Eric Fields
Encyclopedia
Eric Fields is an American
professional boxer
from Ardmore, Oklahoma
.
. In 2005 he beat Tony Grano
, the U.S. Amateur Heavyweight Champion.
, before knocking out Mexican 2004 Olympian
Ramiro Reducindo
on July 27, 2007, in Corona, California
in the first round.
On January 18, 2008, Fields defeated former IBF
cruiserweight champion Kelvin Davis
by technical knockout at 55 seconds of the first round. In June 2007, Davis had broken his back in two places while training in Australia and was winless in his last eight bouts of a futile comeback attempt, getting knocked out four times after the broken back including the Fields bout. Fields dropped Davis with the first right hand he threw. Davis was subsequently knocked out in the first round again by Alexander Frenkel
.
Fields suffered his first career loss against Ola Afolabi
on April 12, 2008, in a bout for the vacant WBO NABO cruiserweight title, the only pro bout in which Fields went past the sixth round. Fields got tired in the 8th round, Afolabi knocking him down twice in the round. Fields managed to survive the round. In the 10th round, Fields was knocked down again, and got up, but was getting hit. The referee had to stop the fight by technical knockout at 55 seconds of the tenth round. Afolabi had not fought in two and a half years prior to the Fields bout.
Fields recently fought Jeff Yeoman in Oklahoma City on February 11, 2010, and won the fight by technical knockout in the 3rd round.
United States
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professional boxer
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...
from Ardmore, Oklahoma
Ardmore, Oklahoma
Ardmore is a business, cultural and tourism city in and the county seat of Carter County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a population of 24,283, while a 2007 estimate has the Ardmore micropolitan statistical area totaling 56,694 residents...
.
Amateur career
Fields started boxing in 2003 and became the 2005 and 2006 National Golden Gloves Heavyweight championNational Golden Gloves Heavyweight Champions
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. In 2005 he beat Tony Grano
Tony Grano
Antonio "Tony" Grano is an American heavyweight boxer. He was the US amateur heavyweight champion in 2005.- Amateur highlights :2005* National Golden Gloves Heavyweight competition...
, the U.S. Amateur Heavyweight Champion.
Professional career
Fields turned pro in 2006 and won his first six fights, five by knockoutKnockout
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, before knocking out Mexican 2004 Olympian
Olympic Games
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Ramiro Reducindo
Ramiro Reducindo
Ramiro Goben Reducindo Radilla is a boxer from Mexico, who won the gold medal at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo at light heavyweight by defeating Yoan Pablo Hernandez in the final.-Amateur:At the...
on July 27, 2007, in Corona, California
Corona, California
Corona is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 152,374, up from 124,966 at the 2000 census...
in the first round.
On January 18, 2008, Fields defeated former IBF
IBF
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cruiserweight champion Kelvin Davis
Kelvin Davis (boxer)
Kelvin Davis is an American boxer. He is a former IBF-champion in the Cruiserweight weight class.Known as "Concrete", Davis, a compact pressure fighter, turned pro in 1999...
by technical knockout at 55 seconds of the first round. In June 2007, Davis had broken his back in two places while training in Australia and was winless in his last eight bouts of a futile comeback attempt, getting knocked out four times after the broken back including the Fields bout. Fields dropped Davis with the first right hand he threw. Davis was subsequently knocked out in the first round again by Alexander Frenkel
Alexander Frenkel
Alexander Frenkel is a German Cruiserweight boxer of Ukrainian origin ranked seventh in the world by Boxrec...
.
Fields suffered his first career loss against Ola Afolabi
Ola Afolabi
Ola Afolabi is a US-based British professional boxer of Nigerian heritage. He is a contender in the cruiserweight division, listed as #9 in the Ring Magazine as of March 2009 and holds a "interim World Boxing Organization title"....
on April 12, 2008, in a bout for the vacant WBO NABO cruiserweight title, the only pro bout in which Fields went past the sixth round. Fields got tired in the 8th round, Afolabi knocking him down twice in the round. Fields managed to survive the round. In the 10th round, Fields was knocked down again, and got up, but was getting hit. The referee had to stop the fight by technical knockout at 55 seconds of the tenth round. Afolabi had not fought in two and a half years prior to the Fields bout.
Fields recently fought Jeff Yeoman in Oklahoma City on February 11, 2010, and won the fight by technical knockout in the 3rd round.