Steve Boyle (born 28 November 1962) is a Scottish former

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who was British

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champion between 1988 and 1990.

Career

Steve Boyle was born in

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and made his professional début in May 1983. In June 1985 he beat Dave Savage to win the

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Scottish Area lightweight title. After winning his next three fights he challenged

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in May 1986 for the British title, losing via a ninth round stoppage. In March 1987 he beat Mike Durvan on points in a British title eliminator, setting up a challenge in February 1988 for Alex Dickson's title; Boyle knocked Dickson out in the second round to become British champion. He made a successful defence in November against Joey Jacobs. In January 1989 he beat

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to take the WBC International lightweight title, and in November 1989 met

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for the vacant European title, losing after retiring in the seventh round. In December 1989 he was ordered to defend his British title against

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but the fight never happened and Boyle relinquished his title in 1990.Boyle finally gets Till title test
, ''

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'', 20 December 1989. Retrieved 28 June 2015 He also moved from Tommy Gilmour to be managed by London-based Frank Warren. In May 1992 he challenged again for the British title, with the Commonwealth title also at stake, but was stopped in the seventh round by

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. His final fight came a year later, a points win over journeyman Mark Antony.Reynolds, Jim (1993)
Paisley a hit but Boyle fails to impress
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'', 31 May 1993. Retrieved 28 June 2015

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boyle, Steve 1962 births Living people Scottish male boxers Lightweight boxers