Willie Limond
- January 10, 2024
- Boxer
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Willie Limond |
| Occupation | Boxer |
| Date Of Birth | Feb 2, 1979(1979-02-02) |
| Age | 45 |
| Birthplace | Glasgow |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Horoscope | Aquarius |
Willie Limond Biography
| Name | Willie Limond |
| Birthday | Feb 2 |
| Birth Year | 1979 |
| Place Of Birth | Glasgow |
| Birth Country | United Kingdom |
| Birth Sign | Aquarius |
Willie Limond is one of the most popular and richest Boxer who was born on February 2, 1979 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. Willie Limond (born 2 February 1979) is an Scottish professional boxer from Scotland. He was the holder of his EBU European Union super featherweight title in 2004, his Commonwealth lightweight title between 2006 until 2007 and the Commonwealth super lightweight title in 2013 until 2014; and finally, the British super lightweight title in 2014.
Following his Celtic title victory which was followed by a comfortable win in the final against Jus Walley Limond moved up light weight and took on Ghana’s Joshua Allotey for the vacant Commonwealth title. On the 4th of November, 2006 in the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow, Limond won the title with a unanimous vote.
With the loss of his Commonwealth title, he defeated Martin Watson for the vacant IBO Inter-Continental title on 29 March 2008, at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow on a unanimous points decision, which placed him back in the reckoning for a world title fight. This was followed by a points victory over Matt Scriven, before going onto challenge for the WBU lightweight title. Willie Limond was due be fighting Zambian champion Godwin Mutampuka in Paisley on 27 February for the vacant WBU lightweight title but his opponent failed his medical, with rumours being it was due to being HIV positive. Instead, Limond fought Harry Ramogoadi to a points victory in a non-title bout.
On 11 September 2010, Limond took on former champion Erik Morales for the WBC Silver light-welterweight title. Limond started off strongly landing some clean shots, however the experience of Morales proved too much as in the 6th round he caught Limond with a blistering body Shot. As a result, Limond went down 3 times in the sixth Round and the referee called the fight off, awarding Morales a KO Victory.
After losing in the fight against Alex Arthur, Limond went to win several more wins before securing the chance to fight for the European Boxing Union Superfeatherweight title. He took on French champ Youssouf Djibaba on 19 June 2004 in the Braehead Arena, which is the same venue in which he suffered loss against Alex Arthur almost a year earlier. Limond took home the vacant belt with a unanimity.
Willie Limond Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Boxer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Willie Limond is one of the richest Boxer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Willie Limond 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
The professional career of Willie Limond began in 1999, with a victory over novice Lenny Hodgkins, before proceeding to defeat a variety of superfeatherweights. One of them was an impressive win over the the upcoming WBU featherweight champion as well as IBO world title challenger Choi Tseveenpurev.
The result was a fight against fellow Scotsman “Amazing” Alex Arthur for the title of British Superfeatherweight on December 12, 2003, on the Braehad Arena in Glasgow. Both fighters entered the fight undefeated and it was believed to be the most significant Scottish-only contest to win to win the British title in over 30 years. Unfortunately , Limond’s hopes of becoming British champion were dashed when the WBO’s future World champion Alex Arthur was too much for him, and Limond was defeated by TKO in the eighth round. There was talk of a second match following the fight however it was never a reality.
Limond lost the title in his first defense, to rising prospect Amir Khan in the 8th round on 14 July 2007. He had knocked Khan down earlier in the fight but ultimately failed to defeat the 2004 Olympic Silver medallist Khan. The loss was not without controversy, as some spectators thought that Khan had been given a long count after Limond had sent him to the canvas.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 ft 7 in |
Willie Limond height 5 ft 7 in Willie weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Willie Limond Dating?
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Facts & Trivia
Willie Ranked on the list of most popular Boxer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Willie Limond celebrates birthday on February 2 of every year.