Greg Richardson (born February 7, 1958) is a former professional boxer who was the WBC Bantamweight Champion between February 25, 1991, and September 19, 1991.
Personal life Greg Richardson was born February 7, 1958, in Youngstown, Ohio. Richardson is the uncle of former Florida Gators cornerback Keiwan Ratliff and former professional boxer Durrell Richardson
After retiring from boxing in 1996, Richardson transitioned to training amateur fighters in Youngstown, Ohio, focusing on youth mentorship programs at local gyms.
Amateur career He began boxing in the late 1960s. In 1974, he was the National AAU and National Golden Gloves flyweight champion
Professional career Known as "The Flea", Richardson debuted in professional boxing in 1982. In February 1991, he defeated Raúl Pérez and won the WBC world bantamweight title. Trained by Earl Charity, Richardson's quick reflexes were credited with earning him a 12-round unanimous decision over Perez, who held the title for almost 28 months. He defended the title against Victor Rabanales, before losing the belt to Joichiro Tatsuyoshi in 1991. In 1992 he moved down in weight to take on WBC super flyweight title holder Moon Sung-kil, but lost a majority decision. He retired in 1996.
During his career, Richardson also held the NABF Bantamweight Title, as well as the USBA Bantamweight and Super Bantamweight Titles.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes40Loss31–8–1 Juan Carlos Ramírez 39Loss31–7–1 Petrica Janos Paraschiv 38Win31–6–1 Edel Geronimo 37Win30–6–1 Armando Castro 36Draw29–6–1 Miguel Espinoza 35Loss29–6 Moon Sung-kil 34Loss29–5 Joichiro Tatsuyoshi 33Win29–4 Victor Rabanales 32Win28–4 Raúl Pérez 31Win27–4 Eddie Rangel 30Win26–4 Ellyas Pical 29Win25–4 Gaby Canizales 28Win24–4 Sonny Long 27Win23–4 James Tolliver 26Loss22–4 Jesse Benavides 25Loss22–3 Jeff Fenech 24Win22–2 Darryl Thigpen 23Win21–2 Robert Shannon 22Win20–2 Ron Cisneros 21Win19–2 James Tolliver 20Win18–2 Oscar Muniz 19Win17–2 James Manning 18Win16–2 Alfonso López 17Win15–2 Harold Petty 16Win14–2 Roy Muniz 15Win13–2 Edgar Acevedo 14Win12–2 Romy Navarrete 13Win11–2 John Norman 12Win10–2 Diego Rosario 11Win9–2 Sonny Long 10Win8–2 Felix Marquez 9Win7–2 Baby Kid Chocolate 8Win6–2 Francis Childs 7Loss5–2 Francis Childs 6Win5–1 James Tolliver 5Win4–1 Clarence Miller 4Win3–1 Simon Feaster 3Win2–1 Brett Livingston 2Loss1–1 Henry Lee 1Win1–0 Al Dunlap
See also List of bantamweight boxing champions
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