Barry Michael
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Barry Michael is a former Australia
n boxer. He was in his prime during the 1980s and is best remembered for his 1985 fight against Lester Ellis
, which received nationwide television coverage in Australia.
super featherweight title on 12 July 1985 over Lester Ellis
. He made his first defense three months later on 19 October 1985 with a 4th round TKO win over Korean Jin-Shik Choi at the Darwin Oval in the Northern Territory. The 25 year-old Choi had a record of 17-1 (15) going into the fight and had won eight straight. Interestingly, Jin-Shik Choi's only loss going into the fight was to Rod Sequenan (Ellis' first defense), two years earlier by 12th round knockout
Today, Michael is a boxing analyst in the media and appears on SEN 1116
as well as writing for the Herald Sun
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n boxer. He was in his prime during the 1980s and is best remembered for his 1985 fight against Lester Ellis
Lester Ellis
Lester Ellis is a boxer, who lives in Melbourne, Australia. He was world boxing champion in 1985 winning the IBF super lightweight world title and also won the WBF Welterweight division 1993, IBO Light Welterweight division in 1994, IBO Lightweight division in 1995.Ellis earned early success as...
, which received nationwide television coverage in Australia.
Early life
Michael was born on 2 June 1955 in England and his family migrated to Australia in 1957.Pro career
Michael won the IBFInternational Boxing Federation
The International Boxing Federation or IBF is one of four major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC and WBO.- History :...
super featherweight title on 12 July 1985 over Lester Ellis
Lester Ellis
Lester Ellis is a boxer, who lives in Melbourne, Australia. He was world boxing champion in 1985 winning the IBF super lightweight world title and also won the WBF Welterweight division 1993, IBO Light Welterweight division in 1994, IBO Lightweight division in 1995.Ellis earned early success as...
. He made his first defense three months later on 19 October 1985 with a 4th round TKO win over Korean Jin-Shik Choi at the Darwin Oval in the Northern Territory. The 25 year-old Choi had a record of 17-1 (15) going into the fight and had won eight straight. Interestingly, Jin-Shik Choi's only loss going into the fight was to Rod Sequenan (Ellis' first defense), two years earlier by 12th round knockout
Today, Michael is a boxing analyst in the media and appears on SEN 1116
SEN 1116
SEN 1116 , the acronym standing for Sports Entertainment Network, is a commercial AM radio station based in Melbourne, Australia, operating on 1116 kHz...
as well as writing for the Herald Sun
Herald Sun
The Herald Sun is a morning tabloid newspaper based in Melbourne, Australia. It is published by The Herald and Weekly Times, a subsidiary of News Limited, itself a subsidiary of News Corporation. It is available for purchase throughout Melbourne, Regional Victoria, Tasmania, the Australian Capital...
.
External references
- Crunch! ... punch from Barry Michael ..., 1985 / Bruce Howard
- http://www.anbhof.com/barrymichaels.html Australian National Boxing Hall Of Fame