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Gary Lockett

2519 KOs

21 KOs

0Draws

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

Career

division

Middleweight

status

inactive

bouts

27

rounds

102

KO %

76%

KO wins

19

KO losses

1

career

1996–2008

debut

1996-09-06

last fight

2008-06-07

Profile

alias

The Rocket

manager

trainer

sex

M

stance

orthodox

height

5′ 10″ / 178cm

nationality

United Kingdom

origin

Pontypool, Wales

city / state / zip

Cwmbran, Wales

dob

1976-11-25

age

49

Latest news

Nathan Cleverly: Ex-world champion earned place in 'Welsh boxing history' - Gary Lockett

2017-08-28 · BBC Sport

"He was never afraid to go into the opponent's backyard, so he's got a place in boxing history, Welsh boxing history definitely," said former WBU middleweight holder Lockett. Cleverly made his professional debut as an 18-year-old in July 2005, going on…

Nick Blackwell's former trainer calls for boxer who sparred with him to be banned

2016-12-03 · Telegraph.co.uk

Nick Blackwell's former trainer, Gary Lockett, has called on the British Boxing Board of Control to ban the professional boxer who agreed to spar with Blackwell. Blackwell is in a stable condition in hospital after retiring from the sport eight months…

Boxing is life for Maxi Hughes as he readies for 'biggest fight'

2014-05-07 · Doncaster Today

Maxi Hughes says he eats, sleeps and breathes boxing after switching his training to Wales. The Rossington super featherweight switched his training to the principality last year under the stewardship of Gary Lockett, who trained former world champions …

Gary Lockett finally falls in love with boxing

2011-06-16 · BoxRec News

Gary Lockett has finally fallen in love with boxing...three years after retiring from the sport. Lockett hung up his gloves in 2008 following a three-round hammering at the hands of then unbeaten middleweight champ Kelly Pavlik…

Boxing: Rees ready to Rock Murray in European title tilt

2011-06-03 · WalesOnline

In fact, trainer Gary Lockett reckons his fighter is a better boxer these days than when he beat M'baye. That bodes well for Rees' crack at the vacant European lightweight crown tonight at the Motorpoint Arena, the venue for his career-defining…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

27 0 0

L-TKO

Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States

WBC Middleweight Title

3 of 12 · 160 / 159 lbs · 1:40

Judges: Adalaide Byrd | Tom Kaczmarek | Julie Lederman

Referee: Eddie Cotton

19 4 2

W-TKO

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

World Boxing Union middleweight title

3 of 12x3 · 159 / 159 lbs · 1:35

Judges: Dave Parris | Karl Rogers | Reg Thompson

Referee: Mickey Vann

10 3 1

W-PTS

Newport Leisure Centre, Newport, Wales, United Kingdom

10 of 10x3 · 163 / 170 lbs

Referee: Richard James Davies (90-100)

Gilbert Eastman

15 2 0

W-TKO

Newport Leisure Centre, Newport, Wales, United Kingdom

vacant World Boxing Union middleweight title

1 of 12x3 · 159 / 158 lbs · 2:25

Judges: Dave Parris | Reg Thompson | Karl Rogers

Referee: Mickey Vann

Victor Kpadenue

5 4 0

W-PTS

Palazzo Dello Sport, Rome, Lazio, Italy

8 of 8 · 163 / 157 lbs

15 6 2

W-KO

International Arena, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

2 of 8x3 · 160 / 160 lbs · 1:05

Referee: Grant Wallis

Michael Monaghan

0 1 0

W-TKO

Newport Leisure Centre, Newport, Wales, United Kingdom

3 of 10x3 · 160 / 159 lbs · 1:40

Referee: Ronnie Evans

4 4 0

W-TKO

M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom

4 of 6x3 · 163 / 164 lbs · 2:01

Referee: Howard John Foster

Michael Monaghan

0 0 0

W-PTS

International Arena, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

10 of 10x3 · 164 / 163 lbs

19 6 2

W-PTS

Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes, Cheshire, United Kingdom

10 of 10x3 · 165 / 162 lbs

10 15 6

W-KO

Mountbatten Centre, Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom

1 of 8x3 · 167 / 165 lbs

Referee: Reg Thompson

14 4 1

L-SD

International Arena, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

WBO Inter-Continental light middleweight title

12 of 12x3 · 154 / 154 lbs

Referee: John Coyle

23 6 3

W-KO

M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom

WBO Inter-Continental light middleweight title

4 of 12x3

5 2 1

W-TKO

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

2 · 160 lbs

6 1 0

W-TKO

Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

1 of 6x3 · 156 / 158 lbs · 2:22

0 9 0

W-KO

Conference Centre, Wembley, London, United Kingdom

1 of 4x3 · 158 / 165 lbs

0 6 0

W-TKO

Conference Centre, Wembley, London, United Kingdom

2 of 6x3 · 159 / 162 lbs

7 1 0

W-KO

The Arena, Wembley, London, United Kingdom

2 of 6x3 · 159 / 161 lbs · 2:11

Referee: Richard James Davies

16 2 2

W-TKO

Leisure Centre, Crawley, Sussex, United Kingdom

2 of 6x3 · 157 lbs

6 14 0

W-PTS

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

4 of 4x3 · 159 / 154 lbs

11 3 0

W-KO

Olympia, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

2 · 157 lbs

3 1 0

W-KO

Dublin, Ireland

1 of 4 · 158 / 157 lbs · 2:12

Referee: David Irving

7 3 1

W-TKO

Winter Gardens, Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom

2 · 156 / 160 lbs

4 6 2

W-TKO

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

2 of 4x3 · 158 / 158 lbs

1 6 0

W-TKO

St.Georges Hall, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

2 · 157 / 157 lbs

1 9 0

W-TKO

Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

4 · 158 lbs

Ernie Loveridge

19 37 3

W-PTS

Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

4 of 4x3 · 159 / 163 lbs