Bobby Gunn
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Bobby Gunn | |
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| Born | December 25, 1973 Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Other names | The Celtic Warrior |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Cruiserweight |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 32 |
| Wins | 23 |
| Wins by KO | 20 |
| Losses | 7 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 1 |
Bobby Gunn (born Robert Williamson, December 25, 1973) is a retired Canadian professional boxer and is 1-0 as bareknuckle boxer.
Career
Gunn was born on December 25, 1973 in Ontario, Canada into an Irish Traveller family from the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom.
Gunn would make a name for himself in the Canadian amateur scene. He had a successful amateur career that spanned seven years. Gunn made his professional boxing debut on April 28, 1989 Tucson, Arizona, winning by unanimous decision over Richard Palmer. In his third pro bout, Gunn stopped future titlist Quirino Garcia in the third round. He would go on to win eight of his next ten fights, before an 11-year hiatus from professional boxing, although he did compete in more than 60 bare-knuckle bouts.
He resurfaced in 2004 and knocked out four straight foes before competing in one of the most notorious matches of the last decade. Gunn came back in 2017 in a fight against Roy Jones Jr but was stopped in the eighth round.
Gunn Fires Back
Gunn then put together a solid six-bout unbeaten streak, including a third round stoppage in a rematch against Gross, where he won three different titles. He once again found himself in the limelight on July 11, 2009 when he challenged Ring Magazine and International Boxing Federation champion Tomasz Adamek. Although he was a big underdog against the pound for pound rated Adamek, Gunn hung in tough and had moments of success, but his night was once again cut short. Although the referee admitted after the bout he would have let him continue, ringside physician decided Gunn had taken too many clean punches and stopped the bout following the fourth round.
Professional boxing record
Return to bare-knuckle boxing
On Friday, August 5, 2011 Gunn fought Richard Stewart in the first sanctioned bareknuckle boxing match since 1999.[1][2] Gunn defeated Stewart with a KO in round 3, winning the vacant heavyweight bareknuckle boxing title. Four months later, Gunn defended his bareknuckle crown, stopping Ernest Jackson in less than nine minutes.
Bare knuckle record
| 1 match | 1 win | 0 losses |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1-0 | Irineu Beato Costa Jr. | KO (Body Punch) | BKFC 1: The Beginning | June 2, 2018 | 1 | 0:41 | Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA |
References
- ^ Mastro, Tim (13 August 2011), "Fistful of Danger", The News Journal
- ^ Bonner, Stayton Bobby Gunn's Battle to Bring Bare-Knuckle Fighting Out of the Underground Rolling Stone. May 21, 2016
Further reading
- Makinde, Adeyinka (2010). Boxing now and then. iUniverse Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4502-0637-2.
External links
- Boxing record for Bobby Gunn from BoxRec (registration required)