Henry Wharton | |
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Born | Leeds, England | 23 November 1967
Nationality | English |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 31 |
Wins | 27 |
Wins by KO | 20 |
Losses | 3 |
Draws | 1 |
Henry Wharton (born 23 November 1967) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 1998. He challenged three times for super middleweight world championships; the WBC twice, firstly in 1994 and again in 1997, and the WBO title in 1994. At regional level, he held the British super middleweight title in 1992; the Commonwealth super middleweight title from 1991 to 1996; and the EBU European super middleweight title from 1995 to 1996. Wharton is best remembered for his world title fights with Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank in 1994.