- Herol Graham
Infobox_Boxer
name=Herol Graham
realname=Herol Graham
nickname=Bomber
weight=Middleweight
nationality= flagicon|England English
birth_date=Birth date and age|1959|9|13|df=y
birth_place=Nottingham ,England
home=Sheffield ,England
style=Southpaw
total=54
wins=48
KO=28
losses=6
draws=0
no contests=0|Herol 'Bomber' Graham was born in
Nottingham ,England in 1958 and is generally acknowledged as one of the best British boxers of the post-war era never to have won a world title.After winning the ABA light-middleweight title he turned professional in 1978 fighting out of
Brendan Ingle 's gym in theWincobank area ofSheffield .He went 38 fights undefeated, winning the British, Commonwealth and European Light-Middleweight titles and the British and European Middlewight titles. He eventually lost his unbeaten record in a European Middleweight Title defence to future world champion
Sumbu Kalambay in 1987. Herol fought for world titles three times at Middleweight and Super-Middleweight. In his first attempt, he gave the respected championMike McCallum one of his hardest defences, losing a close decision. Points deducted forlow blow s cost him the verdict. A year later, in another world title challenge, he lost to feared puncherJulian Jackson after out-boxing him and nearly stopping him. The one punch that knocked Herol knocked him out cold, before he hit the canvas.Four years of inactivity were followed by an unexpected comeback. Herol put together a series of impressive victories to gain a last shot at a world title in March 1998. Challenging American Charles Brewer for the IBF super middleweight title he was stopped in the tenth round. He then retired from the ring and now lives in the
Dore area ofSheffield , working as a Personal Trainer at a local gym, specialising in boxing based exercises.On the 14th June 2008 at The Reebok Stadium, Graham will make his return to the ring against the well respected amateur Wolfie, who fights from the tough Ellwood gym in Hull.
Amateur accomplishments
1976 Junior World Welterweight Champion (beating
John Mugabi in final)1977 Senior ABA Light-Middleweight finalist (lost to
Steve Hopkin )1978 Senior ABA Light-Middleweight Champion
ee also
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List of British middleweight boxing champions External links
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