Richie Woodhall was born on 17 April 1968 and is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1990 to 2000.
19 Facts About Richie Woodhall
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Richie Woodhall held the WBC super-middleweight title from 1998 to 1999, as well as the Commonwealth middleweight title from 1992 to 1995, and the European middleweight title from 1995 to 1996.
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Richie Woodhall was involved with the 2012 Olympics held in London, commentating on the fights alongside Jim Neilly and coaching the Olympic boxing squad.
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Richie Woodhall turned pro in 1990 and was undefeated as the Commonwealth Middleweight Champion from 1992 to 1995.
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Richie Woodhall was then undefeated as the European Middleweight Champion from 1995 to 1996.
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Richie Woodhall defeated a number of useful fighters during this period, including; Future World Super Middle and World Light Heavyweight Champion Silvio Branco, Art Serwarno, Heath Todd, Jacques LeBlanc, Zdravko Kostic, Derek Wormald, Vito Gaudiosi and Royan Hammond.
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Richie Woodhall went into this fight carrying an injury, but took the fight anyway.
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Richie Woodhall did not perform as well has he might otherwise have, losing by 12th-round TKO.
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Richie Woodhall successfully defended the title twice, defeating fellow Briton and future World Champion Glenn Catley and former World Champ Vincenzo Nardiello before losing it to Markus Beyer by decision in 1999, a fight in which Woodhall was down in the 1st and twice in the 3rd.
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Richie Woodhall rallied late in the fight and came close to stopping Beyer, however his revival came too late.
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Richie Woodhall bounced back with a win over the experienced Errol McDonald, setting him up for his final bout against Joe Calzaghe for the WBO super middleweight title.
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Richie Woodhall was TKO'd in 10 rounds by Joe Calzaghe in an exciting fight in which Calzaghe always had the edge.
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Richie Woodhall retired after this bout which took place on 16 December 2000.
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Richie Woodhall grew up in Woodside, Telford but lived in Malinslee and attended the local Abraham Darby School.
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Richie Woodhall is a keen supporter of West Bromwich Albion FC Richie Woodhall currently resides in Lightmoor, Telford, Shropshire.
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Richie Woodhall is a reporter for BBC Midlands' Inside Out Programme.
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Richie Woodhall is married to childhood sweetheart Jayne and has 3 children, Jack, Jake and eldest daughter and aspiring actress Amy Woodhall, who has appeared in television shows such as Emmerdale and Coronation Street.
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Richie Woodhall was a body double for Brad Pitt in a fight scene in the movie Snatch, directed by Guy Ritchie.
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Richie Woodhall trained Matthew Marsden for his role in the movie Shiner.