Gary Thornhill

Gary Thornhill
Statistics
Real name Gary Thornhill
Nickname(s) "Tornado"
Rated at

featherweight

super featherweight
Nationality English England
Born 11 February 1968
Liverpool, England
Stance orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 30
Wins 24
Wins by KO 12
Losses 5
Draws 1
No contests 0

Gary Thornhill, (born 11 February 1968 in Liverpool, England) is a former English professional boxer who fought at featherweight and super featherweight.

He is a former British Lonsdale belt holder at featherweight, World Boxing Foundation (WBFo) Intercontinental super featherweight champion.[1]

Professional career

Thornhill turned professional in February 1993 at the Epic Leisure Centre, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England. In his debut Thornhill defeated Sheffield's Brian Hickey with a fourth round knockout.[1] Thornhill fought 5 world champions during his career such as: Justin Juuko-WBO World title holder, Michael Gomez-WBU World title holder, Scott Harrison-WBO & WBC World title holder, Nicky Cook-WBA World title holder Stephen Foster-WBU World title holder.

Thornhill held titles in 2 weight divisions, super-featherweight central area champion, WBO Intercontinental champion he also went on to win the British featherweight title in A 9th round stoppage against fellow Liverpudian Richie Wenton.

Thornhill was known in the trade as a very aggressive boxer with his "bobbing and weaving" style and devastating body punches. He was also known for having a great chin, heart and brains.

Amateur career

Thornhill started boxing at the age of 12, he went on to be an England international at the age of 18. Thornhill had 80 bouts as an amateur winning 71 of them. He boxed for Higherside A.B.C, St Helens Star A.B.C, then the famous Transport A.B.C where he met his trainer the famous George Vaughan who carried his career through to the paid ranks when Thornhill turned 24.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Boxrec. "Gary Thornhill". Boxrec Fighter Page. Retrieved 26 January 2008.

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