Leo Young (boxer)

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Leo Young Jr
Born
Leo Yurewicz

(1969-02-12) 12 February 1969 (age 54)
Nationality Australian
Statistics
Weight(s) light middle/middleweight
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights17
Wins15 (KO 6)
Losses1 (KO 0)
Draws1

Leo Young Jr (born 12 February 1969 in Victoria) is an Australian professional light middle/middleweight boxer of the 1990s who won the Victoria (Australia) State light middleweight title, Victoria (Australia) State middleweight title, Australian light middleweight title, and Commonwealth light middleweight title (twice), his professional fighting weight varied from 152 lb (69 kg; 10 st 12 lb), i.e. light middleweight to 158+14 lb (71.8 kg; 11 st 4.3 lb), i.e. middleweight. [1]

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References

  1. "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.