Marlon Reid (born 17 April 1982) is a British professional boxer who was born in Swindon and currently lives in Bath. After reaching the ABA final against George Groves as an amateur Reid boxed for England and made his debut as a professional boxer on 17 October 2008 against Gary Cooper and won on points. Reid continued his great start winning his first four fights,two by way of knock out.
Marlon Reid | |
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Born | Marlon Reid 17 April 1982 |
Nationality | British |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Middleweight |
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 7 |
Wins | 5 |
Wins by KO | 2 |
Losses | 2 |
Draws | 0 |
No contests | 0 |
Amateur career
editReid boxed for the Walcot ABA club in Swindon. As an amateur Reid made it to the ABA finals at his first attempt as a senior. He faced George Groves at York Hall, Bethnal Green on 2 December 2006, Reid lost 24-18 on points. George Groves was favourite and has since gone on to become the Commonwealth super middleweight champion.
Reid also represented England including the Four Nations in Calais, France in April 2007 where he reached the semi-final against Jean Mickael Raymond of France losing 24-19 on points.
Professional career
editReid fought his first professional fight on 17 October 2008 and had a great start to his career winning his first four fights against Gary Cooper, James Tucker, Sherman Alleyne and Ernie Smith.
Reid suffered his first defeat on 24 October 2009 on points against Patrick Mendy at the Riviera International Conference Centre, Torquay, Devon. Though Reid was suffering from a viral infection at the time.
Reid came back on 4 December 2009 with a win over Pawel Trebinski on points but then suffered defeat in his next fight against Steffan Hughes.
Personal life
editReid attended Churchfields School in Swindon.
Professional boxing record
editReferences
editExternal links
edit- Boxing record for Marlon Reid from BoxRec (registration required)