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Billy Hardy

3617 KOs

95 KOs

2Draws

Last six: W-W-W-L-W-L

Career

division

Featherweight

status

inactive

bouts

47

rounds

366

KO %

47.2%

KO wins

17

KO losses

5

career

1983–1998

debut

1983-11-21

last fight

1998-09-26

Profile

manager

sex

M

height

5′ 6″ / 168cm

nationality

United Kingdom

origin

Sunderland, England

city / state / zip

Sunderland, Tyne and Wear

dob

1964-09-15

age

61

Latest news

SCOTT WILSON COLUMN: North-East boxing is experiencing a golden age

2014-03-28 · The Northern Echo

THROUGHOUT the latter half of the 1990s and the whole of the 2000s, North-East boxing was stuck in a rut. Memories of Glenn McCrory and Billy Hardy were fading fast, and while Hartlepool's Michael Hunter briefly flourished as he claimed European and …

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

14 0 0

L-TKO

York, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

EBU (European) featherweight title

8 of 12x3 · 125 lbs

36 5 2

W-PTS

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

EBU (European) featherweight title

12 of 12x3

22 0 0

L-TKO

Nynex Arena, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom

IBF Featherweight Title

1 of 12x3 · 126 / 126 lbs · 1:33

Judges: Roy Francis | Mickey Vann | Dave Parris

Referee: Paul Thomas

21 10 1

W-PTS

Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

EBU (European) featherweight title

12 of 12x3 · 125 / 125 lbs

19 3 2

W-PTS

San Remo, Liguria, Italy

EBU (European) featherweight title

12 of 12 · 125 / 123 lbs

10 2 0

W-PTS

Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

Commonwealth (British Empire) featherweight title

12 of 12x3 · 125 / 125 lbs

34 4 0

W-PTS

Fontenay-sous-Bois, Val-de-Marne, France

EBU (European) featherweight title

12 of 12 · 125 / 125 lbs

Fabrice Benichou

36 14 0

D-PTS

Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France

10 of 10

33 5 0

W-TKO

Crowtree Leisure Centre, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

11 of 12x3 · 126 / 123 lbs

Stanford Ngcebeshe

26 5 2

W-PTS

Superbowl, Sun City, North-West, South Africa

Commonwealth (British Empire) featherweight title

12 of 12 · 125 lbs

11 4 2

W-TKO

Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

Vacant BBBofC British Featherweight Title

8 of 12x3 · 124 / 124 lbs

7 12 2

L-PTS

Palais des Sports, Marseille, Bouches-du-RhÃƒÂ´ne, France

8 of 8

Angel Fernandez

1 2 0

W-PTS

Pavilion, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

10 of 10x3 · 126 lbs

Barrington Francis

20 4 4

W-PTS

Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

Commonwealth (British Empire) featherweight title

12 of 12x3 · 125 / 126 lbs

5 1 1

W-TKO

Crowtree Leisure Centre, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

vacant Commonwealth (British Empire) featherweight title

10 of 12x3 · 125 / 125 lbs

Referee: Mickey Vann

15 18 2

W-TKO

Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

5 · 122 / 123 lbs

Orlando Canizales

26 1 1

L-TKO

Civic Center Arena, Laredo, Texas, United States

IBF Bantamweight Title

8 of 12 · 118 / 118 lbs · 1:08

Referee: Robert Gonzalez

Francisco Ortiz

3 3 0

W-TKO

Crowtree Leisure Centre, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

7 · 124 / 124 lbs

11 4 1

W-TKO

Crowtree Leisure Centre, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

BBBofC British Bantamweight Title

8 of 12x3 · 117 / 117 lbs

Referee: John Coyle

2 10 0

W-TKO

Thornaby Pavillion, Stockton on Tees, County Durham, United Kingdom

4 · 122 / 122 lbs

Orlando Canizales

21 1 1

L-SD

Crowtree Leisure Centre, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

IBF Bantamweight Title

12 of 12x3 · 117 / 118 lbs

Referee: Rudy Battle

12 5 0

W-KO

Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

BBBofC British Bantamweight Title

1 of 12x3 · 118 lbs

Vincenzo Belcastro

16 4 2

D-PTS

Pavia, Lombardia, Italy

EBU (European) bantamweight title

12 of 12 · 118 / 118 lbs

13 19 2

W-PTS

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3 · 119 lbs

11 1 1

W-PTS

Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

BBBofC British Bantamweight Title

12 of 12x3 · 116 lbs

Vincenzo Belcastro

14 4 2

L-MD

Paola, Calabria, Italy

EBU (European) bantamweight title

12 of 12 · 117 / 117 lbs

20 27 0

W-TKO

Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

4 of 8x3 · 119 / 121 lbs · 2:58

Referee: Fred Potter

2 6 1

W-TKO

Grand Hall, Wembley, London, United Kingdom

2 · 118 / 120 lbs

10 1 0

W-KO

Crowtree Leisure Centre, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

BBBofC British Bantamweight Title

2 of 12x3 · 117 / 117 lbs

7 2 0

W-PTS

Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

10 of 10x3

8 8 1

W-TKO

Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

7

11 3 1

W-TKO

Sutton Sports Centre, St Helens, Merseyside, United Kingdom

BBBofC British Bantamweight Title

3 of 12x3 · 117 / 118 lbs · 0:37

Referee: Adrian Morgan

7 3 1

W-PTS

Grosvenor House, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3 · 119 lbs

15 3 0

W-TKO

Leisure Centre, Alfreton, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

7 · 117 lbs · 1:43

Referee: John Coyle

27 3 4

L-TKO

Scandicci, Toscana, Italy

4 · 119 lbs

15 6 1

W-PTS

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

10 of 10x3 · 118 lbs

15 5 1

W-PTS

Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3 · 117 / 118 lbs

5 1 0

L-TKO

Britannia Leisure Centre, Shoreditch, London, United Kingdom

5 of 6x3 · 120 / 123 lbs · 2:50

Referee: Harry Gibbs

5 4 1

W-PTS

Federation Brewery, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3 · 120 / 122 lbs

2 0 0

L-PTS

Grosvenor House, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom

6 of 6x3 · 120 lbs

7 3 1

W-TKO

Alexandra Pavilion, Muswell Hill, London, United Kingdom

5 · 118 lbs

5 1 1

W-TKO

Watford Town Hall, Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

7 · 120 / 124 lbs

0 0 0

W-PTS

Town Hall, Battersea, London, United Kingdom

6 of 6x3 · 118 lbs

5 0 1

W-PTS

Porchester Hall, Queensway, London, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3 · 118 / 121 lbs

1 1 2

W-TKO

Yorkshire Grey, Eltham, London, United Kingdom

5 · 121 lbs

2 2 0

W-PTS

Regents Crest Hotel, Marylebone, London, United Kingdom

6 of 6x2 · 119 / 119 lbs

0 1 0

W-PTS

Yorkshire Grey, Eltham, London, United Kingdom

6 of 6x2 · 118 / 119 lbs