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Brian Norman Jr.
American boxer (born 2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Brian Norman Jr. (born November 23, 2000) is an American professional boxer, who has held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title since August 2024.
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Early life
Norman was born in Decatur, Georgia on November 23, 2000. He began training boxing as his father, Brian Norman Sr. is a long time boxing enthusiast and professional boxer.
Professional career
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Early career
Norman made his debut at the age of 17, in Houston, Texas, stopping Kire Lucas. His next 12 bouts all took place in Mexico. All but two ended inside the distance, with one going the 4-round distance and the other ended in a no contest in round 1. Within the first two years as a professional, he built up a record of 15 wins, no losses and one no contest.
In December 2022, Norman left TGB Promotions and signed with Top Rank.[2]
Norman faced Quinton Randall for the vacant WBO international welterweight title on November 16, 2023 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. He won the bout by unanimous decision to win the title.[3]
In his first title defense of the international title, Norman faced Janelson Bocachica at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York on March 2, 2024. The bout ended in a no contest after both boxers sustained cuts to their foreheads.[4]
WBO welterweight champion
Norman vs. Santillan
Norman faced Giovani Santillan for the vacant WBO interim welterweight title on May 18, 2024, at Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California.[5][6] He won the fight by knockout in the 10th round with uppercut to win the title.[7][8]
On August 12, 2024, Terence Crawford vacated the WBO welterweight title to remain at junior middleweight and Norman was promoted to full champion.[9][10]
Norman vs. Cuevas
Norman was scheduled to make the first defense of his WBO welterweight title against Derrieck Cuevas in Norfolk, VA on November 8, 2024.[11] On October 7, 2024, it was announced that Norman suffered a hand injury in training and was forced to withdraw.[12][13] The fight was rescheduled to March 29, 2025 in Las Vegas.[14] Norman won the fight by TKO in the third round.[15][16]
Norman vs. Sasaki
Norman made his second defense of his WBO welterweight title on June 19, 2025, in Tokyo, knocking out Jin Sasaki in round 5.[17][18]
Norman vs Haney
In June 2025 it was announced that Norman would face Devin Haney in November 2025 in a title defense that would be a headliner for a show in Saudi Arabia for Riyadh Season.[19] Tuki Alalshikh announced the fight would headline a super card in Riyadh. The card, billed as "Ring IV" was formally announced to take place on November 22, 2025.[20][21] Norman expressed no surprise at Haney's selection of him as an opponent. He commended Haney's determination and resilience, noting that he never shied away from a challenge.[22] Norman believed he would achieve a stoppage win, but he thought his ring IQ, technical skills, and other attributes were not fully appreciated. He was prepared to display his abilities on a significant platform.[23] A confrontation occurred on July 12 in New York, involving Haney's security guard, referred to as Big Tank. During the incident, Big Tank perceived Norman to be too close to Haney and grabbed his shirt, resulting in a rip. Norman then executed a hip toss on Big Tank using one arm. Video footage of the incident later circulated on social media.[24] Haney expressed that he was not worried about Norman's recent series of stoppage victories. He indicated that Norman had not competed against opponents of the same caliber as those he had faced.[25] On August 20, Norman formalized a multi-year contract extension with Top Rank.[26]
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