Robin Reid (born 19 February 1971) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2012. He held the WBC super-middleweight title from 1996 to 1997, and the IBO super-middleweight title from 2004 to 2005. As an amateur, Reid represented Great Britain at 1992 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal in the light-middleweight division.
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Weight(s) | Super-middleweight | |||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | |||||||||||||
Reach | 76 in (193 cm) | |||||||||||||
Nationality | British | |||||||||||||
Born | (1971-02-19) 19 February 1971 (age 51) Sefton, Merseyside, England | |||||||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||
Boxing record | ||||||||||||||
Total fights | 51 | |||||||||||||
Wins | 42 | |||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 29 | |||||||||||||
Losses | 8 | |||||||||||||
Draws | 1 | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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51-16 Amateur record.
Reid began his professional career in 1993. In 1996, he captured the World Boxing Council super middleweight title by defeating Vincenzo Nardiello by a TKO in 7. He then successfully defended his title three times, including a victory over Hacine Cherifi. Reid then lost his title to Thulani Malinga via a unanimous decision. He then lost decisions to Joe Calzaghe[2] and Silvio Branco.
In 2003 Reid faced IBF and WBA super middleweight title holder Sven Ottke, who took a narrow and highly disputed unanimous decision over Reid.[3] He was keen on a rematch with Calzaghe, but the latter was more interested in pursuing other current and former champions such as Mitchell, Brewer (both of whom he defeated) and Ottke himself (who took only one more fight, then retired without fighting Calzaghe, leaving his titles vacant). In 2005, Reid landed a shot at IBF super middleweight title holder Jeff Lacy, who had taken one of Ottke's vacated titles. A victory would have made a rematch (which would have been both a grudge match and a WBO/IBF unification fight) with Calzaghe almost inevitable, but Lacy dominated him and won via an 8th-round TKO, and it was Lacy who went on to fight Calzaghe and lose a lop-sided 12-round decision.
After the Lacy fight, Reid beat Jessie Brinkley and then suffered a retired hurt defeat at the hands of Carl Froch in a British super-middleweight fight in November 2007, he announced his decision to retire soon after this fight.
In January 2009 Reid said on Liverpool's City Talk radio station that he would like to come out of retirement and fight Tony Dodson for the British super-middleweight title, providing Dodson overcomes Brian Magee on 28 March at the Echo Arena, Liverpool, Merseyside.
“I would love to fight Tony Dodson for the British super-middleweight title at the ECHO Arena, no disrespect to Tony as I think he is a great fighter, but I have never held the Lonsdale Belt and would love the chance to put it around my waist.
“Obviously, I feel like I still have something left to offer the sport and a fight with Tony in Liverpool – two Scousers going at it for the British title – would be the fight that Liverpool fight fans would want to see most.”[4]
Reid competed in the super middleweight prizefighter competition on 23 March 2011, losing in his first fight via unanimous decision to Tobias Webb. He was to fight three more times over the following year, two victories being followed by a fifth-round defeat which sent him back into retirement.
Reid is mixed race; he is half black Jamaican.[5]
In 2010, Reid took over a lead role in the controversial movie Killer Bitch from the MMA fighter Alex Reid who had walked out of the film. His latest film role is in 'Mob Handed'.[6]
Reid still retains strong ties to professional boxing, acting as a judge. In September 2016 he joined the Advisory Board of the World Boxing Federation.[7]
Reid is a boyhood Everton fan and his family were season ticket holders at Goodison Park.
51 fights | 42 wins | 8 losses |
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By knockout | 29 | 3 |
By decision | 13 | 5 |
Draws | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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51 | Loss | 42–8–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (12), 2:45 | 20 Oct 2012 | ![]() |
For vacant British super-middleweight title |
50 | Win | 42–7–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (8), 1:20 | 28 Jan 2012 | ![]() |
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49 | Win | 41–7–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (6), 2:52 | 25 Jun 2011 | ![]() |
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48 | Loss | 40–7–1 | ![]() |
UD | 3 | 23 Mar 2011 | ![]() |
Prizefighter 17: super-middleweight quarter-final |
47 | Win | 40–6–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 26 Feb 2011 | ![]() |
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46 | Loss | 39–6–1 | ![]() |
RTD | 5 (12), 3:00 | 9 Nov 2007 | ![]() |
For British super-middleweight title |
45 | Win | 39–5–1 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 30 Mar 2007 | ![]() |
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44 | Loss | 38–5–1 | ![]() |
RTD | 7 (12), 3:00 | 6 Aug 2005 | ![]() |
Lost IBO super-middleweight title; For IBF super-middleweight title |
43 | Win | 38–4–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 13 Feb 2005 | ![]() |
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42 | Win | 37–4–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 26 Jun 2004 | ![]() |
Won IBO super-middleweight title |
41 | Loss | 36–4–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 13 Dec 2003 | ![]() |
For WBA (Super) and IBF super-middleweight titles |
40 | Win | 36–3–1 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (8), 1:21 | 24 Oct 2003 | ![]() |
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39 | Win | 35–3–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (8), 2:33 | 4 Oct 2003 | ![]() |
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38 | Win | 34–3–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 8 (8) | 5 Apr 2003 | ![]() |
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37 | Win | 33–3–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (10), 2:06 | 29 Nov 2002 | ![]() |
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36 | Win | 32–3–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 10 Jul 2002 | ![]() |
Retained WBF (Federation) super-middleweight title |
35 | Win | 31–3–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 19 Dec 2001 | ![]() |
Retained WBF (Federation) super-middleweight title |
34 | Win | 30–3–1 | ![]() |
KO | 3 (12) | 20 Oct 2001 | ![]() |
Retained WBF (Federation) super-middleweight title |
33 | Win | 29–3–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (12), 2:58 | 14 Jul 2001 | ![]() |
Retained WBF (Federation) super-middleweight title |
32 | Win | 28–3–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (12), 2:54 | 19 May 2001 | ![]() |
Retained WBF (Federation) super-middleweight title |
31 | Win | 27–3–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (12) | 8 Dec 2000 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBF (Federation) super-middleweight title |
30 | Loss | 26–3–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 24 Jun 2000 | ![]() |
For WBU super-middleweight title |
29 | Loss | 26–2–1 | ![]() |
SD | 12 | 13 Feb 1999 | ![]() |
For WBO super-middleweight title |
28 | Win | 26–1–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (8), 2:42 | 18 Apr 1998 | ![]() |
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27 | Loss | 25–1–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 19 Dec 1997 | ![]() |
Lost WBC super-middleweight title |
26 | Win | 25–0–1 | ![]() |
SD | 12 | 11 Sep 1997 | ![]() |
Retained WBC super-middleweight title |
25 | Win | 24–0–1 | ![]() |
MD | 12 | 3 May 1997 | ![]() |
Retained WBC super-middleweight title |
24 | Win | 23–0–1 | ![]() |
KO | 7 (12), 2:10 | 8 Feb 1997 | ![]() |
Retained WBC super-middleweight title |
23 | Win | 22–0–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (12), 2:59 | 12 Oct 1996 | ![]() |
Won WBC super-middleweight title |
22 | Win | 21–0–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (8) | 31 Aug 1996 | ![]() |
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21 | Win | 20–0–1 | ![]() |
KO | 5 (8) | 8 Jun 1996 | ![]() |
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20 | Win | 19–0–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (8) | 26 Apr 1996 | ![]() |
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19 | Win | 18–0–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (8) | 16 Mar 1996 | ![]() |
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18 | Win | 17–0–1 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (8), 1:08 | 26 Jan 1996 | ![]() |
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17 | Win | 16–0–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 10 Nov 1995 | ![]() |
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16 | Win | 15–0–1 | ![]() |
KO | 5 (6) | 15 Sep 1995 | ![]() |
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15 | Win | 14–0–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 22 Jul 1995 | ![]() |
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14 | Win | 13–0–1 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (8), 0:41 | 10 Jun 1995 | ![]() |
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13 | Win | 12–0–1 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (8) | 6 May 1995 | ![]() |
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12 | Win | 11–0–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (8), 2:47 | 4 Mar 1995 | ![]() |
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11 | Win | 10–0–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (8) | 4 Feb 1995 | ![]() |
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10 | Win | 9–0–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (6), 0:29 | 19 Nov 1994 | ![]() |
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9 | Win | 8–0–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (6) | 17 Aug 1994 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 7–0–1 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (6), 2:40 | 4 Jun 1994 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 6–0–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (6) | 9 Apr 1994 | ![]() |
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6 | Draw | 5–0–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 18 Dec 1993 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 9 Oct 1993 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 10 Sep 1993 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 10 Apr 1993 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (4), 2:02 | 6 Mar 1993 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (4) | 27 Feb 1993 | ![]() |
Sporting positions | ||||
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Minor world boxing titles | ||||
Vacant Title last held by Mads Larsen |
WBF (Federation) super-middleweight champion 8 December 2000 – 2003 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by William Gare | ||
Preceded by | IBO super-middleweight champion 26 June 2004 – 6 August 2005 |
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Major world boxing titles | ||||
Preceded by | WBC super-middleweight champion 12 October 1996 – 19 December 1997 |
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