Brian Minto

Brian Matthew Minto (born January 27, 1975) is an American professional boxer.

Pro

Minto turned pro in 2002^[1] and won his first 8 bouts, gaining the West Virginia heavyweight boxing title.

In 2004, Minto had a bout with former champion Tony Tubbs. The inactive Tubbs won in a mild upset, giving Minto his first professional loss. Minto has been featured on ESPN fight cards, where he scored two TKOs over Vincent Maddalone.

In November 2006, Minto scored an upset win (TKO in the sixth round) over Axel Schulz, foiling the German's comeback attempt. Minto's second defeat came from one-time WBO contender Luan Krasniqi March 17 in Germany.
On July 2, 2008, at Pullman Park in his hometown of Butler, Minto defeated John Poore by first-round technical knockout. Minto knocked Poore down three times before the bout was stopped.^[2] Minto is currently ranked 11th by the World Boxing Organization.^[3]

After his fight with John Poore he fought Galen Brown on November 1, 2008 and defeated him by fourth round knockout after his original opponent Marcus McGee pulled out due to a shoulder injury.

He fought Matt Greer on April 17, 2009 in a fight which he won by unanimous decision.

He fought Donnell Holmes on August 14, 2009 for the interim WBO NABO Heavyweight Title in which he won a technical decision after the fight was stopped on four rounds the judges gave Minto the decision with the scores of 40-36, 39-37, 39-37 and it was also Holmes first loss of his career.

Brian Minto fought Chris Arreola, December 5, 2009 as an under card for the Paul Williams vs Sergio Martinez fight. After getting hit constantly with right hands he was dropped in the 4th round. He stood up at 8 and proceeded to get hit with more clean right hands from Arreola before being dropped again. Minto rose at 9 and the referee stopped the fight as he appeared to be in no condition to proceed with the fight.

On March 22, Minto announced he would be moving down to the Cruiserweight division to challenge Marco Huck for the WBO Cruiserweight Title. Minto was defeated by Huck by a 10th round (end of nine) RTD.

Personal life

Brian has a wife named Heidi and has a daughter Megan and a son Matthew.

Professional boxing record

51 fights, 42 wins (25 knockouts), 10 losses (5 knockouts)[4]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	42–11	Andras Csomor	TKO	5 (8)	17/09/2016	Kelly Automotive Park, Butler, Pennsylvania	Minto announces his retirment
Loss	41–11	Edmund Gerber	TKO	2 (10)	05/03/2016	Colosseum Sport Hall, Grozny
Loss	41–10	Dillian Whyte	TKO	3 (10)	12/09/2015	Millennium Dome, Greenwich, London	For WBC International Silver heavyweight title
Loss	41–9	Israel Adesanya	SD	3 (4)	28/03/2015	Horncastle Arena, Christchurch
Win	41–8	Daniel Ammann	UD	3 (3)	28/03/2015	Horncastle Arena, Christchurch
Win	40–8	Monty Filimaea	TKO	2 (3)	28/03/2015	Horncastle Arena, Christchurch
Loss	39–8	Joseph Parker	RTD	7 (12)	05/17/2014	Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau	For WBO Oriental & Interim PABA heavyweight titles.
Win	39–7	Shane Cameron	RTD	7 (12)	14/12/2013	Auckland	Won vacant WBO Oriental heavyweight title.
Win	38–7	Tom Little	SD	3 (3)	14/11/2013	London
Loss	37–7	Michael Sprott	UD	3 (3)	14/11/2013	London
Loss	37–6	Artur Szpilka	UD	10 (10)	15/06/2013	Bydgoszcz
Win	37–5	Mike Sheppard	TKO	4 (12)	18/08/2012	Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort, Chester
Win	36–5	Matt Hicks	TKO	1 (6)	28/04/2012	Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort, Chester
Loss	35–5	Tony Grano	TKO	3 (10)	28/01/2012	Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York	NABF Heavyweight Title Eliminator.
Win	35–4	Pierre Karam	RTD	2 (10)	29/10/2010	Ghost Riders’ Entertainment Complex, Butler, Pennsylvania	Won vacant WBC Continental Americas cruiserweight title.
Loss	34–4	Marco Huck	RTD	9 (12)	01/05/2010	Weser-Ems-Halle, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen	For WBO cruiserweight title
Loss	34–3	Chris Arreola	TKO	4 (10)	05/12/2009	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	34–2	Donnell Holmes	TD	4 (12)	14/08/2009	Pullman Park, Butler, Pennsylvania	Retained WBA Fedecentro heavyweight
Win	33–2	Matthew Greer	UD	8	17/04/2009	Days Inn, Butler, Pennsylvania
Win	32–2	Galen Brown	TKO	4 (10)	01/11/2008	Morrow Arena, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania	Retained WBA Fedecentro heavyweight title.
Win	31–2	John Poore	KO	1 (10)	02/07/2008	Pullman Park, Butler, Pennsylvania	Retained WBA Fedecentro heavyweight title
Win	30–2	Chad Van Sickle	RTD	1 (12)	27/04/2008	Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort, Chester, West Virginia, United States	Retained WBA Fedecentro heavyweight title
Win	29–2	Byron Polley	KO	1 (10)	30/12/2007	Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort, Chester	Won vacant WBA Fedecentro heavyweight title
Win	28–2	Ray Lunsford	TKO	1 (8)	23/08/2007	Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort, Chester
Loss	27–2	Luan Krasniqi	UD	12	17/03/2007	Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg	For vacant WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title.
Win	27–1	Axel Schulz	TKO	6 (10)	25/11/2006	Gerry Weber Stadium, Halle
Win	26–1	Andy Sample	KO	1 (6)	11/08/2006	Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort, Chester
Win	25–1	Danny Batchelder	UD	10	09/06/2006	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City
Win	24–1	Billy Zumbrun	UD	8	28/04/2006	Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut
Win	23–1	Troy Weida	TKO	3 (8)	30/12/2005	Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort, Chester
Win	22–1	Forrest Neal	KO	2 (8)	23/11/2005	Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort, Chester
Win	21–1	Vinny Maddalone	TKO	7 (10)	01/10/2005	St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
Win	20–1	Jermell Barnes	UD	8	12/07/2005	Days Inn, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for Brian Minto from BoxRec
• http://www.wbo-int.com/
• Brian Minto Interview