Ryan Rhodes was born on 20 November 1976 and is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1995 to 2012.
12 Facts About Ryan Rhodes
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Ryan Rhodes held the British super welterweight title twice, from 1996 to 1997 and in 2008, and the EBU European super welterweight title from 2009 to 2010.
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Ryan Rhodes went on to win the belt outright in a record time of 90 days with wins over Peter Waudby and Del Bryan.
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On 13 December 1997, Ryan Rhodes stepped up a weight division to middleweight to challenge the Canadian Otis Grant for the vacant WBO title but was defeated by a unanimous decision.
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On 18 April 2008, Ryan Rhodes knocked out Gary Woolcombe 37 seconds into the 9th round to regain the British light middleweight title, 11 years after he first won it.
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Ryan Rhodes defended his title for the first time as the main event on the Hayemaker Promotions boxing show in Sheffield.
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Ryan Rhodes's opponent was Jamie Coyle, whom he defeated by a unanimous decision.
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Ryan Rhodes was due to defend his British light middleweight title against the Londoner Anthony Small at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on 28 March 2008, but withdrew because of an illness during his training camp.
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Ryan Rhodes defeated Jamie Moore in the seventh round of their European title fight on 23 October 2009.
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Ryan Rhodes defended the title again on 21 May 2010 at home against the Italian Luca Messi, with a technical knock out in the sixth round.
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Ryan Rhodes lost his WBC light middleweight challenge bout against Canelo Alvarez with a technical knockout in the twelfth round on 18 June 2011 in Guadalajara, Mexico.
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Ryan Rhodes announced his retirement from professional boxing on 4 September 2012.