Andy Holligan (born 6 June 1967 in Liverpool[1]) is an English amateur light welterweight and professional light welter/welter/light middleweight boxer of the 1980s and 1990s, who as an amateur won the 1987 Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) light welterweight title, against Richard Bryan (Fitzroy Lodge ABC (London)),[2] boxing out of Rotunda ABC (Liverpool), and as a professional won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) British light welterweight title , winning the Lonsdale Belt outright twice Commonwealth light welterweight title (twice), and was a challenger for the World Boxing Council (WBC) light welterweight title against Julio César Chávez losing the fight after pulling out the fight at the end of the fifth round with a broken nose , and World Boxing Union (WBU) light welterweight title against Shea Neary, his professional fighting weight varied from 139 lb (63 kg; 9 st 13 lb), i.e. light welterweight to 153 lb (69 kg; 10 st 13 lb), i.e. light middleweight.[3]
Andy Holligan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Andrew Frederick Holligan 6 June 1967 Liverpool, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | light welter/welter/light middleweight |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 30 |
| Wins | 27 (KO 19) |
| Losses | 3 (KO 3) |
References
edit- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "100th ABAE National Championship". abae.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Andy Holligan from BoxRec (registration required)
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