Gary De Roux
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Gary De Roux is a boxing
trainer and former professional boxer.
He was born in Manchester
, though is most closely associated with Peterborough
, where he was trained by Kevin Sanders, who went on to train Nigel Benn
and several other world title holders. The peak of his boxing career was a brief spell as British featherweight
champion in 1991. He knocked out Sean Murphy in the fifth round to win the title on 5 March 1991, but in his first defence two months later, lost to Colin McMillan when the fight was stopped in the seventh round. He went on to run an amateur boxing club in Peterborough and in 2006 started work as a professional trainer.
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...
trainer and former professional boxer.
He was born in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, though is most closely associated with Peterborough
Peterborough
Peterborough is a cathedral city and unitary authority area in the East of England, with an estimated population of in June 2007. For ceremonial purposes it is in the county of Cambridgeshire. Situated north of London, the city stands on the River Nene which flows into the North Sea...
, where he was trained by Kevin Sanders, who went on to train Nigel Benn
Nigel Benn
Nigel Benn , known as "The Dark Destroyer", is a British former boxer who held world titles in the middleweight and super middleweight divisions....
and several other world title holders. The peak of his boxing career was a brief spell as British featherweight
Featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:...
champion in 1991. He knocked out Sean Murphy in the fifth round to win the title on 5 March 1991, but in his first defence two months later, lost to Colin McMillan when the fight was stopped in the seventh round. He went on to run an amateur boxing club in Peterborough and in 2006 started work as a professional trainer.