Glenwood Brown facts for kids

Glenwood Brown was a professional boxer from America. He was born on July 25, 1967. He competed in the welterweight division. This means he weighed around 147 pounds when he fought.

Early Boxing Days

Glenwood Brown started boxing at the Plainfield Boys Club. This club was in Plainfield, New Jersey. He became very good at it. In 1986, he won a big award. It was called the New York Golden Gloves Championship. He won in the 139-pound category. He beat another boxer named Raul Rivera in the final match.

Professional Boxing Career

Glenwood Brown was known as "The Real Beast" in the boxing world. He became a professional boxer in 1986. In 1991, he had a chance to win his first major title. He fought Maurice Blocker for the IBF welterweight title. Brown lost this fight by a very close decision.

In 1992, he fought another famous boxer, Meldrick Taylor. Taylor held the WBA welterweight title. Brown lost this fight too, even though he knocked Taylor down twice.

Brown kept working hard. In 1995, he won a championship. He became the IBO Middleweight Champion. He held this title from August 19, 1995, until 1996. After that, he did not fight for another major title. He retired from boxing in the year 2000. His career record was 48 wins and 12 losses. He won 29 of his fights by knockout.