Paul Lloyd (boxer)

Summary

Paul "Livewire" Lloyd (born 7 December 1968[1] in Bebington, Wirral) is an English amateur bantamweight and professional bantam/super bantamweight boxer of the 1990s and 2000s. Lloyd, as an amateur, won the 1990 Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) bantamweight title against Michael Gibbons, Michael Alldis, Wilson Docherty, and Patrick Mullings (Harrow & District ABC).[2]

Paul Lloyd
Born (1968-12-07) 7 December 1968 (age 55)
Bebington, Wirral, England
NationalityEnglish
Other namesLivewire
Statistics
Weight(s)bantam/super bantamweight
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Boxing record
Total fights27
Wins20 (KO 14)
Losses7 (KO 6)

Lloyd participated in the World Cup in Bombay, India, during November 1990, defeating Rico Maspaitela of Indonesia and losing to Enrique Carrión of Cuba.[3] He participated in the trials for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Halle, Germany, defeating Shaun Anderson of Scotland and losing to Dieter Berg of Germany.[4]

Lloyd won the gold medal at bantamweight at the 1992 Canada Cup in Ottawa, Canada, during May 1992, defeating Lorenzo Aragon Armenteros of Cuba, Mark Mercier of Canada, and Alexei Aztamohov of Russia.[5] Boxing out of Vauxhall Motors ABC (Ellesmere Port), and as a professional, he won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) Central Area super bantamweight title, BBBofC British bantamweight title, European Boxing Union (EBU) bantamweight title, and Commonwealth bantamweight title.

Lloyd was a challenger for the BBBofC British super bantamweight title against Richie Wenton, International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight title against Tim Austin, World Boxing Organization (WBO) super bantamweight title against Marco Antonio Barrera, International Boxing Council bantamweight title against Johnny Bredahl, and International Boxing Organization bantamweight title against Noel Wilders.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ^ "1990 103rd ABAE National Championship". abae.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Archived from the original on 16 April 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  3. ^ "6.World Cup - Bombay, India - November 1990". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Biography at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Canada Cup - Ottawa, Canada - June 5-10 1990". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  6. ^ "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.

External links edit

  • Boxing record for Paul Lloyd from BoxRec (registration required)