Joshua Kyle Greer Jr. (born June 13, 1994) is an American professional boxer who held the

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title in 2019.

Professional career

Greer made his professional debut on September 26, 2015, scoring a second-round

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(TKO) victory over Luis Guerrero at the

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. Greer defeated

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for the

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title. He defended his title against former world title challenger Antonio Nieves. In 2017, his knockout of James Gordon-Smith was a finalist for espn.com knockout of the year.

Professional boxing record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Greer, Joshua Jr. Living people 1994 births Bantamweight boxers Super-bantamweight boxers American male boxers African-American boxers Boxers from Chicago 21st-century African-American sportsmen 21st-century American sportsmen