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| Alex Moon | |
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| Statistics | |
| Nickname(s) | The Full-Moon |
| Weight(s) | feather/super feather/light/light welter/welter/light middleweight |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Reach | 67 in (170 cm) |
| Nationality | English |
| Born | 17 November 1971 Liverpool, England |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 27 |
| Wins | 19 (KO 6) |
| Losses | 6 (KO 2) |
| Draws | 2 |
Alex "The Full-Moon" Moon (born 17 November 1971) born in Liverpool is an English professional feather/super feather/light/light welter/welter/light middleweight boxer of the 1990s and 2000s, who won the World Boxing Union (WBU) Intercontinental Featherweight Title, and Commonwealth super featherweight title, and was a challenger for the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) British featherweight title against Jon Jo Irwin, and International Boxing Organization (IBO) super featherweight title against Affif Djelti , his professional fighting weight varied from 125 lb (57 kg; 8 st 13 lb), i.e. featherweight to 149 lb (68 kg; 10 st 9 lb), i.e. light middleweight. [1]
Jim "Spider" Kelly born in Derry was an Irish professional feather/light/welter/middleweight boxer of the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s who won the Irish flyweight title, British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) Northern Ireland Area featherweight title, BBBofC British featherweight title, and British Empire featherweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from 125 3⁄4 lb, i.e. Featherweight to 148 1⁄2 lb, i.e. Middleweight.
Langton Tinago was a Zimbabwean professional super feather/light/light welter/welterweight boxer of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, who won the Zimbabwe lightweight title, Zimbabwe welterweight title, Commonwealth lightweight title, and Commonwealth super featherweight title, and was a challenger for the Commonwealth light welterweight title against Billy Famous, his professional fighting weight varied from 131 lb, i.e. lightweight to 141 1⁄4 lb, i.e. welterweight.
Bernard "Punching Postman" Paul is a Mauritian/British professional light welter/welter/light middleweight boxer of the 1990s and 2000s who won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) Southern (England) Area light welterweight title, and Commonwealth light welterweight title, and was a challenger for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Inter-Continental light welterweight title against Jon Thaxton, British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) British light welterweight title against Mark Winters, and World Boxing Organization (WBO) Inter-Continental light welterweight title against Ricky Hatton, his professional fighting weight varied from 138 lb, i.e. light welterweight to 149 1⁄4 lb, i.e. light middleweight.
Andrew "The Eagle" Murray born in Georgetown was a Guyanese professional welter/light middle/middleweight boxer of the 1990s and 2000s who won the World Boxing Council (WBC) FECARBOX welterweight title, World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedelatin welterweight title, and Commonwealth welterweight title, and was a challenger for the World Boxing Association (WBA) World welterweight title against Ike Quartey, World Boxing Union (WBU) welterweight title against Michele Piccirillo, and World Boxing Organization (WBO) North American Boxing Organization (NABO) light middleweight title against Fathi Missaoui, his professional fighting weight varied from 145 lb, i.e. welterweight to 156 lb, i.e. middleweight. Andrew Murray was trained by Emanuel Steward, and was the Vice-President of the Guyana Amateur Boxing Board and was training several young boxers, and he had coached Hugo Lewis to the Guyanese super featherweight title on 26 December 2001. Andrew Murray died in a traffic collision on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway early in the morning of Sunday 27 January 2002, he had been in Linden promoting a fight card and was on his way back to Georgetown.
George Leslie "Bunny" Grant was a Jamaican professional feather/super feather/light/light welter/welterweight/light middleweight boxer of the 1950s, '60s and '70s who won the Jamaican lightweight title, Jamaican welterweight title, Central American light welterweight Title, Latin American junior welterweight title, and British Commonwealth lightweight title, and was a challenger for the World Boxing Council (WBC) light welterweight title and World Boxing Association (WBA) World light welterweight title against Eddie Perkins, Commonwealth welterweight title against Clyde Gray, his professional fighting weight varied from 125 1⁄2 pounds (56.9 kg), i.e. featherweight to 152 1⁄2 pounds (69.2 kg), i.e. light middleweight. Bunny Grant was managed by Jacques Deschamps, and Pancho Rankine, and trained by Harry Wiley. He died on 1 November 2018.
John O'Brien born in Glasgow was a Scottish professional feather/super feather/light/light welterweight boxer of the 1960s and '70s, who won the British Commonwealth featherweight title, and was a challenger for the BBBofC British featherweight title against; Howard Winstone, and Jimmy Revie and European Boxing Union (EBU) featherweight title against Howard Winstone. His professional fighting weight varied from 124 lb, i.e. featherweight to 136 lb, i.e. light welterweight.
James "Bukom Fire" Armah, is a Ghanaian professional feather/super feather/light/light welter/welter/light middleweight boxer of the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s who won the African Boxing Union featherweight title, Commonwealth lightweight title, and Commonwealth super featherweight title, and was a challenger for the WBO Asia Pacific light welterweight title (twice), WBO Oriental light welterweight title, and WBA Pan African light welterweight title, against Chad Bennett. His professional fighting weight varied from 126 lb, i.e. featherweight to 152 lb, i.e. light middleweight.
Sumoo Pappoe 'Love' Allotey was a Ghanaian professional feather/super feather/light/light welterweight boxer of the 1950s, '60s and '70s who won the Ghanaian featherweight title, and British Commonwealth lightweight title, and was a challenger for the British Commonwealth featherweight title against Floyd Robertson, and World Boxing Council (WBC) super featherweight title, and World Boxing Association (WBA) World super featherweight title against Gabriel "Flash" Elorde, his professional fighting weight varied from 124 1⁄4 lb, i.e. featherweight to 135 1⁄2 lb, i.e. light welterweight.
"Big" Jim West was an Australian professional fly/super fly/bantam/super bantam/feather/super feather/light/light welter/welterweight boxer of the 1970s and '80s who won the Australian flyweight title, New South Wales (Australia) State bantamweight title, Australian super featherweight title, and Commonwealth flyweight title, and was a challenger for the Australian bantamweight title against Brian Roberts, Australian lightweight title against Matt Ropis, Australian super featherweight title against Paul Ferreri, New South Wales (Australia) State lightweight title against Willie Tarika, and New South Wales (Australia) State light welterweight title against Gary Rosen, his professional fighting weight varied from 110 lb, i.e. flyweight to 143 1⁄4 lb, i.e. welterweight, he died in Sydney.
Mick O'Malley is an Australian professional feather/super feather/lightweight boxer of the 1990s and 2000s who won the Queensland (Australia) State super featherweight title, Australian featherweight title, Australian super featherweight title, and Commonwealth super featherweight title, and was a challenger for the Commonwealth super featherweight title against Alex Moon, his professional fighting weight varied from 125 3⁄4 lb, i.e. featherweight to 135 lb, i.e. lightweight.
Lawrence "Baby Casius" Austin is an Australian professional super feather/light/light welter/welter/light middle/middleweight boxer of the 1970s and '80s who won the West Australia State welterweight title, West Australia State light middleweight title, Victoria State light middleweight title, Australian lightweight title, Australian light welterweight title, Australian welterweight title, South Seas Light Middleweight Title, and Commonwealth light welterweight title (twice), and was a challenger for the Australian light middleweight title against Russell Sands, and Commonwealth light welterweight title against Jeff Malcolm, his professional fighting weight varied from 128 lb, i.e. super featherweight to 159 lb, i.e. middleweight. He was inducted into the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame in 2008.
Darby Brown born Leslie Brown in Sydney was an Australian professional feather/light/welter/middleweight boxer of the 1940s and 1950s who won the Australian welterweight title, and British Empire welterweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from 126 lb, i.e. featherweight to 149 1⁄4 lb, i.e. middleweight. Darby Brown was managed by Jack Hourigan, and trained by Ray Horne, and Bob Urquhart. Darby Brown had four children that are now in their late 50s. Darby was a family man and always chose his family first, he always said that no matter what comes up, or if a new fight came up, he would always think about his children first. Darby Brown was inducted into the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame in 2015 in the Veterans category.
Luciano Cafaro, known as Lou Cafaro, is an Australian professional welter/light middle/middle/super middle/light heavy/cruiserweight boxer of the 1980s and '90s who won the Australian middleweight title, Australian super middleweight title, Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) super middleweight title, and Commonwealth super middleweight title, and was a challenger for the World Boxing Council (WBC) International super middleweight title against Kid Milo, his professional fighting weight varied from 156 1⁄2 lb, i.e. welterweight to 175 1⁄4 lb, i.e. cruiserweight.
Rod Carr is an Australian professional welter/light middle/middle/super middle/light heavy/cruiserweight boxer of the 1980s and '90s who won the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) super middleweight title, Trans-Tasman super middleweight title, Australian super middleweight title, and inaugural Commonwealth super middleweight title, and was a challenger for the International Boxing Organization (IBO) super middleweight title against Rick Thornberry, and inaugural Pan Asian Boxing Association (PABA) light heavyweight title against Anthony Bigeni, his professional fighting weight varied from 164 lb, i.e. super middleweight to 180 1⁄2 lb, i.e. cruiserweight.
Hugh Forde is an English professional super feather/light/light welter/welterweight boxer of the 1980s and '90s, who won the inaugural British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) Midlands Area super featherweight title, BBBofC British super featherweight title, and Commonwealth super featherweight title, and was a challenger for the BBBofC British light welterweight title against Ross Hale, his professional fighting weight varied from 128 lb, i.e. super featherweight to 143 lb, i.e. welterweight.
Frank "Golden Boy" Johnson born in Manchester was an English professional feather/light/welter/middleweight boxer of the 1940s and 1950s who won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) Central Area lightweight title, BBBofC British lightweight title, and British Empire lightweight title, and was a challenger for the British Empire lightweight title against Pat Ford, and BBBofC British welterweight title against Peter Waterman his professional fighting weight varied from 124 lb, i.e. featherweight to 149 lb, i.e. middleweight. Frank Johnson was trained and managed by Jack Bates, and promoted by Jack Solomons.
James "Roberttown Rocket" Hare is an English amateur feather/lightweight and professional light welter/welter/light middle/middleweight boxer of the 1990s and 2000s who as an amateur was runner-up for the 1991 Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) Junior Class-A featherweight (57 kg) title, against Daniel Happe, boxing out of Batley ABC, and won the 1992 Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) Junior Class-B lightweight (60 kg) title, against George Robshaw, boxing out of Batley and Dewsbury ABC, and as a professional won the European Boxing Union (EBU) European Union (EU) welterweight title, World Boxing Federation (WBF) welterweight title, and Commonwealth welterweight title, and was a challenger for the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) British welterweight title against David Barnes, his professional fighting weight varied from 139 lb, i.e. light welterweight to 155 lb, i.e. middleweight.
John 'Johnny' Cooke is a former English amateur lightweight and professional light welter/welter/light middle/middleweight boxer.
Lloyd Hibbert is an English professional light welter/welter/light middleweight boxer of the 1970s and '80s who won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) British light middleweight, and Commonwealth light middleweight title, and was a challenger for the BBBofC Midlands Area light middleweight title against Cliff Gilpin, his professional fighting weight varied from 139 lb, i.e. light welterweight to 154 lb, i.e. light middleweight.
"Super" Steven Conway is an English professional Super feather/Light/Light welter/Welter/Light middleweight boxer of the 1990s and 2000s who as a professional won the International Boxing Organization (IBO) World light middleweight title against Mihaly Kotai, and lost it to Attila Kovács, and was a challenger for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Inter-Continental super-featherweight title against Gary Thornhill, and the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) British super featherweight title against Alex Arthur.
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