Michael Brodie (born 10 May 1974 in
Manchester
Manchester () is a city and the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It had an estimated population of in . Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92&nbs ...
, England) is a former professional boxer
who fought in the
Super Bantamweight
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There were attempts by boxing promoters in the 1920s to establish this weight class, but few sanct ...
and
Featherweight
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Boxing
Professional boxing
History
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divisions.
Boxing career
Brodie boxed as an amateur before turning professional in October 1994, winning his first fight in Manchester, England, in which Brodie beat
Warley Super Bantamweight
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There were attempts by boxing promoters in the 1920s to establish this weight class, but few sanct ...
Graham McGrath with a knockout in the fifth round on a card that included fellow Mancunian's Wahid Fats, Carl Smith and Carl Harney.
Brodie won the vacant British
super bantamweight
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There were attempts by boxing promoters in the 1920s to establish this weight class, but few sanct ...
title, in March 1997 with ten-round knockout win over Neil Swain at the Wythenshawe Forum in Manchester. The following year Brodie won the Commonwealth Super Bantamweight Title with a win over
Brian Carr and later that year Brodie added the European (
EBU
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) Super Bantamweight Title.
Brodie's first opportunity to fight for a world title belt in September 2000 after Mexican
Erik Morales
Erik Isaac Morales Elvira (born September 1, 1976) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2012. He is the first Mexico-born boxer in history to quadruple champion, win world championships in four weight classes, rangin ...
vacated his
WBC Super bantamweight title. However, Brodie suffered the first defeat on his career when
Willie Jorrín beat Brodie on points to take the title.
In May 2002, Brodie won the World Boxing Foundation (WBFo)
Featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class in the combat sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling.
Boxing
Professional boxing
History
A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of . In the early days of the division, ...
Title and added the
IBO Featherweight Title in 2003.
On 18 October 2003, the brawling Chi In-Jin got a shot at the vacant WBC featherweight title against Michael Brodie, but came up short of the title with a draw. In the rematch the following year, he knocked out Brodie in the 7th round.
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1974 births
Boxers from Manchester
English male boxers
Living people
Featherweight boxers