Brian Minto

Infobox_Boxer
name= Brian Minto
nationality= flagicon|USA American


imagesize= 180px
realname= Brian Matthew Minto
nickname= The Beast
height= 5′ 11″
weight= Heavyweight
reach=in to cm|num=72|abbr=yes|spell=American|precision=1|wiki=yes|ft=no
birth_date= birth date and age|1975|1|27
birth_place= Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S.
death_date=
_place=
home= Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S.
style=Orthodox
total= 33
wins= 31
KO= 31
losses=2
draws= 0
no contests= 0

Brian Matthew Minto, born 27 January 1975 in Butler, Pennsylvania, United States is a professional heavyweight boxer.

Minto turned pro in 2002 [cite web| url=http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=154474&cat=boxer=story| title=BoxRec Info Page: Brian Minto | accessdate=2008-09-09] and won his first 18 bouts gaining the West Virginia heavyweight boxing title.
In 2004 Minto was slated to bout with former champion Tony Tubbs. The inactive Tubbs won in a mild upset, giving Minto his first professional loss. Minto has been featured on ESPN fight cards, where he scored two TKO's over Vincent Maddalone.
In November 2006, Minto scored an upset win (TKO in the sixth round) over Axel Schulz, foiling the German's comeback attempt. Minto's second defeat came from one-time contender Luan Krasniqi March 17 in Germany.
On July 2, 2008, at Pullman Park in his hometown of Butler, Minto defeated John Poore by first round technical knockout. Minto knocked Poore down three times before the bout was stopped. [cite web
title =Minto destroys Poore!
publisher =Fightnews.com
date =2008-07-02
url =http://www.fightnews.com/fightnews_2/headlines//EkEVpuAAylAmUNlDmP.html
accessdate =2008-07-02 ] Minto is currently ranked 11th by the World Boxing Organization [cite web| url=http://www.wbo-int.com/=story| title=WBO Rankings for Heavyweight: Brian Minto | accessdate=2008-09-09] .

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* http://www.wbo-int.com/