Amateur career

Richardson had an outstanding amateur career, and was the 1974 National AAU and National Golden Gloves flyweight champion.

Pro career

Known as "The Flea", Richardson turned pro in 1982 and defeated Raúl Pérez

Raúl Pérez

Raúl Pérez is a former boxer from Mexico. He has won world titles in two weight divisions.- Professional career :...

 on 1991-02-25 for the WBC

World Boxing Council

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 bantamweight

Bantamweight

Bantamweight is usually a class in boxing for boxers who weigh above 115 pounds and up to 118 pounds . However, in Mixed Martial Arts it is 134-136 pounds . Wrestling also has similar weight classes including bantamweight...

 title. He defended the title only once times before losing the belt to Joichiro Tatsuyoshi

Joichiro Tatsuyoshi

is a former World Boxing Council world bantamweight champion from Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan. His record is 19–6–1 .He is popular for his fight style and unique personality, and has appeared in several television variety shows....

 in 1991. In 1992 he moved down in weight to take on WBC super flyweight title holder Sung-Kil Moon

Sung-Kil Moon

Moon Sung-Kil is a former two-division world champion boxer from South Korea. His name is also rendered Sung Kil Moon.- Amateur career :...

, but lost a majority decision

Majority decision

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. He retired in 1996.

During his career Greg Richardson also held the NABF Bantamweight Title, as well as the USBA Bantamweight and Super Bantamweight Titles.

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