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Harlan Alonso Smith, known as Lonnie Smith (born November 5, 1962 in Denver, Colorado), is an American boxer at Welterweight. He reigned briefly as the WBC world Junior Welterweight champion between 1985 and 1986.[1]

Lonnie Smith
Statistics
Real name	Harlan Alonso Smith
Nickname(s)	Lightning
Weight(s)	Welterweight Light welterweight
Height	5 ft 8 in (170 cm)
Reach	70 in (178 cm)
Nationality	American
Born	(1962-11-25) November 25, 1962 (age 59) Denver, Colorado, USA
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	53
Wins	45
Wins by KO	27
Losses	6
Draws	2
No contests	0

Professional career

Known as "Lightning" Lonnie, Smith turned pro in 1980 and lost once in his first 22 fights, before he had a win over undefeated Billy Costello to capture the WBC Light Welterweight world title in 1985. He lost the title in his first defense to Rene Arredondo via 5th round TKO.

Julio César Chávez fight

In 1991 he took on WBC Light Welterweight Title holder Julio César Chávez, but lost a one-sided decision.

Before their bout, the two had a confrontation at McCarran International Airport when Chavez arrived in Las Vegas. This was recorded by Showtime channel's television camera people and shown to viewers before their actual ring encounter.^{[citation needed]}

Smith never again fought for a title, and retired in 1999 after a loss to Diosbelys Hurtado with a record of 45-6-2.

References

External links

• Boxing record for Lonnie Smith from BoxRec (registration required)

Preceded by Billy Costello	WBC Light Welterweight Champion 21 Aug 1985–5 May 1986	Succeeded by Rene Arredondo

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