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Ricky Hatton Vs. Kostya Tszyu
Kostya Tszyu vs. Ricky Hatton, was a professional boxing match contested on 4 June 2005 for the International Boxing Federation, IBF and The Ring (magazine), ''The Ring'' junior welterweight championship. The 22,000 who attendanced the bout at the Manchester Arena witnessed one of the biggest upsets in British Boxing History. Build-up Kostya Tszyu was an established force amongst the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world and had been the first man to unify the light welterweight division in 30 years. At 35 years old he had been the champion for more than a decade and was considered a national hero in Australia. His only other defeat was in 1997 to Vince Phillips and was named the ''Ring Magazine upsets of the year, Ring Magazine upset of the year''. Ricky Hatton at the time, held the minor WBU light welterweight belt, having knocked out Tony Pep and was coming into the fight off stoppage wins against Michael Stewart (boxer), Michael Stewart and Ray Oliveira. He was the und ...
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Hatton Vs
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Ricky Hatton
Richard John Hatton (born 6 October 1978) is a British former professional boxer who competed between 1997 and 2012, and has since worked as a boxing promoter and trainer. During his boxing career he held multiple world championships at light-welterweight and one at welterweight. BoxRec ranks Hatton as the 11th greatest European fighter of all time and 5th greatest British fighter of all time, pound for pound. In 2005 he was named Fighter of the Year by '' The Ring'' magazine, the Boxing Writers Association of America, and ESPN. In 2000, Hatton won the British light-welterweight title, followed by the WBU title the following year; he made a record fifteen successful defences of the latter from 2001 to 2004. He reached the pinnacle of his career in 2005 by defeating Kostya Tszyu for the IBF, ''Ring'' and lineal titles. This was followed up later that year with a victory over Carlos Maussa to claim the WBA (Super) title, thereby becoming a unified light-welterweight wor ...
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Ring Magazine Fighters Of The Year
'' The Ring'' magazine was established in 1922 and has named a Fighter of the Year since 1928, which this list covers. The award, selected by the magazine editors, is based on a boxer's performance in the ring."Past Winners of The Ring Year-End Awards"
'' The Ring''. Retrieved February 1, 2020.


Award winners

Numbers in brackets indicate the number of times a boxer has won the award by that year.


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Carlos Maussa
Charles Celindo Maussa Diaz (born September 24, 1971), best known as Carlos Maussa, is a Colombian former professional boxer who competed from 2000 to 2007, and held the WBA super light welterweight title in 2005. Professional career Turning pro in 2000, at the age of 29, Maussa won two titles and fought in several significant fights until his retirement at age 38. Maussa was raised in the Santa Fe neighborhood of Montería, a city located in the banks of the Sinú River, where he began his impressive amateur career, which ultimately brought him just nine defeats in 130 bouts. Maussa was named National Champion four times and was also crowned the Central American champion. He gained the nickname “The Apostle” by his frequent preaching of the Christian gospel. In his professional career, while never a superstar fighter, he was a highly touted "gatekeeper" who helped define the careers of several light welterweight prospects. Notable fights Maussa began his career with twel ...
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Sydney, Australia
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and List of cities in Oceania by population, Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountains (New South Wales), Blue Mountains to the west, City of Hawkesbury, Hawkesbury to the north, the Royal National Park to the south and Macarthur, New South Wales, Macarthur to the south-west. Sydney is made up of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are known as "Sydneysiders". The 2021 census recorded the population of Greater Sydney as 5,231,150, meaning the city is home to approximately 66% of the state's population. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. Nicknames of the city include the 'Emerald City' and the 'Harbour City'. Indigenous Australians, Aboriginal Australians have inhabited the Greater Sydney region for a ...
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Johnny Lewis (boxing Trainer)
John Alfred “Johnny” Lewis OAM (born 18 March 1944) is an Australian boxing trainer and the head coach of six world champions, most notably Jeff Fenech, Jeff Harding, Gairy St. Clair and Kostya Tszyu. Lewis’ career spans from training amateur boxers on the local Sydney circuit to working with Australian boxing champions and rugby league international representatives. The philosophies and coaching career of Lewis merited him many accolades including an Order of Australia medal and an induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, both of which were achieved in 2006. Due to these accolades, Johnny Lewis has been asserted as one of Australia's most acclaimed boxing coaches. Early life Johnny Lewis was born on 18 March 1944 at Bankstown hospital to father Alfred and mother Marge. His family lived in Wallangarra at the time, before moving into a housing commission flat in Erskineville, in Sydney's inner-west. Lewis' first employment was selling papers at Footbal ...
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Dave Parris
Dave Parris (born 1 March 1945) is a former British heavyweight boxer, who is now a referee and judge, based in Woodlesford, Leeds Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by populati .... References External links * Dave Parris Profileat BritishBoxing.net 1945 births Living people Sportspeople from Tottenham English male boxers Heavyweight boxers British boxing referees Boxers from Greater London {{England-boxing-bio-stub ...
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Showtime (TV Network)
Showtime is an American premium television network owned by Paramount Media Networks, and is the flagship property of the namesake parent company, Showtime Networks, a part of Paramount Media Networks. Showtime's programming primarily includes theatrically released motion pictures and original television series, along with boxing and mixed martial arts matches, occasional stand-up comedy specials, and made-for-TV movies. Headquartered at Paramount Plaza on the northern end of New York City's Broadway district, Showtime operates eight 24-hour, linear multiplex channels; a traditional subscription video on demand service; and two proprietary streaming platforms, the TV Everywhere offering Showtime Anytime (which is included as part of a subscription to the linear Showtime television service) and a namesake over-the-top service sold directly to streaming-only consumers. In addition, the Showtime brand has been licensed for use by a number of channels and platforms worldwide, incl ...
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Ray Oliveira
Raymond Reinaldo Oliveira (born October 6, 1968) is an American former professional boxer, known by the nickname 'Sucra'. He fought for world titles at both super-lightweight and welterweight, winning the International Boxing Union world welterweight title twice, in 2003 and 2004. Amateur career Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Oliveira was one of 19 children.In this Corner..."Sucra" Ray Oliveira
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He started boxing at the age of 11, and went on to have over 300 amateur bouts. Among his achievements as an amateur were five New England Golden Gloves titles in five different weight classes.


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Michael Stewart (boxer)
Michael Stewart (born December 20, 1977, Columbia, Tennessee) is a professional boxer. He has held the USBA light welterweight title. In perhaps his most high-profile bout, he was knocked out by Ricky Hatton in round 5. He also lost an IBF title fight by decision to Sharmba Mitchell. Michael was a contestant on the reality series, Contender Season 2 on ESPN. On it, he was picked to be a member of the Blue Team. In the first round, he fought Ebo Elder, winning by knockout, but Grady Brewer Grady Lamont Brewer (born December 22, 1970) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1999 to 2015. A former IBA and International Boxing Council (IBC) Light Middleweight titleholder, he is the 2006 winner of the ESPN reality ... beat him by unanimous decision in the semifinals winning 50-45 on all scorecards. External links * 1977 births Living people The Contender (TV series) participants American male boxers People from Columbia, Tennessee People f ...
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Tony Pep
Tony Pep (born September 14, 1964) is a former professional boxer from New Westminster, British Columbia. He has a record of 42 wins (22 of which were by knockout), 10 losses, and 1 draw. Boxing career During his career, Pep held the Commonwealth super featherweight title, the IBO lightweight title and the Canadian lightweight and featherweight titles. He made an unsuccessful bid for the WBO super featherweight title, losing a 12-round unanimous decision to Regilio Tuur on March 9, 1995. On June 14, 1998, Tony Pep fought Floyd Mayweather Floyd may refer to: As a name * Floyd (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Floyd (surname), a list of people and fictional characters Places in the United States * Floyd, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Floyd, Io ... and lost by unanimous decision. Professional boxing record External linksTony Pep* 1964 births Living people Sportspeople from New Westminster Canadian male boxers Light-welterweight ...
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Light Welterweight
Light welterweight, also known as junior welterweight or super lightweight, is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Professional boxing In professional boxing, light welterweight is contested between the lightweight and welterweight divisions, in which boxers weigh above 61.2kg or 135 pounds and up to 63.5 kg or 140 pounds. The first champion of this weight class was Pinky Mitchell in 1946, though he was only awarded his championship by a vote of the readers of the ''Boxing Blade'' magazine. There was not widespread acceptance of this new weight division in its early years, and the New York State Athletic Commission withdrew recognition of it in 1930. The National Boxing Association continued to recognize it until its champion, Barney Ross relinquished the title in 1935 to concentrate on regaining the welterweight championship. A few commissions recognized bouts in the 1940s as being for the light welterweight title, but the modern beginnings of this championship ...
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