Brian Minto

Brian Minto
Statistics
Real name Brian Matthew Minto
Nickname(s) The Beast
Weight(s) Heavyweight
Cruiserweight
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Reach 72 in (182.9 cm)
Nationality American
Born (1975-01-27) January 27, 1975
Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 53
Wins 42
Wins by KO 27
Losses 11

Brian Matthew Minto (born January 27, 1975) is an American professional boxer.

Pro

Minto turned pro in 2002[1] and won his first 8 bouts, gaining the West Virginia heavyweight boxing title.

In 2004, Minto had a bout with former champion Tony Tubbs. The inactive Tubbs won in a mild upset, giving Minto his first professional loss. Minto has been featured on ESPN fight cards, where he scored two TKOs over Vincent Maddalone.

In November 2006, Minto scored an upset win (TKO in the sixth round) over Axel Schulz, foiling the German's comeback attempt. Minto's second defeat came from one-time WBO contender Luan Krasniqi March 17 in Germany.
On July 2, 2008, at Pullman Park in his hometown of Butler, Minto defeated John Poore by first-round technical knockout. Minto knocked Poore down three times before the bout was stopped.[2] Minto is currently ranked 11th by the World Boxing Organization.[3]

After his fight with John Poore he fought Galen Brown on November 1, 2008 and defeated him by fourth round knockout after his original opponent Marcus McGee pulled out due to a shoulder injury.

He fought Matt Greer on April 17, 2009 in a fight which he won by unanimous decision.

He fought Donnell Holmes on August 14, 2009 for the interim WBO NABO Heavyweight Title in which he won a technical decision after the fight was stopped on four rounds the judges gave Minto the decision with the scores of 40-36, 39-37, 39-37 and it was also Holmes first loss of his career.

Brian Minto fought Chris Arreola, December 5, 2009 as an under card for the Paul Williams vs Sergio Martinez fight. After getting hit constantly with right hands he was dropped in the 4th round. He stood up at 8 and proceeded to get hit with more clean right hands from Arreola before being dropped again. Minto rose at 9 and the referee stopped the fight as he appeared to be in no condition to proceed with the fight.

On March 22, Minto announced he would be moving down to the Cruiserweight division to challenge Marco Huck for the WBO Cruiserweight Title. Minto was defeated by Huck by a 10th round (end of nine) RTD.

Personal life

Brian has a wife named Heidi and has a daughter Megan and a son Matthew.

Professional boxing record

53 fights, 42 wins (27 knockouts), 11 losses (6 knockouts)[4]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win 42–11 Hungary András Csomor TKO 5 (8) 17/09/2016 United States Kelly Automotive Park, Butler, Pennsylvania Minto announces his retirement
Loss 41–11 Germany Edmund Gerber TKO 2 (10) 05/03/2016 Russia Colosseum Sport Hall, Grozny
Loss 41–10 United Kingdom Dillian Whyte TKO 3 (10) 12/09/2015 United Kingdom Millennium Dome, Greenwich, London For WBC International Silver heavyweight title
Loss 41–9 New Zealand Israel Adesanya SD 3 (4) 28/03/2015 New Zealand Horncastle Arena, Christchurch
Win 41–8 New Zealand Daniel Ammann UD 3 (3) 28/03/2015 New Zealand Horncastle Arena, Christchurch
Win 40–8 New Zealand Monty Filimaea TKO 2 (3) 28/03/2015 New Zealand Horncastle Arena, Christchurch
Loss 39–8 New Zealand Joseph Parker RTD 7 (12) 05/17/2014 New Zealand Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau For WBO Oriental & Interim PABA heavyweight titles.
Win 39–7 New Zealand Shane Cameron RTD 7 (12) 14/12/2013 New Zealand Auckland Won vacant WBO Oriental heavyweight title.
Win 38–7 United Kingdom Tom Little SD 3 (3) 14/11/2013 United Kingdom London
Loss 37–7 United Kingdom Michael Sprott UD 3 (3) 14/11/2013 United Kingdom London
Loss 37–6 Poland Artur Szpilka UD 10 (10) 15/06/2013 Poland Bydgoszcz
Win 37–5 United States Mike Sheppard TKO 4 (12) 18/08/2012 United States Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort, Chester
Win 36–5 United States Matt Hicks TKO 1 (6) 28/04/2012 United States Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort, Chester
Loss 35–5 United States Tony Grano TKO 3 (10) 28/01/2012 United States Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York NABF Heavyweight Title Eliminator.
Win 35–4 United States Pierre Karam RTD 2 (10) 29/10/2010 United States Ghost Riders’ Entertainment Complex, Butler, Pennsylvania Won vacant WBC Continental Americas cruiserweight title.
Loss 34–4 Germany Marco Huck RTD 9 (12) 01/05/2010 Germany Weser-Ems-Halle, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen For WBO cruiserweight title
Loss 34–3 United States Chris Arreola TKO 4 (10) 05/12/2009 United States Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win 34–2 United States Donnell Holmes TD 4 (12) 14/08/2009 United States Pullman Park, Butler, Pennsylvania Retained WBA Fedecentro heavyweight
Win 33–2 United States Matthew Greer UD 8 17/04/2009 United States Days Inn, Butler, Pennsylvania
Win 32–2 United States Galen Brown TKO 4 (10) 01/11/2008 United States Morrow Arena, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania Retained WBA Fedecentro heavyweight title.
Win 31–2 United States John Poore KO 1 (10) 02/07/2008 United States Pullman Park, Butler, Pennsylvania Retained WBA Fedecentro heavyweight title
Win 30–2 United States Chad Van Sickle RTD 1 (12) 27/04/2008 United States Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort, Chester, West Virginia, United States Retained WBA Fedecentro heavyweight title
Win 29–2 United States Byron Polley KO 1 (10) 30/12/2007 United States Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort, Chester Won vacant WBA Fedecentro heavyweight title
Win 28–2 United States Ray Lunsford TKO 1 (8) 23/08/2007 United States Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort, Chester
Loss 27–2 Germany Luan Krasniqi UD 12 17/03/2007 Germany Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg For vacant WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title.
Win 27–1 Germany Axel Schulz TKO 6 (10) 25/11/2006 Germany Gerry Weber Stadium, Halle
Win 26–1 United States Andy Sample KO 1 (6) 11/08/2006 United States Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort, Chester
Win 25–1 United States Danny Batchelder UD 10 09/06/2006 United States Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City
Win 24–1 United States Billy Zumbrun UD 8 28/04/2006 United States Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut
Win 23–1 United States Troy Weida TKO 3 (8) 30/12/2005 United States Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort, Chester
Win 22–1 United States Forrest Neal KO 2 (8) 23/11/2005 United States Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort, Chester
Win 21–1 United States Vinny Maddalone TKO 7 (10) 01/10/2005 United States St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
Win 20–1 United States Jermell Barnes UD 8 12/07/2005 United States Days Inn, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States

References

  1. "BoxRec Info Page: Brian Minto". Retrieved 2008-09-09.
  2. "Minto destroys Poore!". Fightnews.com. 2008-07-02. Archived from the original on 2008-07-11. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  3. "WBO Rankings for Heavyweight: Brian Minto". Retrieved 2008-09-09.
  4. Brian Minto's Professional Boxing Record – BoxRec.com
Vacant
Title last held by
Alex Leapai
WBO Oriental Heavyweight Champion
14 December 2013 – 5 July 2014
Succeeded by
Joseph Parker
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