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Clinton travelled to the United States for his big chance in September 2002. He stepped into the ring at the [[Rose Garden (arena)|Rose Garden]] in [[Oregon]] to oppose [[Roy Jones]], with the [[World Boxing Council|WBC]], [[World Boxing Association|WBA]], and [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] titles on the line. Woods lost after being stopped in the sixth round and later said that he wasn't really ready for a fight of that magnitude.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/4633558.stm BBC Sport | Q&A with Clinton Woods]</ref> |
Clinton travelled to the United States for his big chance in September 2002. He stepped into the ring at the [[Rose Garden (arena)|Rose Garden]] in [[Oregon]] to oppose [[Roy Jones]], with the [[World Boxing Council|WBC]], [[World Boxing Association|WBA]], and [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] titles on the line. Woods lost after being stopped in the sixth round and later said that he wasn't really ready for a fight of that magnitude.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/4633558.stm BBC Sport | Q&A with Clinton Woods]</ref> |
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Woods rebuilt from the defeat by Jones with three straight wins and then found himself in the ring with [[Glen Johnson (boxer)|Glen Johnson]]. His second world title attempt was for the IBF belt and took place in November 2003 at Sheffield's Hillsborough Leisure Centre and the fight ended in a draw. Three months later in February 2004 the two met once again in [[Sheffield]] this time at the Ponds Forge Centre, the result this time going Johnson's way after 12 rounds.<ref>[http://www.britishboxing.net/boxers_10599-Clinton-Woods.html Britishboxing.nt | Woods record]</ref> |
Woods rebuilt from the defeat by Jones with three straight wins and then found himself in the ring with [[Glen Johnson (boxer)|Glen Johnson]]. His second world title attempt was for the IBF belt and took place in November 2003 at Sheffield's Hillsborough Leisure Centre and the fight ended in a draw. Three months later in February 2004 the two met once again in [[Sheffield]] this time at the Ponds Forge Centre, the result this time going Johnson's way after 12 rounds.<ref>[http://www.britishboxing.net/boxers_10599-Clinton-Woods.html Britishboxing.nt | Woods record] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106023129/http://www.britishboxing.net/boxers_10599-Clinton-Woods.html |date=6 January 2009 }}</ref> |
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===IBF champion=== |
===IBF champion=== |
Revision as of 17:49, 9 January 2018
Clinton Woods | |
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Born | Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England | 1 May 1972
Nationality | British |
Other names | Clint |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) |
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Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
Reach | 76 in (193 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 48 |
Wins | 42 |
Wins by KO | 24 |
Losses | 5 |
Draws | 1 |
Clinton Woods (born 1 May 1972) is a British former
Early life
Woods was born in Sheffield, England. Growing up in tough surroundings, he was involved in a life of drugs and crime before taking up boxing as a way out.[1]
Career
Woods started his professional career with a points win over Dave Proctor in his home town of Sheffield. After compiling a record of 13–0 he stepped in with Craig Joseph and beat him over 10 rounds to win the Central Area super middleweight title. After a series of victories, Woods, with a record of 18–0, fought for the vacant Commonwealth belt against Mark Baker, who had a record of 20–1. Woods won the fight and claimed the belt with a 12 round points decision.[2]
In his next fight the unbeaten Woods found himself opposite former British champion David Starie. The fight ended in a first defeat for Woods.
Woods bounced back from the Starie defeat by moving up a weight division to light heavyweight and winning his next two fights before landing a shot at fellow Yorkshireman and current holder of the British, Commonwealth and European light-heavyweight titles Crawford Ashley. Woods knocked out Ashley in the eighth round to capture the three belts.
He ended up defending his Commonwealth and European titles twice each and adding the
World title fights
Clinton travelled to the United States for his big chance in September 2002. He stepped into the ring at the
Woods rebuilt from the defeat by Jones with three straight wins and then found himself in the ring with Glen Johnson. His second world title attempt was for the IBF belt and took place in November 2003 at Sheffield's Hillsborough Leisure Centre and the fight ended in a draw. Three months later in February 2004 the two met once again in Sheffield this time at the Ponds Forge Centre, the result this time going Johnson's way after 12 rounds.[4]
IBF champion
In his next fight Woods found himself in an IBF title eliminator. Eight months after his defeat to Johnson, Woods took on the Australian
In September 2005 at the Hallam FM Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire, Woods defeated mandatory challenger and former
In September 2007, Woods again successfully defended his IBF title against Julio Cesar Gonzalez with a unanimous decision.
Defeat and comeback
In April 2008 at St. Pete Times Forum,
Retirement
In August 2009, Woods once more fought on the world stage when he again travelled to Florida, to challenge Tavoris Cloud for the then-vacant IBF title. Woods went on to lose a 12-round decision. When asked about retirement after the defeat, Woods said "To be honest, the thought of that upsets me more than losing the world title, retiring from the sport I love".[9] However, Woods announced his retirement from boxing on 8 September 2009.[10][11]
Professional boxing record
48 fights | 42 wins | 5 losses |
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By knockout | 25 | 1 |
By decision | 17 | 4 |
Draws | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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48 | Loss | 42–5–1 | Tavoris Cloud | UD | 12 | 28 Aug 2009 | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida , US
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For vacant IBF light-heavyweight title |
47 | Win | 42–4–1 | Elvir Muriqi | UD | 12 | 14 Feb 2009 | Hotel de France, Jersey, Channel Islands | |
46 | Loss | 41–4–1 | Antonio Tarver | UD | 12 | 12 Apr 2008 | St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida , US
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Lost IBF light-heavyweight title; For IBO light-heavyweight title |
45 | Win | 41–3–1 | Julio César González | UD | 12 | 29 Sep 2007 | Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England | Retained IBF light-heavyweight title |
44 | Win | 40–3–1 | Glen Johnson | SD | 12 | 2 Sep 2006 | Bolton Arena, Bolton, England | Retained IBF light-heavyweight title |
43 | Win | 39–3–1 | Jason DeLisle | TKO | 6 (12) | 13 May 2006 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield, England | Retained IBF light-heavyweight title |
42 | Win | 38–3–1 | Julio César González | UD | 12 | 9 Sep 2005 | Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England | Retained IBF light-heavyweight title |
41 | Win | 37–3–1 | Rico Hoye | TKO | 5 (12), 2:59 | 4 Mar 2005 | Magna Science Adventure Centre, Rotherham, England | Won vacant IBF light-heavyweight title |
40 | Win | 36–3–1 | Jason DeLisle | TKO | 12 (12), 1:50 | 24 Oct 2004 | Octagon Centre, Sheffield, England | |
39 | Loss | 35–3–1 | Glen Johnson | UD | 12 | 6 Feb 2004 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield, England | For vacant IBF light-heavyweight title |
38 | Draw | 35–2–1 | Glen Johnson | SD | 12 | 7 Nov 2003 | Hillsborough Leisure Centre, Sheffield, England | For vacant IBF light-heavyweight title |
37 | Win | 35–2 | Demetrius Jenkins | TKO | 7 (10), 2:26 | 10 Jun 2003 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield, England | |
36 | Win | 34–2 | Arturo Rivera | TKO | 2 (10), 0:49 | 18 Mar 2003 | Rivermead Leisure Centre, Reading, England | |
35 | Win | 33–2 | Sergio Martin Beaz | TKO | 3 (10), 1:40 | 24 Jan 2003 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield, England | |
34 | Loss | 32–2 | Roy Jones Jr. | TKO | 6 (12) | 7 Sep 2002 | Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon , US
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For WBF, and The Ring light-heavyweight titles
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33 | Win | 32–1 | Clint Johnson | TKO | 3 | 16 Mar 2002 | York Hall, London, England | |
32 | Win | 31–1 | Yawe Davis | UD | 12 | 13 Sep 2001 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield, England | |
31 | Win | 30–1 | Paul Bonson | PTS | 6 | 27 Jul 2001 | Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield, England | |
30 | Win | 29–1 | Ali Forbes | RTD | 10 (12), 3:00 | 24 Mar 2001 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield, England | Won vacant WBC International light-heavyweight title |
29 | Win | 28–1 | Greg Scott Briggs | TKO | 3 (10) | 15 Jul 2000 | London Arena, London, England | |
28 | Win | 27–1 | Ole Klemetsen | TKO | 9 (12) | 29 Apr 2000 | Wembley Arena, London, England | Retained European light-heavyweight title |
27 | Win | 26–1 | Juan Nelongo | UD | 12 | 12 Feb 2000 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield, England | Retained European light-heavyweight title |
26 | Win | 25–1 | Terry Ford | TKO | 4 | 10 Dec 1999 | Warsaw, Poland | |
25 | Win | 24–1 | John Lennox Lewis | KO | 10 (12), 2:29 | 11 Sep 1999 | Hillsborough Leisure Centre, Sheffield, England | Retained Commonwealth light-heavyweight title |
24 | Win | 23–1 | Sam Leuii | TKO | 6 (12), 2:37 | 10 Jul 1999 | Elephant and Castle Shopping Centre, London, England | Retained Commonwealth light-heavyweight title |
23 | Win | 22–1 | Crawford Ashley | TKO | 8 (12), 1:38 | 13 Mar 1999 | Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England | Won European, British, and Commonwealth light-heavyweight titles
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22 | Win | 21–1 | Mark Smallwood | TKO | 7 (8), 2:19 | 30 Nov 1998 | Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England | |
21 | Win | 20–1 | Peter Mason | RTD | 4 (6), 3:00 | 18 Jun 1998 | Grosvenor House Hotel, Sheffield, England | |
20 | Loss | 19–1 | David Starie | PTS | 12 | 28 Mar 1998 | Humberside Ice Arena, Hull , England
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Lost Commonwealth super-middleweight title |
19 | Win | 19–0 | Mark Baker | PTS | 12 | 6 Dec 1997 | Wembley Arena, London, England | Won vacant Commonwealth super-middleweight title |
18 | Win | 18–0 | Jeff Finlayson | PTS | 8 | 26 Nov 1997 | Grosvenor House Hotel, Sheffield, England | |
17 | Win | 17–0 | Danny Juma | PTS | 8 | 25 Oct 1997 | Deeside Leisure Centre, Queensferry, Wales | |
16 | Win | 16–0 | Darren Ashton | PTS | 6 | 26 Jun 1997 | Pinegrove Country Club, Sheffield, England | |
15 | Win | 15–0 | Darren Littlewood | TKO | 6 (10), 1:41 | 10 Apr 1997 | Pinegrove Country Club, Sheffield, England | Retained British Central Area super-middleweight title |
14 | Win | 14–0 | Steve Shelley | TKO | 2 (4), 2:24 | 20 Feb 1997 | Leisure Centre, Mansfield, England | |
13 | Win | 13–0 | Craig Joseph | PTS | 10 | 14 Nov 1996 | Pinegrove Country Club, Sheffield, England | Won vacant super-middleweight title
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12 | Win | 12–0 | Ernie Loveridge | PTS | 6 | 13 Jun 1996 | Pinegrove Country Club, Sheffield, England | |
11 | Win | 11–0 | John Duckworth | PTS | 8 | 16 Mar 1996 | Pinegrove Country Club, Sheffield, England | |
10 | Win | 10–0 | Chris Walker | TKO | 6 (6) | 5 Feb 1996 | Norfolk Gardens Hotel, Bradford, England | |
9 | Win | 9–0 | Andy Ewen | TKO | 3 | 22 Nov 1995 | Hillsborough Leisure Centre, Sheffield, England | |
8 | Win | 8–0 | Phil Ball | TKO | 4 | 20 Oct 1995 | Leisure Centre, Mansfield, England | |
7 | Win | 7–0 | Paul Murray | PTS | 6 | 21 Sep 1995 | Hillsborough Leisure Centre, Sheffield, England | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | Kevin Burton | TKO | 6 (6), 1:02 | 16 Jun 1995 | Variety Club, Batley, England | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | Kevin Burton | PTS | 6 | 16 May 1995 | Winter Gardens, Cleethorpes, England | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Japhet Hans | TKO | 3 (6), 1:59 | 6 Apr 1995 | Pinegrove Country Club, Sheffield, England | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Paul Clarkson | TKO | 1 | 23 Feb 1995 | Quality Royal Hotel, Cottingham, England | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Earl Ling | TKO | 5 (6) | 12 Dec 1994 | Winter Gardens, Cleethorpes , England
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1 | Win | 1–0 | Dave Proctor | PTS | 6 | 17 Nov 1994 | Pinegrove Country Club, Sheffield, England | Professional debut |
References
- ^ The Sun | Woods: My Mum saved my life
- ^ Boxrec | Clinton Woods professional record
- ^ BBC Sport | Q&A with Clinton Woods
- ^ Britishboxing.nt | Woods record Archived 6 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ BBC Sport | Woods hits back to stun Johnson
- ^ BBC Sport | Woods may quit after Tarver loss
- ^ BBC Sport | Rejuvenated Woods changes trainer
- ^ BBC Sport | Woods beats Muriqi in eliminator
- ^ BBC Sport | Cloud win foils Woods title hopes
- ^ BoxingNews365 > Clinton Woods Retires
- ^ Sheffield Star | It's all over as Clinton quits boxing
External links
- Boxing record for Clinton Woods from BoxRec (registration required)