Willie Featherstone | |
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Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 14 May 1959
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | super middle/light heavyweight |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 25 |
Wins | 19 (KO 11) |
Losses | 5 (KO 1) |
Draws | 1 |
Willie Featherstone (born May 14, 1959) is a Canadian professional super middle/light heavyweight boxer of the 1970s and '80s who won the Canada light heavyweight title, and Commonwealth light heavyweight title, and was a challenger for the World Boxing Association (WBA) World light heavyweight title against Virgil Hill. He lost this fight by TKO in the 10th round "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.. His professional fighting weight varied from 160+3⁄4 lb (72.9 kg; 11 st 6.8 lb), i.e. super middleweight to 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb), i.e. light heavyweight. [1]
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