David Starie
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David Starie, in Bury St. Edmunds
, England
was a fringe British
professional boxer
. He is a former Commonwealth
super middleweight
champion and British super middleweight champion.
Known as "Jedi," Starie won the British super middlweight title when he stopped Sam Storey
in 1997. Starie was stopped three months later by Dean Francis.
In March 1998 he won the Commonwealth super middleweight title beating Clinton Woods
on points. In November 1998 Starie regained the British super middlweight title when he knocked out Ali Forbes to win the vacant title.
In January 2000 he fought Joe Calzaghe
for the World Boxing Organization
super middleweight title, losing on points.
In 2003 he vacated the British super middlweight title and lost his Commonwealth super middleweight title on points to Andre Thysse.
In June 2003 Starie fought for the International Boxing Federation
and World Boxing Association
super middleweight titles losing on points, again, to Sven Ottke
. This was to be Starie's last fight in the ring. He announced retirement August 2003.
In June 2006, David Starie talked about returning to the ring. Promoters and the British Boxing Board of Control told him that he was likely to need only two warm-up fights before being offered a shot at the British super middleweight title, which he vacated following his retirement. Starie rejected the offer.
Bury St. Edmunds
Bury St Edmunds is a market town in the county of Suffolk, England, and formerly the county town of West Suffolk. It is the main town in the borough of St Edmundsbury and known for the ruined abbey near the town centre...
, England
England
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was a fringe British
United Kingdom
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professional boxer
Boxing
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. He is a former Commonwealth
Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...
super middleweight
Super middleweight
Super Middleweight is a boxing and Muay Thai weight division that has a weight limit of 168 pounds .- 1960s–1983 :There was interest in a division between Middleweight and Light Heavyweight in the late 1960s, the mid-1970s, and the early 1980s...
champion and British super middleweight champion.
Professional career
Starie trained at Kilvertsone Farm, Thetford under the guidance of the renowned and grumpy old Gordan Holmes.Known as "Jedi," Starie won the British super middlweight title when he stopped Sam Storey
Sam Storey
Sam Storey is a former professional boxer. Storey fought at Super Middleweight and won the British Super Middleweight Title in 1995....
in 1997. Starie was stopped three months later by Dean Francis.
In March 1998 he won the Commonwealth super middleweight title beating Clinton Woods
Clinton Woods
Clinton Woods , is a retired professional boxer from Sheffield, England. He is the former IBF, European, British, & Commonwealth light heavyweight champion....
on points. In November 1998 Starie regained the British super middlweight title when he knocked out Ali Forbes to win the vacant title.
In January 2000 he fought Joe Calzaghe
Joe Calzaghe
Joseph William Calzaghe, CBE, MBE is a Welsh former professional boxer. He is the former WBO, WBA, WBC, IBF, The Ring & British super middleweight champion and The Ring light heavyweight champion....
for the World Boxing Organization
World Boxing Organization
The World Boxing Organization is a sanctioning organization currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. The organization is recognized as one of the four major world championship groups by the IBHOF alongside the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Council and the...
super middleweight title, losing on points.
In 2003 he vacated the British super middlweight title and lost his Commonwealth super middleweight title on points to Andre Thysse.
In June 2003 Starie fought for the International Boxing Federation
International Boxing Federation
The International Boxing Federation or IBF is one of four major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC and WBO.- History :...
and World Boxing Association
World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association before changing its name in 1962...
super middleweight titles losing on points, again, to Sven Ottke
Sven Ottke
Sven Ottke, known as "The Phantom", is a German former professional boxer who was the IBF/WBA super middleweight champion...
. This was to be Starie's last fight in the ring. He announced retirement August 2003.
Life After Boxing
Starie is now a full-time firefighter, after doing work in this capacity part-time during his boxing career.In June 2006, David Starie talked about returning to the ring. Promoters and the British Boxing Board of Control told him that he was likely to need only two warm-up fights before being offered a shot at the British super middleweight title, which he vacated following his retirement. Starie rejected the offer.