Pelé Reid

Pelé Reid
Statistics
Real name Pelé Reid
Rated at Heavyweight
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Nationality English
Born 11 January 1973
Birmingham, England, UK
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 28
Wins 20
Wins by KO 17
Losses 6
Draws 2
No contests 0

Pelé Reid (born 11 January 1973, Birmingham) is a retired British heavyweight boxer. He currently resides in Birmingham, West Midlands and is a personal trainer. He is a former WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight champion and World Kick Boxing Champion.

In November 1993, he took part in the world amateur championship of WAKO, held at Atlantic City, New Jersey. He defeated William Eves (USA) by KO with his back-spin-kick at the final match of 89 kg class.[1]

Reid is the only man ever to knock out boxing champion Vitali Klitschko in a kickboxing match. He managed to knock him down with a spinning back kick to the jaw.[2][3]

Titles

Boxing

Kickboxing

Fight record

Kickboxing Record (incomplete)
0 Wins, 3 Losses
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2006-04-08 Loss Czech Republic Petr Vondracek K-1 Grand Prix 2006 in Milan Milan, Italy Decision 3 3:00
2004-04-24 Loss France Grégory Tony Pain and Glory Birmingham, England Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2003-07-13 Loss Morocco Aziz Khattou K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Fukuoka Fukuoka, Japan TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 2 3:00
2003-06-14 Loss Germany Chalid Arrab K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Paris Paris, France Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2003-03-30 Loss New Zealand Ray Sefo K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Saitama Saitama, Japan TKO (Corner Stoppage) 3 1:15

Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

Film work

In 2010, Reid was offered a role in the British comedy film, On the Ropes. Director Mark Noyce chose Reid to fight Steve Coleman in a scene set at a martial arts competition.[4]

In 2012, Reid teamed up with the trainer who worked with him for his British Masters title win at the company WBC Fight Club in his hometown of Chelmsley Wood. He offers Motivational Fitness Training using his years of experience.[5]

References

  1. Pelé Reid record, wakoweb.com; accessed 26 December 2014.
  2. YouTube Channel of Pelé Reid knocking out Vitali Klitschko
  3. The Man Who Knocked Out Vitali Klitschko - What Really Happened, boxnews.com.ua; accessed 26 December 2014.
  4. "On the Ropes". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  5. Pelé Reid Fitness Training, WBCFightClub.co.uk; accessed 26 December 2014.

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