Robbie Regan

Robbie Regan
Statistics
Real name Robbie Regan
Weight(s)
Height 5 ft. 4 in. (163 cm.)
Nationality United Kingdom British
Born (1968-08-30) August 30, 1968
Caerphilly, United Kingdom
Boxing record
Total fights 22
Wins 17
Wins by KO 7
Losses 2
Draws 3
No contests 0

Robbie Regan (born 30 August 1968 in Caerphilly, Wales)[1] is a Welsh former professional boxer.

Career

Regan started boxing as a teenager under trainer Dai Gardner, who remained his trainer throughout his career.[2] As an amateur boxer, he won several titles and competed in the 1986 Commonwealth Games.[3]

In August 1989, Regan turned professional. He won the British and European flyweight titles before unsuccessfully challenging Alberto Jiminez for the WBO Flyweight Championship in June, 1995.[2][3] In December, 1995 interim International Boxing Federation (IBF) Flyweight Championship after defeating Ferid Ben Jeddou.[2] He won the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Bantamweight champion after fighting Daniel Jiménez in Cardiff on April 26, 1996.[1]

Regan's boxing career ended shortly after the WBO fight as he was diagnosed with glandular fever.[3] Although he attempted to mount a comeback in 1998, he failed a brain scan and was forced to retire.[4] He retired from boxing with a 17-2-3 record.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Gorman, Ken (23 March 2012). My Greatest Fight. Random House. p. 149. ISBN 9781780574530.
  2. 1 2 3 Turley, Mark (28 November 2012). "Robbie Regan – The Legend that Never Was". Boxing News 24. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Jones, Michael J, (20 November 2013). "Robbie Regan on dramatic career "I should have been setting myself up for life not retiring"". Live Fight. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Sadness as boxing champ jailed". BBC. 21 September 2004. Retrieved 28 August 2015.

Professional boxing record for Robbie Regan from BoxRec

Achievements
New title IBF flyweight champion
Interim Title
December 16, 1995 – 1996
Vacated		 Vacant
Preceded by
Daniel Jiménez		 WBO bantamweight champion
April 26, 1996 – 1997
Vacated		 Succeeded by
Jorge Eliécer Julio
promoted from interim status



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