Richie Woodhall

Richie Woodhall

Infobox_Boxer


name = Richie Woodhall
nationality = English
realname = Richie Woodhall
nickname = unknown
weight = Super middleweight
birth_date = Birth date and age|1968|4|17|mf=y
birth_place = Birmingham, England
style = Orthodox
total = 29
wins = 26
KO = 16
losses = 3
draws = 0
no contests = 0

Richie Woodhall (born April 17, 1968) is a former English super-middleweight boxer. He lost his last fight to his friend Joe Calzaghe in 2000, and subsequently retired in 2002.cite news |date=2002-01-17 | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/1766654.stm |title= Woodhall calls it a day |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=2007-08-04]

Woodhall since developed a broadcasting career with the BBC's boxing coverage, on both TV and Radio. He currently co-commentates with Mike Costello on radio for some shows, while co-commentating with John Rawling on Setanta Sports at other times.

Amateur career

*Olympic Games Bronze Medalist, Seoul South Korea 1988, losing to Roy Jones, Jr..
*Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist, Auckland New Zealand 1990
*England International Contests - 43

Olympic results

**1st round bye
**Defeated Desmond Williams (Sierra Leone) 5-0
**Defeated Apolinario Silveira (Angola) 5-0
**Defeated Rey Rivera (Puerto Rico) 5-0
**Lost to Roy Jones, Jr. (United States) 5-0

Professional career

Woodhall turned pro in 1990 and was undefeated as the Commonwealth Middleweight Champion from 1992-1995. He was then undefeated as the European Middleweight Champion from 1995-1996. In late 1996 he lost to WBC middleweight title holder Keith Holmes by TKO. In 1998 he moved up in weight and captured the WBC super middleweight title with a decision win over Thulani Malinga. He defended the title twice before losing it to Markus Beyer by decision in 1999, a fight in which Woodhall was down in the 1st and twice in the 3rd. He retired in 2000 after a TKO loss to Joe Calzaghe.

Trivia

*Woodhall was a body double for Brad Pitt in a fight scene in the movie Snatch, directed by Guy Ritchie.
*He is a keen supporter of West Bromwich Albion F.C..
*Trained Matthew Marsden for his role in the movie "Shiner".

References

External links

* [http://www.richiewoodhall.com Official website]
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