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Dwight Ritchie
Australian boxer

Dwight Ritchie

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Place of birth
Shepparton, Australia
Place of death
Keilor East, Australia
Age
27 years
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Biography

Dwight Thomas Renouf Ritchie (29 February 1992 – 9 November 2019) was an Indigenous Australian professional boxer. He held the Australian middleweight title from 2014 to 2015 and the IBF Youth junior middleweight title in 2017.

Boxing career

Ritchie, nicknamed "The Fighting Cowboy", boxed professionally as a junior middleweight and middleweight for ten years between 2009 and 2019, compiling a professional record of 19–2 (two knockouts) and 4 no contests. Titles held by Ritchie during his career include the Victoria State middleweight title, the Australian middleweight title, the OPBF middleweight title, the WBF Asia Pacific middleweight title, the IBF Youth junior middleweight title and the IBF Australasian junior middleweight titles. In his last ring appearance on 14 August 2019, Ritchie lost his IBF Australasian title via ten-round unanimous decision to 14–0 Tim Tszyu at the ICC Exhibition Centre in Sydney, Australia.

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
25 fights19 wins2 losses
By knockout20
By decision172
No contests4
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
25Loss19–2 (4) Tim TszyuUD1014 Aug 2019 ICC Exhibition Centre, Sydney, AustraliaLost IBF Australasian junior middleweight title
24Win19–1 (4) Jung Hoon YangUD827 Apr 2019 Whitehorse Club, Melbourne, Australia
23Win18–1 (4) Joel CamilleriUD103 Aug 2018 The Melbourne Pavilion, Melbourne, AustraliaWon vacant IBF Australasian junior middleweight title
22Win17–1 (4) Emmanuel CarlosUD813 Apr 2018 The Melbourne Pavilion, Melbourne, Australia
21Win16–1 (4) Shay BrockUD108 Dec 2018 The Melbourne Pavilion, Melbourne, AustraliaWon vacant IBF Youth junior middleweight title
20Win15–1 (4) Peter OrlikTKO2 (8)22 Apr 2017 The Melbourne Pavilion, Melbourne, Australia
19Loss14–1 (4) Koki TysonUD1223 Nov 2016 Sumiyoshi SportsCenter, Osaka, JapanLost OPBF middleweight title
18Win14–0 (4) Hikaru NishidaUD127 Jun 2016 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, JapanWon OPBF middleweight title
17Win13–0 (4) Ryan WatersUD1021 Nov 2015 Cronulla Sutherland Leagues Club, Sydney, AustraliaRetained Australian middleweight title
16Win12–0 (4) Mark DalbyUD614 Aug 2015 The Melbourne Pavilion, Melbourne, Australia
15Win11–0 (4) Joe ReaUD68 May 2015 La Mirage Receptions & Convention Centre, Melbourne, Australia
14Win10–0 (4) Dean MikeljUD1017 Oct 2014 La Mirage Receptions & Convention Centre, Melbourne, AustraliaWon vacant Australian middleweight title
13Win9–0 (4) Dean MikeljMD821 May 2014 Eatons Hill Hotel, Moreton Bay Region, Australia
12Win8–0 (4) Mohamed LabariUD830 Aug 2013 Club Italia, Melbourne, Australia
11Win7–0 (4) Athit PraditphonMD103 May 2013 Grand Star Receptions, Melbourne, AustraliaWon vacant WBF Asia Pacific middleweight title
10Win6–0 (4) Suwicha RatidetUD81 Mar 2013 Grand Star Receptions, Melbourne, Australia
9Win5–0 (4) Jody AllenTKO4 (6)30 Nov 2012 Grand Star Receptions, Melbourne, Australia
8Win4–0 (4) Michael HermannUD618 May 2012 The Melbourne Pavilion, Melbourne, Australia
7Win3–0 (4) Leroy BrownUD822 Jul 2011 Sunshine Roller Skating Centre, Melbourne, Australia
6Win2–0 (4) Ben CostelloUD818 Mar 2011 Sunshine Roller Skating Club, Melbourne, AustraliaWon vacant Victoria State middleweight title
5Win1–0 (4) Jakkirt SuwunnalirtUD817 Apr 2010 Yoogali Club, Griffith, Australia
4NC0–0 (4) Andy ColgraveNC613 Nov 2009 Veneto Club, Melbourne, AustraliaOriginally UD win for Ritchie, later ruled NC due to Ritchie being underage
3NC0–0 (3) Tomas VysokaiNC630 Oct 2009 The Roundhouse, Sydney, AustraliaOriginally SD win for Ritchie, later ruled NC due to Ritchie being underage
2NC0–0 (2) Geoff FrazerNC425 Sep 2009 Prestige Warehouse, Melbourne, AustraliaOriginally UD win for Ritchie, later ruled NC due to Ritchie being underage
1NC0–0 (1) Wayne MartinNC416 Jul 2009 Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne, AustraliaOriginally UD win for Ritchie, later ruled NC due to Ritchie being underage

Death

On 9 November 2019, during a sparring session with Michael Zerafa in preparation for Zerafa's rematch against Jeff Horn the following month in Australia, Ritchie took a body shot, retreated to his own corner and collapsed. Despite attempts to save him, he could not be revived and died. He was 27 years old and left behind a wife and three children.

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