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ALAN MINTER |
| Alan Minter began his career at the age of 21, in 1972. In his first professional bout he beat Maurice Thomas by a knockout in the 6th round. Alan went on to win five fights in a row by knockout & in 1973, Pat Dwyer became the first boxer to go the distance with him - over eight rounds in London. Alan won his next five fights, three by knockout, however defeat for the first time followed by a knockout to King George Aido. Two more wins followed that & then he faced Jan Magziarz, who beat him twice in a row by knockout. |
| In 1974, Alan beat Tony Byrne by decision, lost by a knockout to Ricky Torres, had a third fight with Magziarz resulting in a no contest in four rounds & he finished the year with a win in his first international fight against Shako Mamba in Hamburg, Germany. |
| In 1975, Alan won four fights in a row including another bout in Hamburg & by the end of the year he'd beaten Kevin Finnegan for the British Middleweight title. 1977 saw him win the European Middleweight title by beating Germano Valsecchi by a knockout in Italy. In 1978, Alan won all three of his bouts including his first bout in the USA. |
| 1979, Alan won all four of his fights, two of them by knockout & in 1980 on 16th March he was finally given the opportunity of a shot at Champion Vito Antuofermo's World Middleweight title at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas. He won the title by a 15 round decision & in a re-match he retained the World Title by a knockout in eight rounds. |
| Alan's run as World Champion came to an end on 27th September of that year when he lost by a knockout to Marvin Hagler at Wembley Arena. Alan beat contender Ernie Singletary in London in 1981 but after losses to future Hagler challengers Mustafa Hamsho & Tony Sibson both also in London, he retired for good. |
| He left boxing with a record of 39 wins, 9 losses & 1 no contest, with 23 wins by knockout. |
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