Steven Birch
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||
| Born | 25 September 1981[1] Whiston, England | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||
Event | Middleweight | |||||||||||
| Club | St Helens Town ABC | |||||||||||
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Stephen Birch also spelt Steven Birch (born 25 September 1981) is a light heavyweight boxer from England, who won a silver medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England.
Biography
[edit]Birch represented the 2002 English team at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, where he competed in the bantamweight division. He won the silver medal[2] after beating Conall Carmichael of Northern Ireland and Steven McGuire of Scotland and Jitender Kumar of India before losing to Paul Miller of Australia in the gold medal bout.[3]
Birch turned professional in September 2005 and contested 2 bouts between 2005 and 2008 at super middleweight.[4]
In 2006 he was jailed for two years after admitting assault.[5] He returned to the ring in 2008.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "England's boxers warm-up at winter training camp". The Bolton News. 20 May 2002. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Boxing". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games - Manchester, England - July 26 - August 4 2002". Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ "Stephen Birch". Box Rec. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ "Jailed for part in attack on father". Warrington Guardian. 23 February 2006. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ "Boxer Birch on comeback trail". St Helens Star. 30 October 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
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