Steve Early boxer

Steve Early boxer
bouts
29
won
25
lost
4
draw
0
Status
inactive
Division
welterweight
Debut
1977-10-11
Height
-
Reach
-
Age
-
Born
1956-05-07
Death
-
Nationality
United Kingdom

Steve Early (born 7 May 1956) is a professional boxer, who fought out of Coventry, England. Early started his career in 1977 with a TKO win over Kevin Sheehan.Early marched on to thirteen consecutive wins in three years, in November 1979 Early suffered his first professional defeat to Roger Guest in a BBBoC Midlands 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.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. Early beat Buchanan after a hard-fought 12 rounds.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
1983-12-03 Gary Knight WWWWLW Regents Crest Hotel, Marylebone LOST
Points
1983-10-05 Adey Allen WLLWWL Midland Sporting Club, Civic Hall, Solihull WIN
Points
1983-01-19 Dave McCabe WWWLLL Metropole Hotel, Birmingham WIN
Points
1982-12-06 Tony Brown DWWWLL Tower Ballroom, Edgbaston, Birmingham WIN
Points
1982-10-18 Tony Brown WDWWWL Tower Ballroom, Edgbaston, Birmingham WIN
Points
1982-02-19 Clinton McKenzie LLLWWW Bloomsbury Centre, Bloomsbury LOST
Technical knockout
1981-10-12 Roger Guest LLLWWL Aston Villa Leisure Centre, Birmingham WIN
Technical knockout
1981-06-02 Oscar Aparicio LWLLLD Royal Albert Hall, Kensington LOST
Corner retirement
1981-03-30 Didier Kowalski WLWWWD Aston Villa Leisure Centre, Birmingham WIN
Technical knockout
1981-01-26 Ken Buchanan WWWLWW Tower Ballroom, Edgbaston, Birmingham WIN
Points
1980-10-19 Dan M'Putu WWWWWW Bingley Hall, Birmingham WIN
Points
1980-06-11 Tony Martey WLLLWL Top Rank Suite, Birmingham WIN
Points
1980-04-17 Chris Davies WLLLLW Tower Ballroom, Edgbaston, Birmingham WIN
Corner retirement
1980-03-10 Billy Waith LLLWLL Civic Hall, Wolverhampton WIN
Points
1980-01-28 Sylvester Gordon LLLDLL Tower Ballroom, Edgbaston, Birmingham WIN
Technical knockout
1979-11-19 Roger Guest WLLWWW Top Rank Suite, Birmingham LOST
KO
1979-02-26 Frank McCord WLWWDL Tower Ballroom, Edgbaston, Birmingham WIN
KO
1978-12-01 Davy Campbell WWLW Lakeland Forum, Enniskillen WIN
Technical knockout
1978-11-20 George McGurk LWWWLL Tower Ballroom, Edgbaston, Birmingham WIN
Technical knockout
1978-11-01 Dirk Declercq LWDDDL Izegem WIN
Technical knockout
1978-06-13 Eric Purkis WWDWWW Tiffany's Ballroom, Coventry WIN
Technical knockout
1978-05-03 Paddy McAleese LLWLWD Midlands Sporting Club, Solihull WIN
Points
1978-04-18 Paul Clemit LLLLLL Tiffany's Ballroom, Coventry WIN
Points
1978-03-15 Stan Atherton W Midlands Sporting Club, Solihull WIN
Points
1978-03-06 Joey Sanders debut Wolverhampton WIN
Points
1978-02-07 Ian Pickersgill WLLLLW Tiffany's Ballroom, Coventry WIN
Corner retirement
1978-01-23 Selvin Bell WLLW Civic Hall, Wolverhampton WIN
Technical knockout
1978-01-18 Najib Daho LWWDLW Midlands Sporting Club, Solihull WIN
Points
1977-10-11 Kevin Sheehan WLWDWL Tiffany's Ballroom, Coventry WIN
Technical knockout