Neil Swain, the Glossary
Neil Swain (born 4 September 1971, in Pontypridd) is a Welsh professional super fly/bantam/super bantam/featherweight boxer of the 1990s who won the Commonwealth super bantamweight title, and was a challenger for the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) British super bantamweight title against Michael Brodie, his professional fighting weight varied from, i.e.[1]
Table of Contents
12 relations: Bantamweight, Boxing, British Boxing Board of Control, Featherweight, Knockout, Michael Brodie, Pontypridd, Professional, Southpaw stance, Super bantamweight, Super flyweight, Welsh people.
- Sportspeople from Pontypridd
Bantamweight
Bantamweight is a weight class in combat sports and weightlifting. Neil Swain and Bantamweight are bantamweight boxers.
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Boxing
Boxing is a combat sport and martial art.
British Boxing Board of Control
The British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) is the governing body of professional boxing in the United Kingdom.
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Featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class in the combat sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling. Neil Swain and Featherweight are featherweight boxers.
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Knockout
A knockout (abbreviated to KO or K.O.) is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, muay thai, mixed martial arts, karate, some forms of taekwondo and other sports involving striking, as well as fighting-based video games.
Michael Brodie
Michael Brodie (born 10 May 1974 in Manchester, England) is a former professional boxer who fought in the Super Bantamweight and Featherweight divisions. Neil Swain and Michael Brodie are featherweight boxers.
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Pontypridd
Pontypridd (colloquially: Ponty) is a town and a community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales, approximately 10 miles north west of Cardiff city centre.
Professional
A professional is a member of a profession or any person who works in a specified professional activity.
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Southpaw stance
In boxing and some other sports, a southpaw stance is where the boxer has the right hand and the right foot forward, leading with right jabs, and following with a left cross right hook.
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Super bantamweight
Super bantamweight, also known as junior featherweight, is a weight class in professional boxing, contested from and up to. Neil Swain and Super bantamweight are Super-bantamweight boxers.
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Super flyweight
Super flyweight, also referred to as junior bantamweight, is a weight class in professional boxing, contested from and up to. Neil Swain and Super flyweight are Super-flyweight boxers.
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Welsh people
The Welsh (Cymry) are an ethnic group native to Wales.
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See also
Sportspeople from Pontypridd
- Bernard Hedges
- Bethan Gammon
- Bill Sweet
- Chloé Tutton
- Dale Appleby
- Dave Ridley
- David Roberts (swimmer)
- David Thomas (field hockey)
- Elynor Bäckstedt
- Enoch Jenkins
- Frank Moody
- Freddie Welsh
- Glen Moody
- Glyn Hopkins
- Graham Sweet
- Jackie Hughes
- Jackie Price (bobsleigh)
- Jamie Donaldson
- Jenny James (swimmer)
- Jermaine Asare
- Joe Thomas (runner)
- John Davies (Welsh cricketer)
- Keith Cooper
- Kelly Morgan
- Lynne Evans
- Neil Swain
- Peter Turnbull (cricketer)
- Rhys Britton
- Richard Parks
- Sara Head
- Sheila Laxon