Freddie Norwood

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Freddie Norwood (born February 14, 1970 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a boxer in the lightweight division. Known as "Lil Hagler", Norwood defeated Antonio Cermeno to win the WBA Featherweight Title title in 1998. He successfully defended his title eight times before losing his title by a controversial 11th round TKO to Smoke Gainer. After losing his title to Gainer, Norwood retired from boxing. After a six year hiatus, Norwood returned to boxing in 2006 and fought twice against journeyman competition at the lightweight level.

Among his notable defenses were a 9th round KO over former WBC Featherweight Title holder Takashi Koshimoto, a unanimous decision victory over former WBO Featherweight Title holder Julio Pablo Chacon and former IBF and WBA Featherweight title holder Juan Manuel Marquez.

Preceded by Wilfredo Vazquez Stripped	WBA Featherweight Champion 3 Apr 1998– 22 Sep 1998 (Stripped)	Succeeded by Antonio Cermeno
Preceded by Antonio Cermeno	WBA Featherweight Champion 29 May 1999– 9 Sep 2000	Succeeded by Derrick Gainer