Craig Snyder (born December 25, 1964) is a retired American

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Career

Born in

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, Snyder grew up in the Youngstown suburb of Canfield. He started boxing in 1978 and throughout a seven-year amateur career amassed a record of 46 wins and 8 losses, including three Youngstown Golden Gloves titles and one state ABF title. In June 1985 he turned professional and went on to earn a record of 22 wins, 8 losses with 13 knockouts. On November 23, 1994, Snyder won the International Boxing Council (IBC) Continental Americas Jr Middleweight title in a bout against tough ring veteran Tommy Small, who in 1991 had earned a victory over former IBF Lightweight World Champion, fellow Youngstown resident

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. Snyder held the title until April 27, 1996, and lost it in a split decision to West Virginia Middleweight Champ Billy Fox at Mountaineer Race-track/Casino in

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. Snyder also challenged for the WBO Continental Americas title against England's Adrian Dodson in

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, on December 2, 1995. He had also gone toe to toe in a 10-round bout with former Multiple World Champion,

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. In February 1995 he fought an exhibition bout with recently deceased, former pound for pound world's greatest, Aaron “The Hawk” Pryor. In June 1998, after a 20-year career as a pugilist, Snyder retired from the ring. In May 2017, Craig was honored with induction to the Curbstone coaches Hall of Fame. On January 31, 2018, Craig became a published author with the release of his book “The Boxers of Youngstown, Ohio: Boxing Capital of the World.”

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* 1964 births Living people Boxers from Youngstown, Ohio American male boxers People from Canfield, Ohio Sportspeople from Mahoning County, Ohio 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-boxing-bio-stub