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Herol 'Bomber' Graham was born in
Nottingham, England on 13 September 1959 and is generally acknowledged
as one of the best British boxers of the post-war era never to have
won a world title.
After
winning the ABA light-middleweight title he turned professional
in 1978 fighting out of Brendan Ingle's gym in the Wincobank area
of Sheffield.
He
went 38 fights undefeated, winning the British, Commonwealth and
European Light-Middleweight titles and the British and European
Middlewight titles. He eventually lost his unbeaten record in a
European Middleweight Title defence to future world champion Sumbu
Kalambay in 1987. Herol fought for world titles three times at Middleweight
and Super-Middleweight. In his first attempt, he gave the respected
champion Mike McCallum one of his hardest defences, losing a close
decision. Points deducted for low blows cost him the verdict. A
year later, in another world title challenge, he lost to feared
puncher Julian Jackson after out-boxing him and nearly stopping
him.
Four
years of inactivity were followed by an unexpected comeback. Herol
put together a series of impressive victories to gain a last shot
at a world title in March 1998. Challenging American Charles Brewer
for the IBF super middleweight title he was stopped in the tenth
round. He then retired from the ring and now lives in the Dore area
of Sheffield, working as a Personal Trainer at a local gym, specialising
in boxing based exercises.
His
latest venture is proving a knockout around the after dinner speaker
circuit. With speaking engagements in many cities in the United
Kingdom.
For bookings please contact Herol using the contact button at the
top of this page. Here
is a link
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