Billy Lyell

Billy Lyell
Statistics
Real name William Lyell
Nickname(s) Pride of Ohio
Weight(s) Super Middleweight
Middleweight
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Reach 72 in (183 cm)
Nationality United States American
Born (1984-08-10) August 10, 1984
Niles, Ohio
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 36
Wins 25
Wins by KO 5
Losses 11
Draws 0
No contests 0

William Lyell (born August 10, 1984 in Niles, Ohio) is an American boxer in the Middleweight division.[1]

Amateur career

In an interview with Peter Czymbor, Lyell stated that he had an amateur record of "about 35-20" in "about 50-55 amateur bouts".

Professional career

In February 2009, Lyell upset an undefeated and very popular John Duddy in a ten round fight by split decision.[2]

IBF Middleweight Championship

He then lost a very tough fight to Sebastian Sylvester.[3]

WBC Silver Middleweight Championship

On June 5, 2010 Billy lost to undefeated Champion Mexican, Julio César Chávez, Jr..[4] The bout was held at the Estadio Banorte in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico.[5][6]

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
  2. http://articles.nydailynews.com/2009-10-08/sports/17936132_1_john-duddy-trainers-kelly-pavlik
  3. "Sebastian Sylvester stops Billy Lyell in middleweight title fight". Sports.espn.go.com. 2010-01-30. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  4. "AOL - News, Politics, Sports & Latest Headlines". Aolnews.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-06. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  5. "News - Chavez Jr. Works Extra-Hard in Decisioning Tough Lyell in Ten". Max Boxing. 2011-01-31. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  6. "News - Promethean Logic- Jan. 7, 2011". Max Boxing. 2011-01-07. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
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