Jimmy Paul is a former professional boxer in the
lightweight
Lightweight is a weight class in combat sports and rowing (sport), rowing.
Boxing Professional boxing
The lightweight division is over 130 pounds (59 kilograms) and up to 135 pounds (61.2 kilograms) boxing weight classes, weight class in the spor ...
division.
Professional career
He became
International Boxing Federation
The International Boxing Federation (IBF) is one of four major organizations recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) which sanctions professional boxing bouts. The others are the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing C ...
world Lightweight champion in 1985 when he beat
Harry Arroyo
Harry Arroyo (born October 25, 1957) is an American former professional boxer who held the IBF lightweight title from 1984 to 1985.
Early years
Arroyo, of Puerto Rican descent, was born on the south side of Youngstown, Ohio, a steel-manufactu ...
by a 15 round unanimous decision. He would defend the title three times including against Darryl Tyson,
before losing it to
Greg Haugen, also by 15 round decision.
Professional boxing record
See also
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Kronk Gym
Kronk Gym is a boxing gym located in Detroit, once led by trainer Emanuel Steward. It was originally run out of the basement of the oldest recreation center of the City of Detroit. The gym became a household name in the sport of boxing and its go ...
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List of world lightweight boxing champions
This is a list of world lightweight boxing champions by organization, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations:
* The World Boxing Association (WBA), founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA),
* The World ...
References
External links
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1959 births
Living people
American male boxers
Boxers from Detroit
Boxers from South Carolina
International Boxing Federation champions
World lightweight boxing champions
Light-welterweight boxers
African-American boxers
20th-century American sportsmen