Clinton Woods
Clinton Woods | |
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Born | g star 1 May 1972 Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
Nationality | British |
Other names | Clint Eastwood |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | |
Height | 69 ft 2 in (2,108 cm) |
Reach | 76 in (193 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 48 |
Wins | 42 |
Wins by KO | 24 |
Losses | 5 |
Draws | 1 |
Clinton Woods (born 1 May 1972) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1994 to 2009, and held the IBF light-heavyweight title from 2005 to 2008. At regional level he held the Commonwealth super-middleweight title from 1997 to 1998, the British light-heavyweight title from 1999 to 2000, and the European and Commonwealth light-heavyweight titles from 1999 to 2001.
Early life
Woods was born in Sheffield, England.[citation needed]
Career
Woods started his professional career with a points win over Dave Proctor in his home town of Sheffield. After compiling a record of 13–0 he stepped in with Craig Joseph and beat him over 10 rounds to win the Central Area super middleweight title. After a series of victories, Woods, with a record of 18–0, fought for the vacant Commonwealth belt against Mark Baker, who had a record of 20–1. Woods won the fight and claimed the belt with a 12-round points decision.[1]
In his next fight the unbeaten Woods found himself opposite former British champion David Starie. The fight ended in a first defeat for Woods.
Woods bounced back from the Starie defeat by moving up a weight division to light heavyweight and winning his next two fights before landing a shot at fellow Yorkshireman and current holder of the British, Commonwealth and European light-heavyweight titles Crawford Ashley. Woods knocked out Ashley in the eighth round to capture the three belts.
He ended up defending his Commonwealth and European titles twice each and adding the WBC International light-heavyweight title to his résumé. The latter victory being for a WBC strap, when Woods set himself up for an eliminator for the full WBC light heavyweight title. The fight took place in Sheffield, in September 2001. Woods beat the experienced Italian–Ugandan Yawe Davis in a unanimous decision that would allow him to attempt a world title.
World title fights
Clinton travelled to the United States for his big chance in September 2002. He stepped into the ring at the Rose Garden in Oregon to oppose Roy Jones, with the WBC, WBA, and IBF titles on the line. Woods lost after being stopped in the sixth round and later said that he wasn't really ready for a fight of that magnitude.[2]
Woods rebuilt from the defeat by Jones with three straight wins and then found himself in the ring with Glen Johnson. His second world title attempt was for the IBF belt and took place in November 2003 at Sheffield's Hillsborough Leisure Centre and the fight ended in a draw. Three months later in February 2004 the two met once again in Sheffield this time at the Ponds Forge Centre, the result this time going Johnson's way after 12 rounds.[3]
IBF champion
In his next fight Woods found himself in an IBF title eliminator. Eight months after his defeat to Johnson, Woods took on the Australian Jason DeLisle at the Octagon Centre in Sheffield. He won the fight despite being put down in the first round and set himself up for world title fight number 4. The title was vacant again and this time Woods found himself in the ring with undefeated American Rico Hoye. The fight took place in Rotherham and ended with Woods winning on a technical knockout (T.K.O.) when the referee stopped the fight in the fifth round.
In September 2005 at the Hallam FM Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire, Woods defeated mandatory challenger and former WBO and Lineal champion Julio César González via a clear unanimous decision. A successful voluntary defence against DeLisle followed, before Woods fought Jamaican Glen Johnson for a third time. In the ninth round Woods sustained heavy punishment to the head at the hands of Johnson, but fought back to win the subsequent rounds. The American judge, Richard Bays scored the fight 115–112 in favour of Woods, Mickey Vann scored the contest 115–113 in favour of Johnson and Roberto Ramírez 116–112 scored in favour of Woods. It was a split decision but Woods had defeated the man who beat him in 2004.[4]
In September 2007, Woods again successfully defended his IBF title against Julio César González with a unanimous decision.
Defeat and comeback
In April 2008 at St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida in the United States, Woods gave a lacklustre display against American Antonio Tarver and lost his IBF title. Tarver out-boxed the Sheffield man on the way to a comfortable points victory. Following the defeat, a dejected Woods hinted that he may quit the sport.[5] A change of trainer followed, with Woods replacing Richard Poxon for Glyn Rhodes.[6] The change seemed to have paid off when on 14 February 2009 Woods travelled to the Channel Island of Jersey to defeat Kosovar-Albanian fighter Elvir Muriqi in an eliminator match for his old IBF title.[7]
Retirement
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In August 2009, Woods once more fought on the world stage when he again travelled to Florida, to challenge Tavoris Cloud for the then-vacant IBF title. Woods went on to lose a 12-round decision. When asked about retirement after the defeat, Woods said "To be honest, the thought of that upsets me more than losing the world title, retiring from the sport I love".[8] However, Woods announced his retirement from boxing on 8 September 2009.[9][10]
Professional boxing record
48 fights | 42 wins | 5 losses |
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By knockout | 25 | 1 |
By decision | 17 | 4 |
Draws | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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48 | Loss | 42–5–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 28 Aug 2009 | ![]() |
For vacant IBF light-heavyweight title |
47 | Win | 42–4–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 14 Feb 2009 | ![]() |
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46 | Loss | 41–4–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 12 Apr 2008 | ![]() |
Lost IBF light-heavyweight title; For IBO light-heavyweight title |
45 | Win | 41–3–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 29 Sep 2007 | ![]() |
Retained IBF light-heavyweight title |
44 | Win | 40–3–1 | ![]() |
SD | 12 | 2 Sep 2006 | ![]() |
Retained IBF light-heavyweight title |
43 | Win | 39–3–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (12) | 13 May 2006 | ![]() |
Retained IBF light-heavyweight title |
42 | Win | 38–3–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 9 Sep 2005 | ![]() |
Retained IBF light-heavyweight title |
41 | Win | 37–3–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (12), 2:59 | 4 Mar 2005 | ![]() |
Won vacant IBF light-heavyweight title |
40 | Win | 36–3–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 12 (12), 1:50 | 24 Oct 2004 | ![]() |
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39 | Loss | 35–3–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 6 Feb 2004 | ![]() |
For vacant IBF light-heavyweight title |
38 | Draw | 35–2–1 | ![]() |
SD | 12 | 7 Nov 2003 | ![]() |
For vacant IBF light-heavyweight title |
37 | Win | 35–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (10), 2:26 | 10 Jun 2003 | ![]() |
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36 | Win | 34–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (10), 0:49 | 18 Mar 2003 | ![]() |
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35 | Win | 33–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (10), 1:40 | 24 Jan 2003 | ![]() |
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34 | Loss | 32–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (12) | 7 Sep 2002 | ![]() |
For WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, IBO, IBA, WBF, and The Ring light-heavyweight titles |
33 | Win | 32–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 | 16 Mar 2002 | ![]() |
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32 | Win | 31–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 13 Sep 2001 | ![]() |
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31 | Win | 30–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 27 Jul 2001 | ![]() |
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30 | Win | 29–1 | ![]() |
RTD | 10 (12), 3:00 | 24 Mar 2001 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBC International light-heavyweight title |
29 | Win | 28–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (10) | 15 Jul 2000 | ![]() |
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28 | Win | 27–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 9 (12) | 29 Apr 2000 | ![]() |
Retained European light-heavyweight title |
27 | Win | 26–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 12 Feb 2000 | ![]() |
Retained European light-heavyweight title |
26 | Win | 25–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 | 10 Dec 1999 | ![]() |
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25 | Win | 24–1 | ![]() |
KO | 10 (12), 2:29 | 11 Sep 1999 | ![]() |
Retained Commonwealth light-heavyweight title |
24 | Win | 23–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (12), 2:37 | 10 Jul 1999 | ![]() |
Retained Commonwealth light-heavyweight title |
23 | Win | 22–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 8 (12), 1:38 | 13 Mar 1999 | ![]() |
Won European, British, and Commonwealth light-heavyweight titles |
22 | Win | 21–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (8), 2:19 | 30 Nov 1998 | ![]() |
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21 | Win | 20–1 | ![]() |
RTD | 4 (6), 3:00 | 18 Jun 1998 | ![]() |
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20 | Loss | 19–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 12 | 28 Mar 1998 | ![]() |
Lost Commonwealth super-middleweight title |
19 | Win | 19–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 12 | 6 Dec 1997 | ![]() |
Won vacant Commonwealth super-middleweight title |
18 | Win | 18–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 26 Nov 1997 | ![]() |
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17 | Win | 17–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 25 Oct 1997 | ![]() |
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16 | Win | 16–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 26 Jun 1997 | ![]() |
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15 | Win | 15–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (10), 1:41 | 10 Apr 1997 | ![]() |
Retained British Central Area super-middleweight title |
14 | Win | 14–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (4), 2:24 | 20 Feb 1997 | ![]() |
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13 | Win | 13–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | 14 Nov 1996 | ![]() |
Won vacant British Central Area super-middleweight title |
12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 13 Jun 1996 | ![]() |
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11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 16 Mar 1996 | ![]() |
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10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (6) | 5 Feb 1996 | ![]() |
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9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 | 22 Nov 1995 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 | 20 Oct 1995 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 21 Sep 1995 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (6), 1:02 | 16 Jun 1995 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 16 May 1995 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (6), 1:59 | 6 Apr 1995 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 | 23 Feb 1995 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (6) | 12 Dec 1994 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 17 Nov 1994 | ![]() |
References
- ^ Boxrec | Clinton Woods professional record
- ^ BBC Sport | Q&A with Clinton Woods
- ^ Britishboxing.nt | Woods record Archived 6 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ BBC Sport | Woods hits back to stun Johnson
- ^ BBC Sport | Woods may quit after Tarver loss
- ^ BBC Sport | Rejuvenated Woods changes trainer
- ^ BBC Sport | Woods beats Muriqi in eliminator
- ^ BBC Sport | Cloud win foils Woods title hopes
- ^ BoxingNews365 > Clinton Woods Retires
- ^ Sheffield Star | It's all over as Clinton quits boxing
External links
- Boxing record for Clinton Woods from BoxRec (registration required)
Sporting positions | ||||
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Regional boxing titles | ||||
Vacant Title last held by Glenn Campbell
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British Central Area super-middleweight champion 14 November 1996 – December 1997 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Mike Gormley
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Vacant Title last held by Henry Wharton
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Commonwealth super-middleweight champion 7 December 1997 – 28 March 2998 |
Succeeded by | ||
Preceded by | European light-heavyweight champion 13 March 1999 – March 2001 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Yawe Davis
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British light-heavyweight champion 13 March 1999 – May 2000 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Neil Simpson
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Commonwealth light-heavyweight champion 13 March 1999 – January 2001 Vacated | ||||
Vacant Title last held by Yawe Davis
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WBC International light-heavyweight champion 24 March 2001 – April 2001 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Dzhabrail Dzhabrailov
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World boxing titles | ||||
Vacant Title last held by Glen Johnson
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IBF light-heavyweight champion 4 March 2005 – 12 April 2008 |
Succeeded by |