Hugh Russell (Little Red) 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
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 |
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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 |