Danny Price (boxer)

Danny Price
Born
Daniel Anthony Price

(1985-09-15) 15 September 1985 (age 39)
Scarborough, England
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights9
Wins9
Wins by KO3
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  England
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Jeju Light heavyweight
Commonwealth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Liverpool Heavyweight
GB Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Liverpool Heavyweight
English National Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 London Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 2010 London Heavyweight

Daniel Anthony "Danny" Price (born 15 September 1985) is an English former professional boxer, who competed from 2011 to 2013. He is a two-time ABA heavyweight champion as an amateur.

Amateur career

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Born in Scarborough, Price boxed for Westway ABC. He won Bronze at the 2004 World Junior Championships as a light heavyweight, after losing to Ismaikel Perez by RSCO in the semi-finals.[1] He won gold as a heavyweight at the 2005 Multi-Nations Tournament, defeating David Dolan in the final 26:11.[2]

At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, Price controversially lost 12:16 in the first bout to eventual winner Bradley Pitt.[3] In December 2007, he won his first ABA heavyweight title after beating defending champion Tony Bellew 8:6.[4] As of 2006, his record was 41 wins in 49 fights.

At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships, Price was eliminated in the first round by the eventual winner Clemente Russo.[5] He won gold at both the 2007 Tammer Tournament, beating Evgenyi Romanov,[6] and the 2008 Tammer Tournament, beating Ihab Almatbouli.[7] He also bested American Quantis Graves at the UK-US duals 21:1.

During qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics, Price lost to Oleksandr Usyk in the 1st qualifier, before losing to Jozsef Darmos in the 2nd qualifier.[8] He won his second ABA heavyweight title on 14 May 2010, beating Emmanuel Izonritei in the final.[9]

Professional career

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Price turned professional in 2011, making his debut as a cuiserweight on 22 October, beating Michal Tomko via corner retirement in the first round. He had eight more fights, including wins over well-known journeymen Hastings Rasani and Moses Matovu.[10] His last professional match was on 11 May 2013, beating Michal Bilak via knockout in the third round.

Professional boxing record

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9 Wins (3 Knockouts), 0 Defeats, 0 Draws
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Win 9–0 Czech Republic Michal Bilak KO 3 (6), 2:49 2013-05-11 England Spa, Scarborough
Win 8–0 Hungary Tamas Bajzath KO 1 (6), 1:45 2013-02-15 England Rainton Meadows Arena, Sunderland
Win 7–0 Latvia Jevgenijs Andrejevs PTS 6 2012-11-30 England Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool
Win 6–0 Wales Hari Miles PTS 6 2012-10-13 England Echo Arena, Liverpool
Win 5–0 Uganda Moses Matovu PTS 6 2012-06-02 England Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester
Win 4–0 England John Anthony PTS 4 2012-03-03 England Hillsborough Leisure Centre, Sheffield
Win 3–0 Bulgaria Tayar Mehmed PTS 4 2012-01-21 England Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool
Win 2–0 Zimbabwe Hastings Rasani PTS 4 2011-12-11 England Peterlee Leisure Centre, Peterlee
Win 1–0 Slovakia Michal Tomko RTD 1 (6), 0:41 2011-10-22 England Reebok Stadium, Bolton

References

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  1. ^ "2004 World Junior Championships". Amateur-Boxing. 18 June 2004. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  2. ^ "2005 Multi Nations Tournament". Amateur-Boxing. 29 June 2005. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Price suffers heartbreaking loss". BBC Sport. 17 March 2006. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Tony Bellew needs to knock out Oleksandr Usyk". The Yorkshire Post. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  5. ^ "2007 World Boxing Championships" (PDF). AIBA. 3 November 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  6. ^ "2007 Tammer Tournament". Amateur-Boxing. 16 December 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  7. ^ "2008 Tammer Tournament". Amateur-Boxing. 19 October 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Oleksandr Usyk's first Brit rival Danny Price recalls their high-stakes fight". Sky Sports. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  9. ^ "123rd ABAE National Championships". England Boxing. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Danny Price is One To Watch in UK Heavyweight Ranks". Boxing Scene. 1 January 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
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Sporting positions
Amateur boxing titles
Preceded by ABA heavyweight champion
2007
Succeeded by
Warren Baister
Preceded by
Chris Keane
ABA heavyweight champion
2010
Succeeded by
Ben Ileyemi