- Steve Early
Infobox Boxer
name=Steve Early
realname=Steve Early
nickname=
weight=Light Welterweight
nationality=flagicon|UKBritish
birth_date=Birth date and age|1958|5|7|mf=y
birth_place=Coventry, England
death_date|=
death_place|=
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total=29
wins=25
losses=4
draws=0
no contests=0
KO=12|Steve Early is a professional boxer, who fought out of
Coventry, England . Earley started his career in 1977 with a TKO win over Kevin Sheehan.Earley marched on to thirteen consecutive wins in three years, in November 1979 Early suffered his first professional defeat to
Roger Guest in a BBBoCMidlands area Light Welterweight title bout. Early was floored in the first round and counted out by the referee. Early later returned the favor and knocked out Guest in the fourth round of their second contest in 1981.After the loss to Guest, Early bounced back to another 7 consecutive wins, including experienced fighters like
Billy Waith with 94 bouts under his belt.In 1981, Early stepped into the ring for a final eliminator contest for the BBBoC British light-welterweight title, with one of the most talented fighters of his era,
Ken Buchanan . Earley beat Buchanan after a hard fought 12 rounds.After beating Buchanan. Early eventually had the chance to take the British Light-Welterweight championship to Coventry. He stepped into the ring with champion
Clinton McKenzie . After an exciting 3 rounds, McKenzie had put on the pressure and Early was saved by the referee in the fourth as in his opinion Earley was in no fit state to continue.Yet again, over the next year, Early put another four wins under his belt and eventually retired after being defeated by
Gary Night in London.External links
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