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Lloyd Honeyghan (born 22 April 1960) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1980 to 1995. He reigned as the undisputed welterweight champion from 1986 to 1987, and held the WBC, The Ring magazine welterweight titles twice between 1986 and 1989.
Jul 30, 2023 · But as a professional, special he most certainly was. An England International in the unpaid ranks, he reached the semi-finals of the 1979 ABA’s, but after an early exit the following year, Honeyghan decided to turn professional in 1980 under Terry Lawless.
But Curry, depleted as he must have felt, still had professional pride, and he finally began executing the skills that were good enough to have achieved a mind-blowing 400-4 amateur record, a spot on the 1980 U.S. Olympic team that was barred from competing in Moscow thanks to the boycott imposed by President Jimmy Carter, and 25 straight wins ...
Now a wily old pro, Honeyghan remained relatively quiet, there was the carrot of a world title shot against Julio Cesar Vasquez if he could get past the young pretender.
In a professional boxing career spanning 14 years and two months, Lloyd Honeyghan fought 48 times with 43 wins and 5 losses. Honeyghan retired from professional boxing with a record of 43-5, which included six welterweight world-title wins and four successful title defense fights.
Lloyd Honeyghan. Stopped due to a cut on bridge of Hughes' nose. Weights from weigh-in report. Honeyghan floored in 2nd.
Lloyd Honeyghan (born 22 April 1960) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1980 to 1995. He reigned as the undisputed welterweight champion from 1986 to 1987; and held the WBC, Ring magazine and lineal welterweight titles twice between 1986 and 1989.
