Billy Lyell
Billy Lyell | |
|---|---|
| Born | William Lyell August 10, 1984 |
| Nationality |  American |
| Other names | Pride of Ohio |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Super Middleweight Middleweight |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Reach | 72 in (183 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 36 |
| Wins | 25 |
| Wins by KO | 5 |
| Losses | 11 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
William Lyell (born August 10, 1984 in Niles, Ohio) is an American boxer in the Middleweight division.[1]
Amateur career
In an interview with Peter Czymbor, Lyell stated that he had an amateur record of "about 35-20" in "about 50-55 amateur bouts".
Professional career
In February 2009, Lyell upset an undefeated and very popular John Duddy in a ten round fight by split decision.[2]
IBF Middleweight Championship
He then lost a very tough fight to Sebastian Sylvester.[3]
WBC Silver Middleweight Championship
On June 5, 2010 Billy lost to undefeated Champion Mexican, Julio César Chávez, Jr..[4] The bout was held at the Estadio Banorte in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico.[5][6]
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://articles.nydailynews.com/2009-10-08/sports/17936132_1_john-duddy-trainers-kelly-pavlik
- ^ "Sebastian Sylvester stops Billy Lyell in middleweight title fight". Sports.espn.go.com. 2010-01-30. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
- ^ "AOL - News, Politics, Sports & Latest Headlines". Aolnews.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-06. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "News - Chavez Jr. Works Extra-Hard in Decisioning Tough Lyell in Ten". Max Boxing. 2011-01-31. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
- ^ "News - Promethean Logic- Jan. 7, 2011". Max Boxing. 2011-01-07. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
External links
- Boxing record for Billy Lyell from BoxRec (registration required)