Brandon Brewer

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Brandon Brewer
Statistics
Nickname(s)L-Jack
Lumberjack
Weight(s) Light Middleweight Middleweight
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Reach75 in (191 cm)
Nationality Canadian
Born (1984-10-22) October 22, 1984 (age 37)
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights28
Wins25
Wins by KO11
Losses1
Draws2
No contests0

Brandon Brewer is a professional boxer from Fredericton, New Brunswick, and the most recent Canadian light middleweight champion. [1] [2] He was born on October 22, 1984 and grew up in Prince William, New Brunswick. [3] Beginning in 2009, he fought nine fights as an amateur boxer before turning professional in 2011. Many Boxing pundits have criticized Brewers choice of opponents. Boxing legend George Foreman called him the "brightest shining can opener in Canada" [4] . Brewer faced off against Antonio Napolitano for the WBC Middleweight title [5] , which ended in a draw leaving the title vacant.

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Fight history and accomplishments

Brewer signaled his potential early on when he won the Atlantic Canada Fighter of the Year in 2012 [6] and 2013. [2] In 2012, he won the Canadian Fight of the Year in a match with Francis Lafrenière, which ended in a draw. Also in 2012, he won the New Generation Middleweight Title against Mike Stauffer. In 2013, he went on to beat Lafreniere to win the National Boxing Authority Eastern Canadian Title. In the same year, The Canadian Professional Boxing Council ranked Brewer as top middleweight fighter in Canada. [7] In 2014, Brewer won the Canadian Professional Boxing Council Light Middleweight Title against Paul Bzdel. [2] [8] [9]

Brewer made his international debut with four fights in New England, improving his record to 13-0-1 by May 2015. After amassing three more victories, Brewer was pitted against Toronto's Junmar Emon for the vacant NABA Canadian super welterweight title, winning a closely contested bout via unanimous decision. By the June of 2019, Brewer had run his undefeated streak to 24 fights, earning the New Brunswick pugilist a fight against Mark DeLuca on the undercard of Demetrius Andrade's WBO middleweight title defense against Maciej Sulęcki, live on DAZN. DeLuca won a hard fought ten round decision, marking the end of Brewer's undefeated record. [9]

In December 2019, Brewer signed with Three Lions Promotions. On March 19, 2022, he faced undefeated stablemate Antonio Napolitano, battling the promising up-and-comer to an eight round split draw. [10]

Fight style and inspiration

Brewer is known for his fast footwork, elusiveness, and ability to out-think his opponents. [2] [3] He names Floyd Mayweather, Bernard Hopkins, and Andre Ward as boxing influences. [3] His fighting style is boxer-puncher.

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References

  1. ↑ Canadian Professional Boxing Council. "Canadian Rankings". Retrieved on 9 March 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Hallihan, Bruce. "Brewer punches way to Canadian title." Daily Gleaner , Fredericton, 4 February 2014
  3. 1 2 3 Lou Eisen. “Prospect Spotlight: Brandon Brewer” Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine , Fight Network , 13 August 2013. Retrieved on 9 March 2014.
  4. ↑ Doiron, Paul. "Undefeated Fredericton Fighter Will Battle Montrealer on March 2", Times & Transcript . 15 February 2013.
  5. ↑ "Napolitano and Brewer Battle to draw". BPSports Niagara. March 22, 2022.
  6. ↑ Ross, GM. “Brewer and Lafreniere Battle to Draw in Canadian “Fight of the Year” Candidate” Archived March 9, 2014, at the Wayback Machine , Canadian Boxiana. 21 October 2012. Retrieved on 9 March 2014.
  7. ↑ CBC. "Fredericton boxer Brandon Brewer sets sights on world title". Retrieved on 9 March 2014.
  8. ↑ BoxRec. "Paul Bzdel". Retrieved on 9 March 2014.
  9. 1 2 BoxRec. "Brandon Brewer". Retrieved on 9 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "Boxing News: Brewer-Napolitano draw, Rozicki wins » April 29, 2022". fightnews.com. 2022-03-21. Retrieved 2022-04-29.


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