Noel Wilders (born 4 January 1975) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2006. He held the IBO bantamweight title in 2000 and challenged once for the same title in 2004.[1] At regional level, he held the British bantamweight title from 1999 to 2000[2] and the EBU European bantamweight title from 2003.[3]
Noel Wilders | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 January 1975 Castleford, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Bantamweight |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 29 |
| Wins | 24 |
| Wins by KO | 7 |
| Losses | 4 |
| Draws | 1 |
Career
editBorn in Castleford, Yorkshire, Wilders first had success as an amateur, winning the ABA bantamweight title in 1995.[4]
He made his professional debut in March 1996 with a fourth round stoppage of Neil Parry. In February 1998 he beat Marcus Duncan to win the vacant BBBofC Central Area bantamweight title.
After beating Ady Lewis in a final eliminator he beat Francis Ampofo on points in October 1999 to take the vacant British title.[4] He made a successful defence in January 2000 against Steve Williams.
In March 2000 he faced Kamel Guerfi for the vacant IBO World bantamweight title, winning on points.[4] He successfully defended the title four months later against Paul Lloyd. Later that year he was prevented from boxing and stripped of his titles after a problem with a routine brain scan.[5]
He regained his licence and after splitting from promoter Frank Warren after a string of cancelled fights, in January 2003 beat Fabien Guillerme in Nice to win the vacant European bantamweight title.[5][6] Two months later he defended the title against Frédéric Patrac, the fight ending in a technical draw after an accidental clash of heads left Wilders badly cut.[7] In June 2003 he made a second defence against David Guerault. Guerault knocked him out in the seventh round, inflicting the first defeat of Wilders' career.[8][4]
In August 2004 Wilders attempted to regain the IBO World title when he challenged the unbeaten Silence Mabuza in Temba, South Africa;[9] Mabuza knocked him out in the fifth round.
Wilders returned in May 2005 at super bantamweight when he was beaten by Esham Pickering,[10] and in October was due to face Bernard Dunne for the IBC super bantamweight title, but had to withdraw.[11] He decided to retire but reversed his decision and faced Dunne in what was his final fight in January 2006, Dunne stopping him in the sixth round.[12]
References
edit- ^ "BoxRec: Title". boxrec.com. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "BoxRec: Title". boxrec.com. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "BoxRec: Title". boxrec.com. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Former champ Wilders back on world title trail", Yorkshire Evening Post, 17 January 2004. Retrieved 19 October 2015
- ^ a b "Wilders claims European title", BBC, 28 January 2003. Retrieved 19 October 2015
- ^ "Wilders shows his class in French test", Yorkshire Evening Post, 29 January 2003. Retrieved 19 October 2015
- ^ "Cut ends Wilders fight", BBC, 18 March 2003. Retrieved 19 October 2015
- ^ "Results from 2003", BBC, 4 January 2004. Retrieved 19 October 2015
- ^ "Silence could be golden for ace Wilders", Yorkshire Evening Post, 29 July 2004. Retrieved 19 October 2015
- ^ "Esham eases to win ahead of title fight", The Star, 9 May 2005. Retrieved 19 October 2015
- ^ "Dunne to take on Wilders in Dublin bout", RTÉ, 14 June 2007. Retrieved 19 October 2015
- ^ Dunne, Bernard (2010) My Story, Penguin, ISBN 978-1844882571
External links
edit- Boxing record for Noel Wilders from BoxRec (registration required)