccarinelli down with a crushing right hand,"
"Matchroom Boxing. Alongside him was Paul ""Silky"" Jones, his sparring partner and good friend who later went on to become WBO light-middleweight title holder. Collins was trained by Freddie King in the Romford training camp. In 1994, he won a world title by defeating Chris Pyatt by stoppage in five rounds to become the WBO middleweight champion. The following year he relinquished this title without a defence and was having difficulty making the weight. Again as a substitute he moved up to super-middleweight to challenge Chris Eubank for the WBO title after Eubank's scheduled opponent Ray Close withdrew after failing"
"in the movie ""Shiner"". Richie Woodhall Richie Woodhall (born 17 April 1968) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1990 to 2000. He held the WBC super-middleweight title from 1998 to 1999, as well as the Commonwealth middleweight title from 1992 to 1995, and the European middleweight title from 1995 to 1996. As an amateur, Woodhall won a gold medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games and bronze at the 1988 Summer Olympics, both in the light-middleweight division. Following his retirement from the sport, Woodhall has developed a broadcasting career with both the BBC and BT Sport as a"
"Eubank signed an eight-fight £10-million deal with Sky Sports for contests in South Africa, Manchester, London and Millstreet. Eubank made five further successful defences, beating British world title contenders Henry Wharton and Sam Storey as well as unbeaten Dan Schommer and Mauricio Amaral Costa. In March 1995, however, Eubank lost his title to Irishman Steve Collins, by unanimous decision. Eubank won an eliminator for his old title against Jose Ignacio Barruetabena, as well as a win over Bruno Ruben Godoy. A rematch with Collins took place in Cork, Ireland, and Eubank lost again by a surprisingly narrow split decision. He"
"2 points but still won on points over the 9 completed rounds), fellow Briton Gary Stretch and finally in an excellent match with another fellow Briton, Michael Watson, fighting him to a narrow 12-round majority decision in Eubank's favour. This concluded Eubank's career as a middleweight, with a 28–0 record. A rematch with Watson for the vacant WBO super-middleweight title took place in September 1991, in which Watson suffered a near-fatal injury. Eubank was behind on all scorecards after 10 rounds, and was knocked down 18 seconds from the end of the round. He rose from the canvas (being given"
"American gatekeeper/journeyman Randy Smith, Eubank captured the WBC International title in 1990 against Hugo Corti. Later in the year, he knocked out Renaldo Dos Santos in precisely 20 seconds (including the 10-count). Eubank won the WBO middleweight title against Nigel Benn (and the odds) in a classic encounter that was later released on DVD: a gruelling battle which ended when Benn (ahead on points, but only narrowly) was stopped on his feet near the end of round 9. Eubank would defend the title successfully against Dan Sherry (in a fight cut short by a headbutt, for which Eubank was penalised"
"1994 by beating James Cook on points at York Hall in London. At short notice Carr was given the opportunity to challenge Steve Collins for the WBO Super Middleweight Title at The Point, Dublin, Ireland in November 1995. After 12 rounds he lost on points. In February 1999, Carr became the World Boxing Foundation (WBFo) World Middleweight Champion, defeating Steve Foster by a unanimous decision. He successfully defended this title in the following October beating Dingaan Thobela. Cornelius Carr retired in 2001 with a record of: 34 Wins (17 KOs), 4 Losses. Carr now resides in Bournemouth, England, working as"
"on the Olympic team was taken by Liverpool's Brian Schumacher. Watson's professional career lasted from 1984 to 1991. The highlight was his May 1989 victory over Nigel Benn to secure the British Commonwealth middleweight title. This led to a world title clash with Jamaican Mike McCallum, who defeated Watson by a knockout in the eleventh round. On 22 June 1991 at Earl's Court, he met Chris Eubank in another opportunity for the world middleweight title. Eubank won by a majority decision of 116–113, 115–113 and 114–114, close enough to support dissension by some commentators and supporters. A rematch was arranged"
"Barry Jones (boxer) Barry Jones (born 3 May 1974) is Welsh former boxer. He won the WBO super featherweight championship in 1997, but lost the title when his license was revoked by the British Boxing Board of Control after an anomaly was discovered during a brain scan. Jones began boxing at the age of ten, during which he trained at Ray Thorogood's Highfields gym. He was a junior fighter of note, claiming a silver medal at European level as well as competing in the World Amateur Boxing Championships. He turned professional in 1992 at the age of eighteen, and was"
"eleven rounds fell into a coma after a Eubank uppercut at the end of round 11, before the subsequent referee stoppage twenty seconds into round 12. This fight was as gruelling as Benn-Eubank 1, though all accolades were halted after the tragic end. Benn, who had also moved up to super middleweight, won the WBC super middleweight title in Italy, beating Mauro Galvano. With both men champions in the same weight division, a unification fight and three-year anticipated rematch was arranged by Don King for 9 October 1993. Over 42,000 crammed Old Trafford for one of the biggest boxing events"
"Boxing Super Series quarter-final match between Krzysztof Włodarczyk and Murat Gassiev. Sulęcki beat Culcay with a unanimous decision (98-92, 97-93, 96-94). Maciej Sulęcki Maciej Sulęcki (born 2 May 1989) is a professional boxer from Poland. Sulęcki is signed with American adviser Al Haymon. As of October 2017, he is ranked as the seventh-best light middleweight boxer by BoxRec and as tenth by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board and ""The Ring"". Sulęcki is also ranked as one of the top 10 middleweight contenders by the IBF and the WBO, and as the #7 light middleweight contender by the WBC. Sulecki had"
"for Steve Collins' WBO super middleweight title. Collins had Brown down in the first round, and twice more in the eleventh before the fight was stopped. Back down at middleweight, Brown made a successful defence of his British title in January 1997 against Willie Quinn. Three months later he made a second challenge for the European title, this time being stopped in the sixth by Hacine Cherifi. In January 1998 he lost his British title to Glenn Catley. After winning two of his next three fights, he faced Sam Soliman in June 2000 for the vacant Commonwealth middleweight title; Soliman"
"title and Fatica's WKA super welterweight (-70 kg/154.3 lb) strap on the line, Bush stopped the Italian in round eight to become the undisputed world champion. He lost the ISKA super welterweight world title to Mark Weller when he was TKO'd in the eight round in Cambridge, England in May 1997. He rebounded later in the year by taking the vacant ISKA North American crown in the same division with a controversial majority decision win over Melvin Murray in Toronto,Canada. Bush won his second USBA Boxing title when he won a twelve round split decision over Kevin Hall 15-2(11 KOs)"
"fight took place at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, United States. <br> Krzysztof Głowacki Krzysztof Głowacki (born 31 July 1986) is a Polish professional boxer who held the WBO junior-heavyweight title from 2015 to 2016. As an amateur he won a bronze medal in the super-heavyweight division at the 2008 EU Championships. Born in Walcz, north west Poland, Krzysztof Głowacki fought 125 amateur fights (103 Wins, 19 Losses and 3 Draws). He became Polish Junior Champion in 2003, 2004 and 2005. In 2007, he finished as runner-up in the Polish Senior Championships in the Super heavyweight category. The following year,"
"a more effective, and adaptable fighter. He defended his title against fellow Britons Nicky Piper and Lou Gent, and a rematch victory over Mauro Galvano, before again boxing great rival Chris Eubank, who was now WBO super-middleweight champion, in a unification bout on 9 October 1993. In a closely fought contest they boxed to a disputed draw, with both fighters retaining their respective titles. Benn successfully defended his title twice more in 1994 with unanimous decisions against fellow Briton Henry Wharton and Juan Carlos Giminez In February 1995, Benn defended his 168 lb title against WBC middleweight champion Gerald McClellan"
"Steve Bendall Steven Bendall or ""Steve Bendall"" born in Coventry, England is a self managed professional boxer. Bendall is the current WBU Middleweight World Champion and is a former two-time English Middleweight champion. Bendall boxed to national level as an amateur before turning professional in May 1997, winning his first fight at the Rivermead Leisure Centre, Reading, Berkshire, England, in which Bendall knocked out Hackney's Dennis Doyley on an undercard that included Junior Witter and Tony Booth. Bendall's explosive knockout power lead him to win his first 14 fights, the majority inside the distance, before he fought for his title"
"a boxer whose only previous professional contest was a defeat. He bounced back from this first career setback on 13 April 2002 to defeat Brian Barbosa, an American fighter with a record of 29 wins against 5 defeats at the Everton Park Sports Centre in Liverpool and followed that up with a win against Belgian boxer Mike Algoet on 7 September 2002 to lift the WBF Intercontinental super middleweight title once again fighting in Liverpool. He lost the title and the second fight of his career in his next contest on 26 October 2002 in Maesteg, Wales to the Polish"
"a number of useful fighters during this period, including; Future World Super Middle and World Light Heavyweight Champion Silvio Branco, Art Serwarno, Heath Todd, Jacques LeBlanc, Zdravko Kostic, Derek Wormald, Vito Gaudiosi and Royan Hammond. In late 1996 he fought WBC middleweight title holder Keith Holmes. Woodhall went into this fight carrying an injury, but took the fight anyway. Woodhall did not perform as well has he might otherwise have, losing by 12th-round TKO. In 1998 he moved up to Super Middleweight and after a tune up against Bernice Barber captured the WBC super middleweight title with a unanimous decision"
"beat Peter Manfredo to retain his WBO super middleweight belt. On 3 November 2007, Calzaghe beat Mikkel Kessler to retain his WBO super middleweight belt and win the WBA and WBC super middleweight titles. On 28 October 2017 Anthony Joshua successfully retained his WBA (Super), IBF, and IBO heavyweight titles against mandatory challenger Carlos Takam with a 10th round stoppage. On 31 March 2018, it hosted the World heavyweight unification fight between Anthony Joshua, holder of the WBA and IBF belts, and Joseph Parker, holder of the WBO belt. Joshua beat Parker on points. In 2001 it staged its first"
"and current WBA Super World Middleweight Champion Felix Sturm in a German world title showdown. Felix Sturm would go on to earn his 16th KO in his 37 wins with a 9th round TKO stoppage of Sebastian Zbik. Sebastian Zbik Sebastian Zbik (born 17 March 1982 in Neubrandenburg) is a German professional boxer and the former WBC middleweight Champion of the world. Zbik resides in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Zbik won the interim WBC middleweight title against Italian Domenico Spada on 11 July 2009. He was given the full title in January 2011 when the WBC promoted Sergio Martinez to Emeritus champion. Zbik"
"Chris Eubank Jr via TKO, losing his IBO super middleweight title in the process. Quinlan vs. Damien Hooper On April 7, 2018 Quinlan stepped up to light heavyweight division for the bout with long time rival Damien Hooper for the WBO International light heavyweight title. Quinlan and Hooper are considered two of the most talented boxers in Australia. In a very entertaining and fast-paced brawl Hooper was controlling early rounds but the balance of the fight changed early in the fifth round with Quinlan dropping Hooper twice in the 5th round and Hooper eventually won the bout in the 9th"
"middleweight title off Chris Eubank. Sobot was brought in as a late replacement for American Tarick Salmaci. Despite beating the count after getting knocked down in the third round, the Croatian came under renewed punishment, with the Welshman landing blows from all angles, prompting the referee to stop the fight, making it Sobot's first TKO loss. In November 1999, after two recovery wins back in Germany, Sobot faced unbeaten Mario Veit for the vacant German International super middleweight title, losing the ten round contest by unanimous decision. His next fight was more successful, as he won the IBF Inter-Continental super"
"the 4 x 1500 metres relay, the 110-metre hurdler Colin Jackson who is a former world record holder and the winner of numerous Olympic, World and European medals, and Tanni Grey-Thompson who has won 11 Paralympic gold medals. Wales has also produced a number of world-class boxers. Joe Calzaghe was WBO World Super-Middleweight Champion and then won the WBA, WBC and Ring Magazine super-middleweight and Ring Magazine Light-Heavyweight titles. Other former boxing world champions include Enzo Maccarinelli, Freddie Welsh, Howard Winstone, Percy Jones, Jimmy Wilde, Steve Robinson and Robbie Regan. Wales is not considered to have a strong food identity,"
"all by KO was also down in round 2 and round 4. The same month Roy Jones, Jr took the WBU Cruiserweight World Title. Bendall currently runs his own gym in Bournemouth. Steve Bendall Steven Bendall or ""Steve Bendall"" born in Coventry, England is a self managed professional boxer. Bendall is the current WBU Middleweight World Champion and is a former two-time English Middleweight champion. Bendall boxed to national level as an amateur before turning professional in May 1997, winning his first fight at the Rivermead Leisure Centre, Reading, Berkshire, England, in which Bendall knocked out Hackney's Dennis Doyley on"
"Serhiy Dzyndzyruk Serhiy Dzyndzyruk (Ukrainian: Сергій Дзиндзирук; born 1 March 1976) is a Ukrainian professional boxer and a former WBO super welterweight champion. As an amateur he won a silver medal at the 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships losing in the final to Oleg Saitov. He also won silver in the European Championship in 1998. He won 195 out of 220 fights. His record is 37-1 (23 KOs). He won the WBO world junior middleweight champion title against Daniel Santos (boxer). After that bout, he defended his title six times. He used to fight out of Germany before moving to"
"project was featured on the television series ""The Restoration Man"" in 2010. Scott Welch Scott Welch (born 21 April 1968) is a retired British professional boxer. As an amateur, Welch became one of the UK's ABA Heavyweight Champions. He travelled the world as a professional boxer, winning the Southern Area belt, the British, Commonwealth and WBO Intercontinental titles. In 1997, he contended the WBO World Title fight in Nashville, losing to Henry Akinwande by a wide points margin. In the course of his career Welch had 26 professional fights, with 22 wins and an impressive 17 knock-outs. Since his retirement"
"and proved to be Lueshing's final fight. He returned to live in England and went on to become a boxing agent, his clients including Nigel Benn. In 2016 his autobiographical book ""The Belt Boy"" was published, detailing his troubled early life including the physical and sexual abuse he received as a child, and resulting suicide attempts, and how boxing changed his life. Kevin Lueshing Kevin Lueshing (born 17 April 1968) is a British former boxer who was British welterweight champion between 1996 and 1997 and three times fought for world titles, winning the IBO World welterweight title in 1996. From"