Lonnie Bradley facts for kids

Lonnie Sterling Bradley (born September 16, 1968) is a former American boxer. He was known for his impressive skills in the Middleweight division. Bradley had a great career, winning many fights and even holding a world title.

Lonnie Bradley's Early Boxing Days

Lonnie Bradley was born in Charleston, South Carolina. Before he became a professional boxer, he was a very successful amateur. An amateur boxer is someone who boxes for fun or competition, but doesn't get paid for it. Lonnie won two New York Golden Gloves Championships. This is a very famous boxing competition in New York. In 1992, he also became a National Golden Gloves Champion, which means he was the best amateur boxer in his weight class across the whole country!

Lonnie Bradley: Pro Boxer

Lonnie Bradley started his professional boxing career in 1992. This means he began boxing for money. He quickly became very good. In 1995, he won the vacant WBO Middleweight Title. A "vacant" title means no one held it at the time, so Lonnie fought to become the new champion. He won this important fight by TKO (Technical Knockout) against David Mendez.

Lonnie was a strong champion. He defended his WBO Middleweight title six times! This means he fought six different challengers and won each time, keeping his championship belt. Some of the boxers he defeated were Simon Brown and John Williams.

Lonnie Bradley retired from boxing in 2003. He ended his career with a very impressive record. He had 29 wins, only 1 loss, and 1 draw. Out of his 29 wins, 21 were by knockout (KO), showing his powerful punches. His only loss was to David Alonso Lopez.

See also

• List of world middleweight boxing champions