Colin Lynes
Colin Lynes | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 November 1977 Whitechapel, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (171 cm) |
| Reach | 69 in (175 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 51 |
| Wins | 39 |
| Wins by KO | 12 |
| Losses | 12 |
Colin Lynes (born 26 November 1977) is a British former
Boxing career
Early professional career
Lynes begun his pro career in June 1998 with a 1st-round knockout of Lee Frost at the Broadway Theatre in Barking, London. He continued with 3 more quick victories over Ram Singh, Brian Coleman and Trevor Smith before finally completing the distance against Marc Smith. However hand problems in his next fight against Dennis Griffin forced him to develop an effective counter punching style. After compiling an unbeaten ledger of 20–0 he found himself in December 2002 competing for the IBO inter-continental light welterweight title, winning by 9th round tko against American Richard Kiley. He lost the title however in his next fight, when at the York Hall he was stopped in the 8th round by South African Samuel Malinga.[1]
Championship fights
Following the defeat Lynes regrouped by winning his next three fights setting himself up for a shot at the full IBO light welterweight champion Argentinian
In October 2005 Lynes met fellow Brit Junior Witter for the British, Commonwealth and European titles losing a 12-round decision. He followed this defeat by losing again, this time to Lenny Daws still a 12–0 prospect for the English Southern Area title. The fight which ended with Lynes being stopped in the 9th round also doubled as an eliminator for the full British title with Daws going on to win the full crown.[3]
British and European Champion
Lynes regrouped from his back to back defeats with two wins before in June 2007 he met Scotsman
An Italian job was next for Lynes as he met mandatory challenger Gianluca Branco in Italy for his next defence. To defend against the Italian he had to give up his British belt which was subsequently won by Manchester's David Barnes. The fight itself ended in disappointment for Lynes as he lost a close split decision to the former World title challenger despite putting his opponent down in the 2nd round.[7] Following the loss to Branco, Lynes was next in line to fight for his old British title against David Barnes. With one week to go Barnes pulled out of the fight and was stripped of the title leaving Lynes to fight for the now vacant title against Northern Irishman Paul McCloskey. McCloskey ended up winning the fight when Lynes retired in the 9th round.[8]
The victory for McCloskey over Lynes meant that he became the mandatory challenger for Lynes' old European belt which was now vacant, only for a hand injury to rule the Irishman out only two weeks before the fight. McCloskeys lost opportunity was Lynes gain as he was drafted in to fight for the title against Frenchman Souleymane M'baye, a former WBA world champion in Paris on 3 July 2009.[9] The fight was another close one for the former champion as he lost via split decision.
Prizefighter and Commonwealth title challenge
On 4 December 2009 Lynes competed in Sky's
Lynes return to the ring following the Prizefighter tournament saw him compete on the undercard of
Move to Welterweight
Lynes moved up a weight division in his next fight on 12 February 2012 against Bradley Pryce, defeating the Welshman in an close 8 round contest in Liverpool with the referee handing victory to Lynes 78–77.[12] On 7 June 2011 Lynes once again took part in the Prizefighter tournament although this time it was the welterweight version at the York Hall in Bethnal Green. He reached the semi-finals beating his stablemate Bobby Gladman in the quarter-finals but losing to eventual winner Yassine El Maachi with a controversial split decision in the semi's.[13] On 9 November 2011 Lynes challenged Lee Purdy for the British welterweight championship, winning after 12 rounds via majority decision.[14]
References
- ^ "Colin Lynes professional record". Boxrec. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Britishboxing.net | Colin Lynes interview". Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
- ^ "The Independent | Daws draws Lynes sting". Archived from the original on 24 October 2012.
- ^ "Scottish Boxing | ScottishBoxing.co.uk Domain Name is for sale via Brandwise - no transfer fees and escrow payment protection as standard". www.brandwise.co.uk.
- ^ Saddoboxing | Lynes vs Mutley
- ^ "Colin Lynes is still Euro light-welterweight champ after Juho Tolppola fight". mirror. 26 January 2008.
- ^ "Brave Lynes loses European crown". 17 May 2008 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "McCloskey collects British title". 5 December 2008 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Boxing News | Lynes replaces McCloskey on route to Paris". Archived from the original on 20 December 2009.
- ^ "Rees storms to Prizefighter crown". 4 December 2009 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Sky Sports | Olusegun leaves Lynes lagging".
- ^ "Seconds Out | Liverpool undercard Lynes vs Pryce".
- ^ "Prizefighter Welterweight 2 Results: El Maachi's Moment of Truth". BoxingInsider.com. 7 June 2011.
- ^ "Lynes masters Purdy in Battle of Essex". ESPN.co.uk.