Ricky Young

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Ricky Young
Born (1960-07-07) July 7, 1960 (age 64)
Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Years active1983–1986
Website www.ricksalist.com

Ricky Young (born 1960) is an American former professional super lightweight boxer from New York City, who had 21 fights with 6 KO's and 17 wins. [1]

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Early life

Born in July 1960 in Savannah, Georgia, U.S., [1] Ricky Young spent most of his early life in a housing project in Harlem. After graduating high school, Young lived with his parents and two younger sisters while working as a carpenter's assistant. Young's father worked as a bookkeeper and his mother worked as a trimmer in a clothing factory. [2]

Career

Young started his career after deciding to start going to the gym to get in shape. Young quickly started to discover his talent for boxing and began to nurture it. [2] Ricky Young says he was influenced by the success of Sugar Ray Robinson and Muhammad Ali, and used this inspiration to fuel his discipline to train on a daily basis. [3]

Ricky's trainer was Bobby McQuillar, an American former professional lightweight boxer, who had 44 fights with 17 KO's and 38 wins. [4] McQuillar is known for beating three men who went on to hold world titles, Joe Brown, Jimmy Carter and Sandy Saddler. McQuillar trained Young at Gleason's Gymnasium on West 30th Street and 8th Avenue.

Some of Young's notable fights included a 1986 fight against Buddy McGirt at Madison Square Garden with Mike Tyson on undercard. Young also retired Leroy Haley in 1985 at the Madison Square Garden Felt Forum where Mike Tyson was undercard and co-featured by Iran Barkley. Young also fought Angel Cruz in 1985 at the Madison Square Garden Felt Forum for USA NYS Super Lightweight Title with Iran Barkley on undercard.

After his boxing career, Ricky went on to run the boxing program at Columbia University from 1996 - 2007.

Professional boxing record

17 Wins (6 knockouts 11 decisions), 4 Losses [1]
ResultRecordOpponentTypeDateLocation
Loss17-4Vincent RelefordUD1986-12-26Trump Plaza Hotel, Atlantic City
Win17-3David TaylorUD1986-09-25 Felt Forum, New York
Loss16-3 James McGirt TKO1986-05-20 Madison Square Garden, New York
Win15-2 Leroy Haley PTS1985-12-06 Felt Forum, New York
Loss15-2Angel CruzUD1985-11-01 Felt Forum, New York
Win15-1David TaylorUD1985-09-19 Felt Forum, New York
Win14-1Vilomar FernandezSD1985-06-28 Felt Forum, New York
Win13-1Nelson OrtizMD1985-04-12 Felt Forum, New York
Win12-1 Freddie Pendleton SD1985-01-19 Felt Forum, New York
Win11-1Bryant WarePTS1984-11-14 Felt Forum, New York
Loss10-1Angel CruzUD1984-08-23 Felt Forum, New York
Win10-0Cumba ValentineKO1984-08-09 Felt Forum, New York
Win9-0Norberto VelezPTS1984-06-29 Felt Forum, New York
Win8-0 Rodney Moore TKO1984-05-25 Felt Forum, New York
Win7-0Edgar RodriguezKO1984-04-13 Felt Forum, New York
Win6-0James SingletonKO1984-03-12 Felt Forum, New York
Win5-0Tony BaldwinKO1984-02-17 Felt Forum, New York
Win4-0Emmett DeckerPTS1984-01-20 Felt Forum, New York
Win3-0Greg BrooksPTS1983-12-02Ridgewood Grove, Queens
Win2-0Terry YoungKO1983-07-29Brooklyn
Win1-0D J TurnerKO1983-05-27 Felt Forum, New York

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "BoxRec: Ricky Young". boxrec.com. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  2. 1 2 Berkow, Ira (December 15, 1984). "Sports of The Times; An Afternoon In Gleason's Gym". The New York Times . Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Ricky Young Spreads The Message". The Campus. September 18, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  4. ↑ "BoxRec: Bobby McQuillar". boxrec.com. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
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