- 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= 0Brian 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 championTony 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 overVincent Maddalone .
In November 2006, Minto scored an upset win (TKO in the sixth round) overAxel Schulz , foiling the German's comeback attempt. Minto's second defeat came from one-time contenderLuan Krasniqi March 17 in Germany.
OnJuly 2 ,2008 , atPullman 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] .References
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