Paul Smith Jnr

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Name = Paul Smith Jnr


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Occupation = Disc jockey, Remixer, Songwriter
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Paul Smith Jnr. (born October 6, 1982 in Liverpool, United Kingdom) is an English professional Middleweight Boxer.

Biography

Paul has a son with partner Janine, has three brothers and talks with a distinctive Scouse accent. He cites watching Mike Tyson as his inspiration for becoming a boxer, and considers him one of his heroes along with "Sugar" Ray Leonard.

Paul was recently beaten and is no longer undefeated.

Amateur career

He started boxing at age nine with the Rotunda amateur boxing club and fought in South Africa, Uzbekistan, and Denmark representing England. He comes from a family of boxers and he and his brothers became the first group of siblings to all win The Amateur National Championships. In 2002 he won a silver medal for his country in the Commonwealth Games losing to Jean Pascal by 2 points; Paul was then picked up by Frank Warren and turned Pro.

Professional career

Smith's career has featured many bouts held within the UK, mainly in Liverpool and Manchester. He has faced Ryan Walls and Steve Timms, and ended the latter's career with a TKO in 1.

On 10th March, 2007, he KO'd the Belgium Alexander Polizzi in Liverpool, winning the WBU International middleweight title in the eighth round.

On March 30th 2007, Smith took part in boxing's answer to Golf's Ryder Cup fighting American Jonathan Reid; the Nashville, Tennessee, resident lost to Smith on a Technical Knockout.

On September 4th, 2007, Smith joined nine other boxing hopefuls as members of Season 3 of The Contender. Smith fought rival David Banks from Portland, Oregon, and ended with a win for Smith by split-decision. However, since Smith had the lowest point total out of the remaining boxers, he was disqualified. The victory over David Banks was fought in Pasadena, USA and was broadcast on ESPN and ITV; Ray Leonard said Paul let his anger take away from his ability. Paul was left with two cuts, one on his nose and another around his eye; this meant he was medically unfit to continue the contest regardless of performance.

Smith returned to England and defeated Cello Renda to win the vacant English Middleweight title. He lost the title in his very next fight against Steven Bendall on 21st June, 2008 in Birmingham, England, on a much contested points decision. [ [http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0200sport/0610boxing/tm_headline=paul-smith-is-stunned-by-english-title-blow&method=full&objectid=21136208&siteid=50061-name_page.html Smith stunned by Bendall defeat] ]

Personal life

Smith has sparred with friends Peter Manfredo and "The Hitman" Ricky Hatton. He is also a friend of the Cruiserweight boxing sensation "The Haymaker" David Haye. Paul is a supporter of Liverpool FC, loves his Bulldogs, and is a big movie and music fan. Paul is Catholic and wears a Crucifix around his neck. He says he always prays before a fight. He is set to guest star in an upcoming episode of Shameless, which has yet to be screened on TV.

Music career

As well as being a boxer, Paul Smith Jnr is a resident DJ at the 'Society' nightclub in Liverpool. [ [http://www.societyuk.com/2007/djs.html Club Society website] ] He co-wrote the Ultrabeat song "Better Than Life", with Mike Di Scala and has remixed the song "Falling Stars (Waiting For A Star To Fall)" by Sunset Strippers, also with Di Scala. [ [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Paul+Smith+Jnr. Paul Smith Jnr. on Discogs.com] ]

References

External links

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* [http://www.paulsmithboxing.co.uk/ Paul Smith Jnr's website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/paulsmithboxing Paul Smith Jnr's MySpace]