Steve Robinson

Steve Robinson (born 13 December 1968, in Cardiff) is a Welsh former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 2002. He held the WBO featherweight title from 1993 to 1995.

He was trained by the late boxing coach, Ronnie Rush.

Professional career

On 17 April 1993 the defending Featherweight Champion, Ruben Palacios from Colombia, was due to defend his title in Washington, England against John Davison from England. However, the champion failed an HIV test by the BBBC prior to the bout and was immediately stripped of his title by the WBO. With only two days to go before the bout, the promoters had to find another opponent to face Davison. Steve Robinson accepted the chance to fight for the WBO crown. Robinson won the bout by a points decision against all the odds. He was the new WBO World Featherweight Champion. He was a worthy champion with 7 successful defences of his title.

On 30 September 1995 he defended his title for the last time, against Prince Naseem Hamed from Sheffield, England. Hamed dominated the fight and Steve Robinson was knocked out in the eighth round. He now runs Steve Robinson's Boxing Gym in his home town of Cardiff where he hopes to train a world champion.

In 2009 and 2010, he acted in the films The Boxer and Risen.

In September 2020, Robinson announced that he had joined the Welsh National Party.