Crawford Ashley

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Crawford Ashley
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Real nameGary Crawford
Nickname(s)Chilling
Weight(s) Super middleweight
Light heavyweight
Cruiserweight
Heavyweight
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
NationalityEnglish
Born (1964-05-20) 20 May 1964 (age 57)
Leeds, England
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights44
Wins33
Losses10
Draws1

Crawford "Chilling" Ashley (born Gary Crawford, 20 May 1964 in Leeds is an English professional super middle/light heavy/cruiser/heavyweight boxer of the 1980s, '90s and 2000s, who won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) Central Area light heavyweight title, BBBofC British light heavyweight title, European Boxing Union (EBU) light heavyweight title (twice), and Commonwealth light heavyweight title (twice), drew with Yawe Davis for the vacant European Boxing Union (EBU) light heavyweight title, and was a challenger for the European Boxing Union (EBU) light heavyweight title against Graciano Rocchigiani, World Boxing Association (WBA) World super middleweight title against Michael Nunn, World Boxing Association (WBA) World light heavyweight title against Virgil Hill, and World Boxing Union (WBU) cruiserweight title against Sebastiaan Rothmann , his professional fighting weight varied from 163 lb (74 kg; 11 st 9 lb), i.e. super middleweight to 211 lb (96 kg; 15 st 1 lb), i.e. heavyweight. [1]

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