Danny Price

Daniel Anthony "Danny" Price (born 15 September 1985) is an English former professional boxer, who competed from 2011 to 2013. He is a two-time ABA heavyweight champion as an amateur.

Amateur career Born in Scarborough, Price boxed for Westway ABC. He won Bronze at the 2004 World Junior Championships as a light heavyweight, after losing to Ismaikel Perez by RSCO in the semi-finals. He won gold as a heavyweight at the 2005 Multi-Nations Tournament, defeating David Dolan in the final 26:11.

At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, Price controversially lost 12:16 in the first bout to eventual winner Bradley Pitt. In December 2007, he won his first ABA heavyweight title after beating defending champion Tony Bellew 8:6. As of 2006, his record was 41 wins in 49 fights.

At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships, Price was eliminated in the first round by the eventual winner Clemente Russo. He won gold at both the 2007 Tammer Tournament, beating Evgenyi Romanov, and the 2008 Tammer Tournament, beating Ihab Almatbouli. He also bested American Quantis Graves at the UK-US duals 21:1.

During qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics, Price lost to Oleksandr Usyk in the 1st qualifier, before losing to Jozsef Darmos in the 2nd qualifier. He won his second ABA heavyweight title on 14 May 2010, beating Emmanuel Izonritei in the final.

Professional career Price turned professional in 2011, making his debut as a cuiserweight on 22 October, beating Michal Tomko via corner retirement in the first round. He had eight more fights, including wins over well-known journeymen Hastings Rasani and Moses Matovu. His last professional match was on 11 May 2013, beating Michal Bilak via knockout in the third round.

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