Eddie Croft

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Edward Lee Croft
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Real nameEdward Lee Croft
Nickname(s)Prime Time/Eddie
Weight(s) Lightweight
Super Featherweight
Featherweight
Super Bantamweight
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Reach72 in (182 cm)
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg American
Born (1969-07-24) July 24, 1969 (age 50)
San Mateo, California
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights31
Wins23
Wins by KO10
Losses7
Draws1
No contests0

Edward Lee Croft (born July 24, 1969 in San Mateo, California) is a professional boxer in the Lightweight division and is the former WBC Continental Americas Super Bantamweight champion. [1]

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Pro career

Before fighting for the IBF Featherweight and the WBO Super Bantamweight championships, Edward beat the veteran Jerome Coffee to win the WBC Continental Americas Super Bantamweight championship. [2]

WBC Featherweight Championship

On February 22, 2003 Croft was knocked out by WBC Featherweight champion Érik Morales at the Plaza Mexico in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. [3] He has a daughter Alex who was born December 15, 1993 and Mac (11) and has autism along with his younger sister Kaya, who is 6 and Mosley who is 10 and Eddie Jr who is 3. Eddie is African-American and Japanese.

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References

  1. "Eddie Croft - BoxRec". boxrec.com.
  2. "BoxRec". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
  3. "Eddie Croft: A Story of Success in the Ring and In Life: RSR Talks with the Three-Time World Title Challenger and Former WBC Continental Americas Super Bantamweight Champion". 24 March 2010.