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Neville Brown

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Neville Brown
Born (1966-02-26) 26 February 1966 (age 58)
NationalityEnglish
Other namesThe Saint
Statistics
Weight(s)Middleweight, super middleweight
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Reach72 in (180 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights40
Wins32
Wins by KO26
Losses8

Neville Brown (born 26 February 1966) is a British former boxer who was British middleweight champion between 1993 and 1998, and also fought for Commonwealth, European, and World titles.

Career

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From Burton-upon-Trent, Neville Brown first tasted success as an amateur, winning the ABA light-middleweight title in both 1987 and 1989. He had his first professional fight in November 1989, a fourth round stoppage of Spencer Alton. After winning his first eleven professional fights, he suffered his first defeat in July 1991, when he was stopped in the first round by Paul Wesley. He avenged that defeat three months later, stopping Wesley in the third round.

In November 1993, he challenged for Frank Grant's British middleweight title, stopping the defending champion in the seventh round. Two months later he successfully defended the title against Andy Flute. In July 1994, he had his first fight outside the UK when he travelled to Italy to challenge for Agostino Cardamone's European title; Cardamone stopped him in the seventh round. Back in the UK he made successful defences of his British title against Antonio Fernandez, Carlo Colarusso, and Shaun Cummins, all inside the distance.[1]

In March 1996 he got a World title shot, challenging for Steve Collins' WBO super middleweight title. Collins had Brown down in the first round, and twice more in the eleventh before the fight was stopped.[2][3]

Back down at middleweight, Brown made a successful defence of his British title in January 1997 against Willie Quinn.[4] Three months later he made a second challenge for the European title, this time being stopped in the sixth by Hacine Cherifi. In January 1998 he lost his British title to Glenn Catley.[5] After winning two of his next three fights, he faced Sam Soliman in June 2000 for the vacant Commonwealth middleweight title; Soliman stopped him in the ninth round. Brown subsequently retired from boxing.[2]

Brown went on to work as a boxing coach and personal trainer, and returned to the ring in July 2014 for a charity exhibition fight against Collins.[2]

Professional boxing record

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41 fights 32 wins 8 losses
By knockout 26 7
By decision 6 1
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
40 Loss 32–8 Australia Sam Soliman TKO 9 (12) 2000-06-19 United Kingdom Meadowside Leisure Centre, Burton upon Trent, England For vacant Commonwealth (British Empire) Middleweight title.
39 Win 32–7 United Kingdom Jason Collins TKO 2 (6), 1:48 2000-05-21 United Kingdom Pennine Hotel, Derby, England
38 Loss 31–7 United Kingdom Chris Davies TKO 2 (8) 2000-03-18 United Kingdom Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
37 Win 31–6 United Kingdom Errol McDonald TKO 3 (10), 2:43 1999-07-17 United Kingdom The Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster, England
36 Loss 30–6 United Kingdom Glenn Catley RTD 8 (12), 3:00 1998-01-17 United Kingdom Whitchurch Sports Centre, Bristol, England Lost BBBofC British Middleweight title.
35 Loss 30–5 France Hacine Cherifi TKO 6 (12), 2:44 1997-04-26 United Kingdom Green Bank Leisure Centre, Swadlincote, England For EBU European Middleweight title.
34 Win 30–4 United Kingdom Willie Quinn TKO 4 (12), 2:10 1997-01-18 United Kingdom Green Bank Leisure Centre, Swadlincote, England Retained BBBofC British Middleweight title.
33 Loss 29–4 Republic of Ireland Steve Collins TKO 11 (12), 0:54 1996-03-09 Republic of Ireland Green Glens Arena, Millstreet, Ireland For WBO super-middleweight title.
32 Win 29–3 United Kingdom Shaun Cummins KO 5 (12), 2:40 1995-11-10 United Kingdom Moorways Leisure Centre, Derby, England Retained BBBofC British Middleweight title.
31 Win 28–3 United Kingdom Trevor Ambrose PTS 8 1995-09-02 United Kingdom Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London, England
30 Loss 27–3 United States Anthony Ivory PTS 8 1995-07-22 United Kingdom London Arena, Millwall, London, England
29 Win 27–2 United Kingdom Carlo Colarusso TKO 7 (12), 2:26 1995-03-03 United Kingdom York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England Retained BBBofC British Middleweight title.
28 Win 26–2 United Kingdom Steve Goodwin TKO 3 (10), 0:45 1995-02-10 United Kingdom Aston Villa Leisure Centre, Birmingham, England
27 Win 25–2 United Kingdom Antonio Fernandez TKO 9 (12) 1994-11-29 United Kingdom Chase Leisure Centre, Cannock, England Retained BBBofC British Middleweight title.
26 Win 24–2 United Kingdom Colin Pitters KO 2 (8), 0:26 1994-10-29 United Kingdom Chase Leisure Centre, Cannock, England
25 Loss 23–2 Italy Agostino Cardamone TKO 7 (12) 1994-07-20 Italy National Exhibition Centre, Solofra, Italy For EBU European Middleweight title.
24 Win 23–1 United States Walid Underwood PTS 10 1994-03-16 United Kingdom National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England
23 Win 22–1 United Kingdom Andy Flute RTD 7 (12), 3:00 1994-01-26 United Kingdom Aston Villa Leisure Centre, Birmingham, England Retained BBBofC British Middleweight title.
22 Win 21–1 United Kingdom Frank Grant TKO 7 (12) 1993-11-10 United Kingdom York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England Won BBBofC British Middleweight title.
21 Win 20–1 United Kingdom Paul Busby PTS 10 1993-03-16 United Kingdom Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England
20 Win 19–1 United Kingdom Graham Burton KO 4 (8) 1993-01-20 United Kingdom Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England
19 Win 18–1 United Kingdom Karl Barwise TKO 6 (8) 1992-12-04 United Kingdom Racquet Centre, Telford, England
18 Win 17–1 United Kingdom Horace Fleary PTS 8 1992-11-02 United Kingdom Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England
17 Win 16–1 United Kingdom Ernie Loveridge TKO 4 (6) 1992-10-01 United Kingdom Telford Ice Rink, Telford, England
16 Win 15–1 United Kingdom Paul Murray KO 3 (8), 1:37 1992-03-26 United Kingdom Telford Ice Rink, Telford, England
15 Win 14–1 United Kingdom Colin Pitters TKO 3 (8), 0:48 1991-11-21 United Kingdom Meadowside Leisure Centre, Burton upon Trent, England
14 Win 13–1 United Kingdom Paul Wesley PTS 8 1991-10-03 United Kingdom Meadowside Leisure Centre, Burton upon Trent, England
13 Win 12–1 United Kingdom Paul Smith TKO 3 (8), 2:30 1991-08-29 United Kingdom Town Hall, Oakengates, England
12 Loss 11–1 United Kingdom Paul Wesley TKO 1 (8) 1991-07-04 United Kingdom Leisure Centre, Alfreton, England
11 Win 11–0 United Kingdom Winston Wray TKO 1 (8) 1991-04-12 United Kingdom Baths, Willenhall, England
10 Win 10–0 United Kingdom Tony Booth PTS 6 1991-03-28 United Kingdom Leisure Centre, Alfreton, England
9 Win 9–0 United Kingdom Jimmy Thornton TKO 1 (8) 1991-02-13 United Kingdom Grand Hall, Wembley, London, England
8 Win 8–0 United Kingdom Seamus Casey TKO 4 (8) 1991-01-17 United Kingdom Leisure Centre, Alfreton, England
7 Win 7–0 United Kingdom Chris Richards TKO 2 (6) 1990-12-13 United Kingdom Leisure Centre, Dewsbury, England
6 Win 6–0 United Kingdom Nigel Moore KO 1 (6), 1:52 1990-10-10 United Kingdom Royal Albert Hall, South Kensington, London, England
5 Win 5–0 United Kingdom Anthony Campbell TKO 2 (6), 1:27 1990-09-13 United Kingdom Watford Town Hall, Watford, England
4 Win 4–0 Saint Lucia William Pronzola TKO 3 (6) 1990-05-09 United Kingdom Grand Hall, Wembley, London, England
3 Win 3–0 United Kingdom Jimmy McDonagh TKO 2 (6), 0:38 1990-03-27 United Kingdom Grosvenor House Hotel, Mayfair, London, England
2 Win 2–0 United Kingdom Colin Ford RTD 3 (6) 1990-01-10 United Kingdom Royal Albert Hall, South Kensington, London, England
1 Win 1–0 United Kingdom Spencer Alton TKO 4 (6), 1:16 1989-11-08 United Kingdom Grand Hall, Wembley, London, England Professional debut

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