Gary Thornhill (born 11 February 1968) is a former English professional boxer who fought at featherweight and super featherweight.
Gary Thornhill | |
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| Born | 11 February 1968 |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Tornado |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Featherweight, super featherweight |
| Height | 5′ 6½″ / 169cm |
| Reach | 67″ / 170cm |
| Stance | orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 30 |
| Wins | 24 |
| Wins by KO | 12 |
| Losses | 5 |
| Draws | 1 |
He is a former World Boxing Organization (WBO) Intercontinental super featherweight champion, as well as a BBBofC super featherweight central area champion.[1] Thornhill also held the Lonsdale belt before being stripped after failing a drugs test.[2]
Amateur career
editThornhill started boxing at the age of 12, he went on to be an England international at the age of 18. Thornhill had 80 bouts as an amateur, winning 71 of them. He boxed for Higherside A.B.C,[3] St Helens Star A.B.C, then Transport A.B.C where he met his trainer, George Vaughan, who carried his career through to the paid ranks when Thornhill turned 24.
Professional career
editThornhill turned professional in February 1993 at the Epic Leisure Centre, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England. In his debut Thornhill defeated Sheffield's Brian Hickey with a fourth round knockout.
Thornhill fought five world champions during his career: Justin Juuko-WBO World title holder (for the Commonwealth title),[4] Michael Gomez-WBU World title holder (for the British title), Scott Harrison-WBO & WBC World title holder,[5] Nicky Cook-WBA World title holder,[5] Stephen Foster-WBU World title holder. At super-featherweight Thornhill was central area champion, WBO Intercontinental champion, and he also went on to win a British featherweight title fight with a 9th round stoppage against fellow Liverpudlian Richie Wenton in May 2000, but was stripped of the title after testing positive for amphetamines after the fight and banned for six months.[6]
References
edit- ^ Allsopp, Derick (2003) Fighting Chance: Winners and Losers in the Ultimate Risk Business, Mainstream Publishing, ISBN 978-1840186918
- ^ "Stephen Smith defends his belts against Lee Selby in Liverpool September 17 |British Boxers - UK Boxing News Website". www.britishboxers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011.
- ^ "MERSEYSIDE MOURNS MULCAHY. - Free Online Library".
- ^ "Tyson snubbed in favour of Lewis", Glasgow Herald, 12 December 1996. Retrieved 21 February 2016
- ^ a b "Fighting Harrison 'like facing a brick wall'", The Scotsman, 6 December 2006. Retrieved 21 february 2016
- ^ Mee, Bob (2000) "Boxing Ban Hits Thornhill", Daily Telegraph, 15 September 2000. Retrieved 1 January 2016
External links
edit- Boxing record for Gary Thornhill from BoxRec (registration required)