Floyd Havard was born on 16 October 1965 and is a Welsh former super featherweight boxer.
15 Facts About Floyd Havard
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Floyd Havard missed out in representing Britain in the 1984 Olympics to Kevin Taylor, but took the 1985 Amateur Boxing Association British featherweight title.
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Floyd Havard turned professional that same year, and began his career with an encounter with journeyman Dean Bramhald at Cardiff.
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On 18 May 1988, Havard was given a shot at the British super-featherweight title against the holder, Pat Cowdell.
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Floyd Havard followed up his British title win with points victories over Canadian John Kalbhenn and American Idabeth Rojas, before facing John Doherty in his first defence of his belt.
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Ahead on points, Floyd Havard broke his hand during the bout, and in pain, turned his back on his opponent and quit the fight.
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Floyd Havard built on this result with wins over George Ayeh and Patrick Kamy towards the end of 1991, then stopped Harry Escott via technical knockout in March 1992.
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Floyd Havard's next fight was a rematch against Escott, 21 months later in December 1993.
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Floyd Havard took Escott to the full eight rounds and was awarded the result on points.
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Floyd Havard had broken his nose two weeks earlier during sparring, and he later stated that he was in a poor frame of mind during the buildup to the fight and should have pulled out.
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The twelve-round match lasted until the sixth when Floyd Havard's corner retired him due to cuts.
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The title was held by fellow Welshman Neil Haddock, and when Floyd Havard stopped Haddock in the tenth he regained his belt.
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Floyd Havard fought and won on seven more occasions, including two title defences against Dave McHale and Michael Armstrong.
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Floyd Havard then spent five years working on the railways.
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Floyd Havard is one of only four Welshmen to have won the British super-featherweight title, alongside Robert Dickie, Neil Haddock and Gary Buckland.