Dick Eklund boxeur

Dick Eklund boxeur
combats
29
gagnés
19
perdus
10
match nul
0
Situation
inactive
Division
welterweight
Début
1975-08-26
Taille
5′ 10″/178cm
Allonge
-
âge
-
1957-05-09
Décès
-
Nationalité
USA

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Richard Eklund Jr. (born May 3, 1957) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1975 to 1985. Known as "The Pride of Lowell", he held the USA New England welterweight title twice between 1979 and 1983. He is the half-brother and former trainer of former WBU champion Micky Ward. The 2010 biopic The Fighter is based on the two brothers' fall and rise to the boxing title.After an amateur boxing career of 200 bouts, winning 194, Eklund turned professional on August 26, 1975. After losing his debut by 6-round decision to Joe DeFayette, Eklund won 10 straight fights; defeating such opponents as Doug Romano, Terry Rondeau, Carlos Garcia, Randy Milton, and Mike Michaud.He fought professionally as Dick Eklund; "Dicky" was a nickname used by his family and friends. Before his 1978 match with future world boxing champion Sugar Ray Leonard, Eklund's most impressive victory was over undefeated Rufus Miller (6–0–1) in 1976.Eklund's most notable fight was on July 18, 1978, against Sugar Ray Leonard at the Hynes Memorial Auditorium in Boston, Massachusetts. He went the distance against Leonard, who eventually won the fight by unanimous decision. During the fight, Eklund was knocked down twice. In the ninth round, the fighters got wrapped up and Leonard tripped, which was counted as a trip by the referee. In the film The Fighter, Eklund claims to have knocked down Leonard in their match. While the film acknowledges the slip, a video of the fight shows a punch/push and Leonard falling to the canvas on his back. The official verdict by the referee Tommy Rawson was a slip. In an interview regarding the knockdown, Leonard said, "I slipped."Eklund's fastest victory was a first-round knockout over C.J. Faison in Montreal, Canada on February 10, 1981. According to the 1983 Ring Record Book, Eklund knocked out Canada's Allan Clarke in 9 rounds on August 25, 1981. Clarke's record was listed by the Ring as 21–4–1. On October 25, 1983, Eklund defeated James Lucas to win the USA New England Welterweight Title. Following a rematch victory over Lucas in 1985, Eklund never fought again.Eklund's fighting career spanned 10 years from 1975 to 1985, during which he compiled a professional career record of 19 wins, including four by knockout, and 10 losses.

Date Adversaire Derniers résultats des adversaires Lieu Result
1985-05-30 James Lucas LLWWWW Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland WIN
Unanimous decision
1983-10-25 James Lucas WWWLWL Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland WIN
Split-decision
1983-09-22 Reggie Miller WWWWWW McNeese State College, Lake Charles LOST
Unanimous decision
1983-08-11 Terry Crawley DLLWLW Cape Cod Coliseum, South Yarmouth WIN
Split-decision
1982-09-16 Robert Sawyer WLWLWW Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City LOST
Unanimous decision
1982-07-31 Jeff Passero WDWWWL Ballys Park Place Hotel Casino, Atlantic City WIN
Majority decision
1982-07-14 Cesar Guzman LLLL Freeport Hall, Dorchester WIN
Points
1982-01-07 Kevin Howard WWLWLW Sands Casino Hotel, Atlantic City LOST
Split-decision
1981-10-27 Chris Clarke WWLWLW Halifax Metro Center, Halifax LOST
Split-decision
1981-08-25 Allen Clarke LWWLWW Halifax Metro Center, Halifax WIN
KO
1981-02-10 CJ Faison WWLLLL Paul Sauve Arena, Montreal WIN
KO
1980-06-20 Fernando Fernandez LWWLWW Boston Garden, Boston LOST
Split-decision
1979-12-04 Dave 'Boy' Green WWWWLW Empire Pool, Wembley LOST
Points
1979-08-18 Fernando Fernandez WWWLWW Lowell Auditorium, Lowell WIN
Unanimous decision
1978-07-18 Ray Leonard WWWWWW Hynes Auditorium, Boston LOST
Unanimous decision
1978-03-04 Willie Rodriguez WWWLWW Boston Garden, Boston LOST
Split-decision
1978-01-16 Al Cruz L IBEW Hall, Waltham WIN
KO
1977-02-24 Erkki Meronen LWWWWW Idraetshuset, Copenhagen LOST
Points
1976-10-30 Rufus Miller WWDWWW East Hartford High School, East Hartford WIN
Unanimous decision
1976-09-20 Mike Michaud WWWWLW Golden Banana Club, Peabody WIN
Split-decision
1976-06-24 Randy Milton WWWLWD Oakdale Theater, Wallingford WIN
Unanimous decision
1976-04-26 Jose Carlos Garcia WLLLLW Boston Garden, Boston WIN
Unanimous decision
1976-02-21 Charlie Benjamin LLWDL Waterbury WIN
Points
1976-01-31 Terry Rondeau LLLLLL State Armory, Waterbury WIN
Points
1975-12-20 Jose Papo Melendez LLLWWL Hynes Auditorium, Boston WIN
Unanimous decision
1975-11-21 Avelino Dos Reis WLWWWL Providence WIN
KO
1975-11-06 Eddie Hudson L Portland WIN
Unanimous decision
1975-09-30 Doug Romano L Boston Garden, Boston WIN
Unanimous decision
1975-08-26 Joe DeFayette LWWWWD Sargent Field, New Bedford LOST
Split-decision

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