Joe Greene (boxer)

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Joe Greene
Statistics
Real nameJoe Greene
Nickname(s)Mean
Weight(s) Light Middleweight
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg American
Born (1986-02-15) February 15, 1986 (age 35)
Brooklyn, New York
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights27
Wins26
Wins by KO17
Losses1
Draws0
No contests0

Joe Greene (born February 15, 1986) in Brooklyn, New York but now resides and trains in Queens is a professional middleweight American boxer. At a height of 5'10 with a Southpaw stance, Greene has a professional record of 22 wins (14 KO's), 1 loss and 0 draws. [1]

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Amateur career

Greene was the 2004 National Golden Gloves Middleweight Champion.

Professional career

Greene fought his first professional bout on March 5, 2005 against Curtis Mullins. Greene won by technical knockout in the second round. On August 8, 2007 on ESPN's Wednesday Night Fights Greene fought Darryl Salmon for the NABA middleweight title, Greene won by knockout in the first round.

On February 23, 2008, Greene defeated Francisco Antonio Mora at Madison Square Garden by knockout in the tenth round.

On August 13, 2008, Greene moved down in weight to the junior middleweight division(154 lbs). He claimed the NABA junior middleweight title by outpointing Jose Miguel Torres. The fight was broadcast live by ESPN's Wednesday Night Fights.

On January 26, 2020, Greene announced that he would dedicate his 2-3 years to boxing. But he has not been seen on the ring since then

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References

  1. Boxrec. "Joe Greene". Boxrec Fighter Page. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2008.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)