Graham Earl
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Graham Earl (born 26 August 1978) is a British former professional boxer who competed between 1997 and 2014. He held the British lightweight title twice between 2003 and 2006, the Commonwealth lightweight title from 2005 to 2006, and challenged once for the WBO interim lightweight title in 2007.
Amateur career
Earl began boxing at the age of eight. As an amateur boxer, he fought for England Schools and won his first eighteen fights.[1]
Professional career
Earl made his professional debut on 2 September 1997, scoring a second-round stoppage over Mark O'Callaghan. He would spend the next eight years undefeated, winning 21 consecutive fights. During this time Earl won the British lightweight title twice, on 17 July 2003 and 5 June 2004, both times against Bobby Vanzie. On 25 February 2005, Earl lost for the first time to Ricky Burns, who won an eight-round points decision. In Earl's next fight, on 19 June 2005, he bounced back to retain his British lightweight title and win the Commonwealth lightweight title against Kevin Bennett.
On 17 February 2007, a bout for the newly created and vacant WBO interim lightweight title was made between Earl and Michael Katsidis. In an action-packed and fast-paced fight, Earl and Katsidis went toe-to-toe and traded many heavy blows, during which Earl was knocked down twice in the opening round and again in the second. However, soon after getting back to his feet following the third knockdown and having the towel being thrown in seconds later (only for it to be thrown back out again by referee Mickey Vann), Earl managed to floor Katsidis momentarily with a heavy right hand at close quarters, rendering the latter visibly stunned and unsteady on his feet. Earl's comeback would ultimately be short-lived, as Katsidis recovered swiftly and finished the round strongly. At the very end of round three, a low blow cost Katsidis a point, but in the following rounds he went on to deliver a barrage of largely unanswered punches to Earl until the decision was made Earl's cornermen to stop the fight after the fifth round.[2]
Earl suffered his third loss and second in a row on 8 December 2007, when he was stopped in the first round by Amir Khan.[3] This was repeated by Henry Castle on 17 October 2008, who stopped Earl in one round.[4] After a five-year retirement, Earl returned to the sport on 4 July 2014. He travelled to Australia to face Michael Katsidis in a rematch from their 2007 bout, this time at light-welterweight. Katsidis won a wide twelve-round unanimous decision.[5] Earl's final professional fight was a ten-round stoppage loss to Steve Martin on 22 August 2014.[6]
Personal life
The youngest of three brothers, Earl grew up in the Limbury council estate of Luton and attended Icknield High School. He has two children with his ex-wife.[1] In April 2015, Earl was sentenced to seven years in prison for illegal drug trafficking.[7]
Professional boxing record
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Loss | 26–6 | Steve Martin | TKO | 10 (12), 0:51Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 22 Aug 2014 | Hilton Hotel Portomaso, St. Julian's, MaltaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | For vacant World Boxing Foundation welterweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 31 | Loss | 26–5 | Michael Katsidis | UD | 12 | 4 Jul 2014 | Rumours International, Toowoomba, AustraliaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | For vacant WBU (German) light-welterweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 30 | Win | 26–4 | Karl Taylor | PTS | 6 | 28 Jun 2009 | Liquid & Envy, Luton, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 29 | Loss | 25–4 | Henry Castle | TKO | 1 (8), 1:09Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 17 Oct 2008 | York Hall, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 28 | Loss | 25–3 | Amir Khan | TKO | 1 (12), 1:12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 8 Dec 2007 | Bolton Arena, Bolton, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | For Commonwealth lightweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 27 | Loss | 25–2 | Michael Katsidis | RTD | 5 (12), 3:00Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 17 Feb 2007 | Wembley Arena, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | For vacant WBO interim lightweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 26 | Win | 25–1 | Angel Hugo Ramirez | UD | 12 | 28 Oct 2006 | York Hall, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Won vacant WBU lightweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 25 | Win | 24–1 | Yuri Ramanau | PTS | 12 | 27 Jan 2006 | Goresbrook Leisure Centre, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 24 | Win | 23–1 | Kevin Bennett | TKO | 9 (12), 2:10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 19 Jun 2005 | York Hall, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Retained British lightweight title; Won Commonwealth lightweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 23 | Loss | 22–1 | Ricky Burns | PTS | 8 | 25 Feb 2005 | Wembley Conference Centre, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 22 | Win | 22–0 | Steve Murray | TKO | 6 (12), 2:37Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 30 Jul 2004 | York Hall, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Retained British lightweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Bobby Vanzie | PTS | 12 | 5 Jun 2004 | York Hall, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Won vacant British lightweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Jon Honney | PTS | 8 | 11 Oct 2003 | Mountbatten Centre, Portsmouth, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Bobby Vanzie | PTS | 12 | 17 Jul 2003 | Goresbrook Leisure Centre, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Won British lightweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Nikolay Eremeev | PTS | 8 | 24 May 2003 | York Hall, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Steve Murray | TKO | 2 (12), 2:02Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 15 Feb 2003 | Wembley Conference Centre, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Retained Southern Area lightweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Chill John | PTS | 10 | 12 Oct 2002 | York Hall, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Retained Southern Area lightweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Mark Winters | PTS | 10 | 15 Dec 2001 | Wembley Conference Centre, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Liam Maltby | KO | 1 (10) | 22 Sep 2001 | York Hall, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Retained Southern Area lightweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Brian Gentry | TKO | 8 (10) | 10 Mar 2001 | York Hall, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Won vacant Southern Area lightweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Leeroy Williamson | TKO | 3 (6) | 21 Oct 2000 | Wembley Conference Centre, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Marco Fattore | PTS | 6 | 29 Apr 2000 | Wembley Arena, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Ivo Golakov | TKO | 1 (6) | 4 Mar 2000 | Werrington Sports Centre, Peterborough, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Simon Chambers | KO | 6 (6), 2:48Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 15 Jul 1999 | Werrington Sports Centre, Peterborough, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Benny Jones | PTS | 6 | 8 May 1999 | York Hall, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Leeroy Williamson | TKO | 4 (4), 2:33Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 16 Jan 1999 | York Hall, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Marc Smith | TKO | 1 (6), 2:02Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 10 Dec 1998 | The Broadway, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Brian Coleman | PTS | 4 | 12 Sep 1998 | York Hall, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | David Kirk | PTS | 4 | 23 May 1998 | York Hall, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Danny Lutaaya | TKO | 2 (4), 1:35Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 11 Apr 1998 | Elephant and Castle Shopping Centre, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Mark McGowan | PTS | 4 | 6 Dec 1997 | Wembley Arena, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Mark O'Callaghan | TKO | 2 (4) | 2 Sep 1997 | Elephant and Castle Shopping Centre, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
References
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- ↑ a b Earl Cunliffe, James (1 July 2007). "Graham Earl: 'I'm going to be a champion and put Luton on the map'"Script error: No such module "Unsubst".. Luton on Sunday. Local World. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ↑ "Earl left to rue Katsidis battle". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 February 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ↑ Gilmour, Rod et al. (8 December 2007). "Amir Khan defeats Graham Earl in first round". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ↑ Turner, Mike (20 October 2008). "Henry is king of the castle". Western Telegraph. Newsquest. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ↑ Donovan, Jake (4 July 2014). "Michael Katsidis Settles For Decision In Rout of Graham Earl". BoxingScene. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ↑ James, Marc (25 August 2014). "Martin crowned World Boxing Champion". Malta Today. MediaToday Ltd. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ↑ Parris-Long, Adam (30 April 2015). "Luton boxing star Graham Earl jailed for drug offences". Leighton Buzzard Observer. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
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