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Ray CLOSE
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Light-Heavyweight
Male (Raymond Close) Great Britain, Belfast, Northern Ireland Based in USA, Chicago, Illinois Born: 20 January 1969, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Great Britain Height: 5ft 10in, mt 1,77
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Amateur Results | 1987 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | |
Dublin, Ireland, Dual Match Ireland vs Italy, 75 kg | - Feb. 6 | Renato Mastria (ITA) | Dublin, Ireland | LPTS |
Professional record | 1988 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | + Oct. 19 | Steve Foster | Belfast, Great Britain | TKO 2 | + Dec. 14 | Kevin Roper | Kirkby, Great Britain | W 4 | | 1989 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | + Jan. 25 | B K Bennett | Belfast, Great Britain | TKO 3 | + Mar. 8 | Andy Wright | Belfast, Great Britain | TKO 4 | + Apr. 12 | Dennis White | Belfast, Great Britain | TKO 2 | + Sept. 19 | Gary Pemberton | Belfast, Great Britain | W 6 | + Oct. 31 | Rocky McGran | Belfast, Great Britain | TKO 7 | (Won vacant Irish Super-Middleweight Title) | + Nov. 29 | Seamus Casey | Belfast, Great Britain | KO 2 | - Dec. 13 | Denys Cronin | Kirkby, Great Britain | L 6 | | 1990 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | + Feb. 21 | Frank Eubank | Belfast, Great Britain | W 8 | + Mar. 17 | Denys Cronin | Belfast, Great Britain | W 8 | + May 23 | Rocky McGran | Belfast, Great Britain | TKO 1 | + Sept. 15 | Ray Webb | Belfast, Great Britain | W 8 | | 1991 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | + May 11 | Carlos Christie | Belfast, Great Britain | W 6 | + Sept. 7 | Carlos Christie | Belfast, Great Britain | W 6 | + Nov. 13 | Simon Collins | Belfast, Great Britain | W 6 | + Dec. 11 | Terry Magee | Dublin, Ireland | TKO 7 | (Retained Irish Super-Middleweight Title) | | 1992 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | + Apr. 25 | Ian Chantler | Belfast, Great Britain | TKO 1 | - July 3 | Frank Nicotra | Pontault Combault, France | TKO by 8 | (For European Super-Middleweight Title) | + Dec. 18 | Jean-Roger Tsidjo | Clermont, France | W 8 | | 1993 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | + Mar. 17 | Vincenzo Nardiello | Campione d'Italia, Italy | cTKO 10 | (Won European Super-Middleweight Title) | = May 15 | Chris Eubank | Glasgow, Great Britain | Draw 12 | (For WBO Super-Middleweight Title) | + Oct. 16 | Ray Domenge | Belfast, Great Britain | TKO 4 | | 1994 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | - May 21 | Chris Eubank | Belfast, Great Britain | L 12 | (For WBO Super-Middleweight Title) | | | 1995 Inactive | | 1996 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | + Oct. 26 | Terry Ford | Countryside, United States | W 8 | + Nov. 15 | Jake Torrance | Waukegan, United States | W 6 | | 1997 | Date | Opponent | Place | Result | + Apr. 26 | Donald Tucker | Cicero, United States | KO 4 | + May 9 | David Pearson | Dolton, United States | TKO 5 | + June 7 | Larry Willis | Cicero, United States | TKO 5 |
Summary
Total bouts: 29, Won: 25 (14 inside the limit), Lost: 3 (1 inside the limit), Draw: 1, NC: 0, ND: 0
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