Marlon Reid (born 17 April 1982) is a British professional boxer who was born in

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and currently lives in

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. After reaching the ABA final against George Groves as an amateur Reid boxed for England and made his debut as a professional boxer on 17 October 2008 against Gary Cooper and won on points. Reid continued his great start winning his first four fights,two by way of knock out.

Amateur career

Reid boxed for the Walcot ABA club in

. As an amateur Reid made it to the ABA finals at his first attempt as a senior. He faced George Groves at York Hall, Bethnal Green on 2 December 2006, Reid lost 24–18 on points. George Groves was favourite and has since gone on to become the Commonwealth super middleweight champion. Reid also represented England including the Four Nations in

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, France in April 2007 where he reached the semi-final against Jean Mickael Raymond of France losing 24–19 on points.

Professional career

Reid fought his first professional fight on 17 October 2008 and had a great start to his career winning his first four fights against Gary Cooper, James Tucker, Sherman Alleyne and Ernie Smith. Reid suffered his first defeat on 24 October 2009 on points against Patrick Mendy at the Riviera International Conference Centre, Torquay, Devon. Though Reid was suffering from a viral infection at the time. Reid came back on 4 December 2009 with a win over Pawel Trebinski on points but then suffered defeat in his next fight against Steffan Hughes.

Personal life

Reid attended Churchfields School in

. He lives in

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, England.

Professional boxing record

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reid, Marlon Living people 1982 births English male boxers Middleweight boxers 21st-century English sportsmen