Paul Harvey (boxer)

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Paul Harvey
Born (1964-11-10) 10 November 1964 (age 59)
Islington, England
NationalityEnglish
Statistics
Weight(s) feather/super feather/lightweight
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights22
Wins16 (KO 10)
Losses5 (KO 1)
Draws1

Paul Harvey (born 10 November 1964) is an English professional boxer of the 1980s and '90s who won the Commonwealth super featherweight title and was a challenger for the World Boxing Board (WBB) featherweight title against Steve Robinson, and Wilson Docherty, his professional fighting weight varied from 125 lb (57 kg; 8 st 13 lb), i.e. featherweight to 133 lb (60 kg; 9 st 7 lb), i.e. lightweight. [1] He was trained by his father, Lennox Harvey, who had moved to the country from Trinidad and worked as a local bus driver.[ citation needed ] Paul had a record of 16-1-5 over his 22 fights.

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References

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