Tyrone Downes
Tyrone Downes | |
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Statistics | |
Weight(s) | feather/super feather/light/light welter/welter/light middleweight |
Nationality | Barbadian |
Born |
Bridgetown, Barbados | 24 February 1957
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 45 |
Wins | 35 (KO 16) |
Losses | 10 (KO 6) |
Draws | 0 |
Tyrone Downes (24 February 1957) born in Bridgetown is a Barbadian-Trinitarian[1] professional feather/super feather/light/light welter/welter/light middleweight boxer of the 1970s, '80s and '90s who won the Barbados featherweight title, Barbados lightweight title, World Boxing Council (WBC) FECARBOX featherweight title, and Commonwealth middleweight title, and was a challenger for the USA New York State welterweight title against Larry Barnes, and World Boxing Council (WBC) featherweight title against Jeff Fenech, his professional fighting weight varied from 123 lb (56 kg; 8 st 11 lb), i.e. featherweight to 149 lb (68 kg; 10 st 9 lb), i.e. light middleweight.[2]
Downes also fought future IBF world Jr. Welterweight champion Vince Phillips as a substitute for a fighter named Fernando Sanchez; he survived several knockdowns before being stopped in round seven of an ESPN televised fight by Phillips.[3]
References
- ↑ http://boxrec.com/en/boxer/1341
- ↑ "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HgkTeaPipQ