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Matt Windle (born 30 September 1990) is an English
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and
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. He is a former
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light-flyweight champion and three-time Birmingham Poet Laureate.


Boxing career

A professional since 2015, Windle faced Tommy Frank for the vacant
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title at
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in
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on 18 September 2021, losing via unanimous decision. In his next fight, he dropped down a weight division to claim the vacant
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light-flyweight title by stopping previously unbeaten South African boxer Siphelele Myeza in the 11th round at Premier Banqueting Suite in
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,
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, on 8 October 2022. Windle challenged Commonwealth flyweight champion Connor Butler at
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on 9 June 2023, with the vacant
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title also on the line. He lost by unanimous decision. Dropping back down to light-flyweight, he made the first defense of his Commonwealth title against
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at Lions Centre in
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, on 8 December 2023. Windle took heavy blows throughout the contest and lost when his corner halted the fight at the end of round five to avoid him sustaining further damage.


Poetry career

Windle is a three-time Birmingham Poet Laureate. Using the nickname Poet with a Punch, he has written poems for the
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opening ceremony, the
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and the
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. Windle also teaches poetry and creative writing in schools.


References

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