About Tony Sibson
Born 1958. Tony Sibson is a British boxer.
Tony Sibson (born 9 April 1958) is an English former professional boxer who competed from 1976 to 1988.
Boxing career Tony Sibson was Commonwealth and European champion and a three-time world title challenger. His speed coupled with rugged power enabled him to be ranked as one of the best middleweights in the world and ultimately challenge Marvin Hagler for his world crown.
A middleweight, Sibson fought during the 1970s and 1980s, winning 55 of his 63 bouts, including 31 by knockout. He fought Marvin Hagler for the WBA and WBC middleweight titles in February 1983, losing by a technical knockout in the sixth round. Sibson later moved up to light heavyweight and lost to Dennis Andries in a bout for the WBC title in 1986. Two years later he challenged Frank Tate for the IBF middleweight title, this time losing by a 10th-round TKO.
Professional boxing record
Loss
TKO 10 7 Feb 1988
Win
TKO 7 16 Sep 1987
Loss
TKO 9 10 Sep 1986
Win
PTS 10 16 Apr 1986
Win
PTS 12 19 Mar 1986
Win
KO 2 22 Jan 1986
Win
UD 12 27 Nov 1984
Win
PTS 12 25 Feb 1984
Loss
TKO 8 15 Jan 1984
Win
TKO 8 22 Nov 1983
Win
TKO 2 8 Oct 1983
Loss
TKO 6 11 Feb 1983
Win
RTD 8 14 Sep 1982
Win
TKO 10 4 May 1982
Win
PTS 12 21 Feb 1982
Win
KO 10 24 Nov 1981
Win
TKO 3 15 Sep 1981
Win
PTS 12 14 May 1981
Win
PTS 10 17 Mar 1981
Win
PTS 10 27 Jan 1981
Win
KO 7 8 Dec 1980
Win
KO 7 27 Sep 1980
Win
PTS 10 3 Jun 1980
Win
PTS 15 4 Mar 1980
Win
PTS 10 22 Jan 1980
Win
TKO 1 29 Nov 1979
Loss
PTS 15 6 Nov 1979
Win
KO 2 9 Oct 1979
Win
TKO 8 26 Jun 1979
Win
TKO 7 15 May 1979
Win
TKO 5 10 Apr 1979
Win
PTS 10 5 Mar 1979
Win
TKO 7 7 Nov 1978
Loss
PTS 8 24 Oct 1978
Win
TKO 8 12 Sep 1978
Win
PTS 8 18 Jul 1978
Win
KO 3 29 Jun 1978
Loss
KO 1 23 May 1978
Win
TKO 1 25 Apr 1978
Win
TKO 5 4 Apr 1978
Win
TKO 7 31 Mar 1978
Win
KO 2 6 Mar 1978
Win
KO 5 23 Jan 1978
Win
TKO 6 30 Nov 1977
Win
PTS 8 8 Nov 1977
Draw
PTS 8 18 Oct 1977
Win
PTS 8 27 Apr 1977
Win
PTS 8 21 Apr 1977
Win
PTS 8 7 Apr 1977
Win
KO 7 24 Mar 1977
Win
KO 1 25 Feb 1977
Win
TKO 2 10 Feb 1977
Win
PTS 8 19 Jan 1977
Win
PTS 8 11 Jan 1977
Win
TKO 4 14 Dec 1976
Win
TKO 5 30 Nov 1976
Win
PTS 8 3 Nov 1976
Win
PTS 8 22 Oct 1976
Win
TKO 7 10 Sep 1976
Win
PTS 6 14 Jul 1976
Win
PTS 6 26 May 1976
Win
PTS 6 6 May 1976
Win
TKO 2 9 Apr 1976
Post-boxing career After retiring from boxing, Sibson focused on his family and his construction business in Leicester.
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Who is Tony Sibson?
British boxer
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Tony Sibson was born on 9 April 1958 in Leicester.
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