| Robin Reid | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Robin Reid |
| Nickname(s) | Grim Reaper |
| Rated at | Super middleweight |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Nationality | English |
| Born | February 19, 1971 Sefton, England |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 46 |
| Wins | 39 |
| Wins by KO | 27 |
| Losses | 6 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for United Kingdom | ||
| Men's Boxing | ||
| Bronze | 1992 Barcelona | Light Middleweight |
Robin Reid (born February 19, 1971 in Sefton, England) is a British boxer whose greatest successes came when winning the light middleweight bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics for Great Britain and Becoming the World Boxing Council super middleweight title in 1996.
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Reid began his professional career in 1993 and quickly became a popular British fighter. In 1996, he captured the World Boxing Council super middleweight title by defeating Vincenzo Nardiello by a TKO in 7. He then successfully defended his title three times, including a victory over Hacine Cherifi. Reid then lost his title to Thulani Malinga via a unanimous decision. He then lost decisions to Joe Calzaghe and Silvio Branco.
In 2003 Reid faced IBF and WBA super middleweight title holder Sven Ottke, who took a narrow decision over Reid. In 2005, Reid landed a shot at IBF super middleweight title holder Jeff Lacy, who dominated him and won via an 8th round TKO.
After the Lacy fight, Reid beat Jessie Brinkley and then suffered a knockout defeat at the hands of Carl Froch in a British super-midleweight fight in November 2007, he announced his decision to retire soon after this fight.
In January 2009 Reid said on Liverpool's City Talk radio station that he would like to come out of retirement and fight Tony Dodson for the British super-middleweight title, providing Dodson overcomes Brian Magee on the 28th of March at the Echo Arena, Liverpool, Merseyside.
“I would love to fight Tony Dodson for the British super-middleweight title at the ECHO Arena, no disrespect to Tony as I think he is a great fighter, but I have never held the Lonsdale Belt and would love the chance to put it around my waist. “Obviously, I feel like I still have something left to offer the sport and a fight with Tony in Liverpool – two Scousers going at it for the British title – would be the fight that Liverpool fight fans would want to see most.”[2]
Reid competed in the super middleweight prizefighter competition on the 23 March 2011, losing in his first fight via unanimous decision to Tobias Webb.
| 39 Wins (27 knockouts, 12 decisions), 6 Losses, 1 Draws[3] | |||||||
| Res. | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes | |
| Loss | Carl Froch | Retired | 5 | 2007-11-09 | Nottingham, England | ||
| Win | Jesse Brinkley | Decision (unanimous) | 8 | 2007-03-30 | Newcastle, England | ||
| Loss | Jeff Lacy | Retired | 7 | 2005-08-06 | Tampa, United States | Fight was for IBF/IBO super middleweight title. | |
| Win | Ramdane Serdjane | Decision (unanimous) | 6 | 2005-02-13 | Brentwood, England | ||
| Win | Brian Magee | Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 2004-06-26 | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Loss | Sven Ottke | Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 2003-12-13 | Nuremberg, Germany | ||
| Win | Dmitry Adamovich | KO | 4 | 2003-10-24 | London, England | ||
| Win | Willard Lewis | TKO | 6 | 2003-12-04 | Zwickau, Germany | ||
| Win | Jorge Sclarandi | KO | 3 | 2001-10-20 | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
In 2010, Reid took over a lead role in the controversial movie Killer Bitch from Cage fighter Alex Reid who had walked out of the film.[4]
| Preceded by Vincenzo Nardiello |
WBC Super Middleweight Champion 12 Oct 1996–19 Dec 1997 |
Succeeded by Thulane Malinga |
| Titles in pretence | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Brian Magee |
World Super Middleweight Champion IBO recognition June 6 2004 - August 6 2005 |
Succeeded by Jeff Lacy |