Walter Wright (boxer)

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Walter Wright
Born (1981-02-20) February 20, 1981 (age 43)
NationalityAmerican
Other names2 Guns
Statistics
Weight(s)Super middleweight
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights25
Wins17
Wins by KO8
Losses8
Draws0
No contests0

Walter Wright (born February 20, 1981) is an American professional boxer. Walter married Melissa Wright on 11/11/2018. They have a daughter named Aya!

Amateur career

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As an amateur, Wright amassed a 90-12 record, including 4 straight Tacoma Golden Gloves titles, appearing in the finals of the 2001 u.s. amateur championships,[1] and the quarterfinals of the 2002 national Golden Gloves[2] and u.s. amateur championships.[3]

Professional career

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He opened his pro career by losing in his debut to Matt O'Brien by knockout, despite leading on all three cards. Wright then compiled a string of consecutive victories, becoming a regular fixture at the Battle at the Boat series at the Emerald Queen Casino in Washington, culminating in his appearance on the ESPN reality show "Contender Season 2", a welterweight tournament. Wright was chosen to be on the "Gold Team" for the show. He fought Andre Eason in the first round of the tourney, scoring a knockdown in the 1st round, and winning the fight 50-44 on all three judges' cards. He lost his quarterfinal bout to Cornelius Bundrage by unanimous decision; in a post-fight interview, Wright indicated that he'd decided to try and out-punch Bundrage, rather than out-box him. On September 26, 2006, Wright faced off against fellow Contender teammate Vinroy Barrett, winning by technical knockout in the 4th round of the 6 round bout.

On the January 12, 2007 edition of ESPN's Friday Night Fights at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington, Wright squared off against undefeated but untested Dan Wallace, defeating Wallace by TKO in the eighth and final round.

Wright's next fight came on the Contender's USA vs. UK. challenge at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Wright faced undefeated Anthony Small at light middleweight. Wright came close to knocking Small out in the eighth round, but ran out of gas before he was able to do so. Wright lost by split decision ~ 75-77 | 74-78 | 77-76 ~.

3 years later, on June 19, 2010, Wright returned to the Emerald Queen Casino claiming he had never been away from the sport despite not competing, and won a unanimous decision in a 6-round super middleweight bout over Joshua Snyder.

Wright went on another sabbatical from competition for almost 3 years before filling in as a last minute replacement for Joey Spina on March 15, 2013 against Contender Season 1 finalist and former challenger for WBO super middleweight and WBC middleweight titles, Peter Manfredo Jr at the Twin River Casino Event Center in Rhode Island, and losing an over the limit super middleweight 10 rounder. Before taking the fight on short notice against Manfredo, Wright had served as sparring partner for James Kirkland and had signed to fight Omar Henry just before Henry's diagnosis with cancer, passing only months later.

Professional boxing record

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23 fights 17 wins 6 losses
By knockout 8 1
By decision 9 5
Draws 0
No contests 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
23 Loss 17–6 Greece Andreas Katzourakis UD 6 2019-04-26 United States Quiet Cannon Country Club, Montebello, California, U.S.
22 Loss 17–5 United States Mark DeLuca UD 10 2018-10-20 United States TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Lost IBA and NABA welterweight titles.
21 Win 17–4 United States Mark DeLuca SD 12 2018-06-23 United States Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion, Gilford, New Hampshire, U.S. Won IBA and NABA welterweight titles.
20 Win 16–4 United States Eduardo Torres RTD 5 (6), 3:00 2018-03-17 United States Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
19 Win 15–4 United States Rafael Valencia UD 6 2018-01-12 United States Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
18 Loss 14–4 United States Peter Manfredo Jr. UD 10 2013-03-15 United States Twin River Casino, Lincoln, Rhode Island, U.S.
17 Win 14–3 United States Joshua Snyder UD 6 2010-06-19 United States Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
16 Loss 13–3 United Kingdom Anthony Small SD 8 2007-03-30 United Kingdom Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
15 Win 13–2 United States Dan Wallace TKO 8 (8), 1:22 2007-01-12 United States Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
14 Win 12–2 Jamaica Vinroy Barrett TKO 4 (6), 3:00 2006-09-26 United States Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
13 Loss 11–2 United States Cornelius Bundrage UD 5 2006-02-03 United States Contender Gymnasium, Pasadena, California, U.S.
12 Win 11–1 United States Andre Eason UD 5 2006-01-23 United States Contender Gymnasium, Pasadena, California, U.S.
11 Win 10–1 Montenegro Kemal Kolenovic TKO 8 (10), 1:18 2005-10-22 United States Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
10 Win 9–1 United States Daniel Neal UD 6 2005-09-17 United States Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
9 Win 8–1 United States Calvin Odom UD 10 2005-07-30 United States Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
8 Win 7–1 United States Jerome Elder TKO 2 (6), 2:11 2005-06-25 United States Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
7 Win 6–1 United States Darnell Boone UD 8 2005-05-24 United States Northern Quest Resort & Casino, Airway Heights, Washington, U.S.
6 Win 5–1 United States Walter Gilliam KO 1 (4), 2:48 2005-05-14 United States Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
5 Win 4–1 United States Ray Craig TKO 3 (4), 3:05 2005-02-25 United States Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
4 Win 3–1 United States Marcus Hicks UD 4 2004-05-15 United States Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
3 Win 2–1 United States Mike Hannah TKO 1 (4), 2:00 2004-04-03 United States Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
2 Win 1–1 Mexico Jose Medina UD 4 2003-11-14 United States Seahawks Stadium West Club, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
1 Loss 0–1 Canada Matt O'Brien KO 3 (4), 0:38 2003-05-31 United States Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.

References

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  1. ^ "US National Championships - Colorado Springs - March 13-17 2001" (PDF). amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "75.US National Golden Gloves - Denver - June 18-23 2002". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "United States National Championships - Las Vegas - April 2-6 2002" (PDF). amateur-boxing.strefa.pl.
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