Buster Drayton
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Buster Drayton was a professional boxer
in the Light Middleweight
(154lb
) division.
Drayton turned pro in 1978 and won the Vacant IBF Light Middleweight Title with a decision win over Carlos Santos in 1986. He defended the belt twice before losing it to Matthew Hilton the following year. In 1988 he took on WBA Light Middleweight Title
holder Julian Jackson
, but was TKO'd in the 3rd. He retired in 1995 at the age of 43.
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
in the Light Middleweight
Light middleweight
Light Middleweight , is a weight division in professional boxing, above 147 pounds and up to 154 pounds ....
(154lb
Pound (mass)
The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in the Imperial, United States customary and other systems of measurement...
) division.
Drayton turned pro in 1978 and won the Vacant IBF Light Middleweight Title with a decision win over Carlos Santos in 1986. He defended the belt twice before losing it to Matthew Hilton the following year. In 1988 he took on WBA Light Middleweight Title
holder Julian Jackson
Julian Jackson
Julian Jackson is a retired professional boxer and former three-time world champion in the light middleweight and middleweight divisions...
, but was TKO'd in the 3rd. He retired in 1995 at the age of 43.