Omri Lowther is a professional Canadian-American boxer

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

 in the Light Welterweight

Light welterweight

-Professional boxing:The light welterweight class is a weight division in professional boxing that has a limit of 63.5 kg or 140 pounds...

 division and is the current WBA Fedecaribe

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...

 lightweight

Lightweight

Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing....

 champion.

Professional career

Omir won his first title the WBA Fedecaribe

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...

 lightweight

Lightweight

Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing....

 championship by beating Juan Carlos Batista of the Dominican Republic.

In August of 2006, on ESPN

ESPN

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's Friday Night Fights he would go onto lose a ten round decision to title contender Henry Lundy

Henry Lundy

Henry Lundy is an American boxer in the Lightweight division.-Amateur career:His record was 65–5 in the amateurs...

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On November 13, 2010 Lowther fought Mexican American

Mexican American

Mexican Americans are Americans of Mexican descent. As of July 2009, Mexican Americans make up 10.3% of the United States' population with over 31,689,000 Americans listed as of Mexican ancestry. Mexican Americans comprise 66% of all Hispanics and Latinos in the United States...

 Brandon Rios

Brandon Rios

Brandon Lee Ríos is an undefeated Mexican-American/Native American boxer and the current WBA lightweight champion. Brandon is trained by former IBF super featherweight champion Roberto García.-Amateur career:...

 in Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Arlington, Texas

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. The fight ended in a loss for Lowther after a TKO in the fifth round.

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