Lee Haskins

Infobox Boxer
name = Lee Haskins


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weight = Super flyweight
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nationality = Flagicon|GBR United Kingdom
birth_date = 29 November 1983
birth_place = Bristol, England
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style = Southpaw
total = 19
wins = 17
losses = 2
draws = 0
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KO = 9

Lee Haskins (born 29 November 1983) is a British professional boxer from Bristol in England who has fought in the Flyweight, Super Flyweight and Bantamweight divisions. He is a former English and Commonwealth Flyweight champion.

Early career

Haskins made his professional debut in March 2003 when he took on and defeated Ankar Miah over 4 rounds at Ashton Gate the home of Bristol City Football Club. In his very next contest he defeated future British champion Chris Edwards this time over 6 rounds at the same venue. By the time he had compiled a winning ledger of 9-0 he challenged journeyman fighter Delroy Spencer for the English Flyweight title and claimed the belt after Spencer retired after the third round of the 10 round contest. In February 2006 almost three years from his professional debut and now with a winning record of 13-0 Haskins challenged the Tanzanian fighter Anthony Mathias for the vacant Commonwealth Flyweight title. He stopped Mathias in the 2nd round at The Pavilions in Plymouth to pick up his second career title. [ [http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=178678&cat=boxer Boxrec | Lee Haskins professional record] ]

Commonwealth fights

Following the victory over Mathias, Haskins returned to Bristol just two months later for his first defence against South African Zolile Mbityi. The fight as reported by the BBC was often a 'messy and bad tempered affair' with Haskins never really hitting top gear. [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/bristol/content/articles/2006/04/11/boxing_feature.shtml BBC Sport | Haskins defends Commonwealth belt] ] Haskins won the fight on points over 12 rounds.

In October 2006 Haskins chose to move up a weight division and compete for the Commonwealth Bantamweight title. The current champion, another South African called Tshifhiwa Munyai had claimed the belt with an upset win over British Bantamweight title holder Martin Power. Going into the fight Haskins was confident saying "“I think he's gonna come in and try to take me out. That's what I want. I've changed a few things, and hopefully it'll work on the night.”" [ [http://www.britishboxing.net/news_1730-Lee-Haskins-Man-on-a-Misson.html British Boxing.net | Lee Haskins man on a mission] ] The fight which was Haskins debut at the York Hall in London ended in the 6th round with Munyai scoring a tko.

British title challenges

Following the stoppage, Haskins next meaningful fight was almost a year later in September 2007 when he returned to the York Hall to take on new British Bantamweight holder Ian Napa. The fight once again proved to be a disappointment for Haskins with ringside reporters claiming he was looking tired before he retired hurt with an arm injury in the 7th round. [ [http://www.saddoboxing.com/6058-ian-napa_vs_lee-haskins.html Saddoboxing | Ian Napa vs Lee Haskins ringside report] ] in March 2008 Haskins put the memory of defeat behind him by scoring a win over former British title challenger Jamie McDonnell over 8 rounds in Barnsley. The win set him up for another crack at a title, this time against the British Super-Flyweight champion Andy Bell. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/7505747.stm BBC Sport | Haskins gets British title chance] ]

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