Hugh Russell (Little Red) boxer

Hugh Russell boxer
bouts
19
won
17
lost
2
draw
0
Status
inactive
Division
bantamweight
Debut
1981-12-08
Height
-
Reach
-
Age
-
Born
1959-12-15
Death
-
Nationality
United Kingdom

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Hugh Russell (born 15 December 1959) is a former professional boxer from Northern Ireland who competed from 1981 to 1985. He held the British bantamweight title in 1983, and the British flyweight title from 1984 to 1985. As an amateur, he won bronze medals at the 1978 Commonwealth Games and the 1980 Summer Olympics, both in the flyweight division.Below are the results of Hugh Russell, an Irish flyweight boxer who competed at the 1980 Moscow Olympics:Known as "Little Red", Russell turned pro in 1981 and won two British titles in Bantamweight and Flyweight. He was the first boxer to win a British title at both divisions in that order.In October 1982 he defeated Davy Larmour at the Ulster Hall to win the Irish Bantamweight title. The fight was also a final eliminator for the British Bantamweight title.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
1985-02-23 Charlie Brown WLLWWW Kings Hall, Belfast WIN
Technical knockout
1984-11-13 Danny Flynn LDWWWW Ulster Hall, Belfast WIN
Technical knockout
1984-04-04 Jose Torres LLLLLL Kings Hall, Belfast LOST
Technical knockout
1984-01-25 Kelvin Smart WWLWWW Kings Hall, Belfast WIN
Corner retirement
1983-11-16 Gabriel Kuphey L Kings Hall, Belfast WIN
Points
1983-10-05 Julio Guerrero LLLLWL Ulster Hall, Belfast WIN
Points
1983-03-02 Davy Larmour WLLWLW Kings Hall, Belfast LOST
Points
1983-01-25 John Feeney WLLLWW Ulster Hall, Belfast WIN
1982-12-14 Juan Francisco Rodriguez DLWWLW Ulster Hall, Belfast WIN
Points
1982-11-09 George Bailey LWWLLW Ulster Hall, Belfast WIN
Technical knockout
1982-10-05 Davy Larmour WWWLLW Ulster Hall, Belfast WIN
Points
1982-06-14 Stuart Shaw WWLLWW World Sporting Club, Mayfair WIN
Points
1982-04-22 Jim Harvey LLLWLW Lakeland Forum, Enniskillen WIN
KO
1982-03-23 Keith Foreman LWLWLW Ulster Hall, Belfast WIN
Technical knockout
1982-02-23 Jimmy Bott LLWLLL Ulster Hall, Belfast WIN
Points
1982-02-08 Stuart Nicol WWWWDL World Sporting Club, Mayfair WIN
Technical knockout
1982-01-27 Eugene Maloney WWL Ulster Hall, Belfast WIN
1982-01-18 Mike Wilkes WLWL World Sporting Club, Mayfair WIN
Points
1981-12-08 Jim Harvey WLLLLL Ulster Hall, Belfast WIN
Technical knockout

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