Elisha Obed
Elisha Obed (born February 21, 1952 in Nassau, Bahamas) was a Bahamian boxer at middleweight.[1]
Amateur career
Obed entered the amateur ranks at age 12. Fighting almost weekly, he ran up an undefeated record of 46-0 (16 knockouts). At 14, he decided to turn professional.
Professional career
For almost 6 years, he lingered on small promotions on the island of the Bahamas. He was billed as undefeated, but he had lost a fight by knockout to veteran Kid Carew. His loss to Kid Carew was unlisted for almost 8 years, as he was reported incorrectly as undefeated in the press until his loss to Eckhard Dagge.
Veteran trainer, manager, and promoter Moe Fleischer traveled to Nassau to "check-out" this upcoming prospect. Mike Dundee, nephew of Angelo Dundee came in as his manager.
Soon after Obed was fighting main events. He earned a top ten ranking by knocking out former title contender Bunny Grant. Obed made his U.S. debut in Florida. Knocked out every top middleweight boxer in Florida in the early 1970s, including state Champion Dennis Riggs and former champion Jimmy Williams.
In 1975 he captured the WBC Light Middleweight Title by defeating Miguel de Oliveira. He defended the title twice before losing the belt to Germany's Eckhard Dagge in 1976 when he quit, claiming he had blurred vision. Obed stated that he had been thumbed in the eye by Dagge. In actuality, he was later found to have a detached retina and is legally blind in that eye.
Obed decided to enter the middleweight ranks. By 27, he was back to where he started from, fighting on local fight cards in Nassau. He retired in 1988.
| Preceded by Miguel de Oliveira |
WBC Light Middleweight boxing champion 13 Nov 1975– 17 Jun 1976 |
Succeeded by Eckhard Dagge |
Professional boxing record
| 88 Wins (59 knockouts, 29 decisions), 21 Losses (9 knockouts, 12 decisions), 4 Draws, 2 No Contests | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Win | 4-1 |  James "Killer" Coakley |
PTS | 10 | 06/03/1988 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Loss | 3-0 | James "Killer" Coakley |
PTS | 10 | 21/03/1987 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Loss | 7-6 | Arnold Neal |
KO | 4 | 02/02/1986 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Loss | 9-2 |  Earl "Pee Wee" Boger |
TKO | 8 | 22/01/1986 |  Charleston, South Carolina, United States |
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| Loss | 4-4 | Arnold Neal |
KO | 5 | 17/05/1985 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | 11-6-1 | Rocky Fabrizio |
PTS | 10 | 28/09/1984 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Loss | 7-6 | "Jazzy" Jeff Nelson |
KO | 8 | 18/06/1984 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | 0-6 | Allen Briscoe |
KO | 3 | 01/07/1983 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Loss | 5-3 | "Jazzy" Jeff Nelson |
PTS | 10 | 22/03/1983 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | 3-8 | Lonnie Wilcox |
KO | 3 | 05/11/1982 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Loss | 6-12 | Willie Ray Taylor |
PTS | 8 | 15/05/1982 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Loss | 21-12 | Homer Jackson |
PTS | 10 | 16/02/1982 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Loss | 15-0 | Bobby Czyz |
DQ | 6 | 12/11/1981 |  East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States |
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| Loss | 13-6 |  Ralph Hollett |
UD | 10 | 25/08/1981 | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
42-49, 41-48, 41-49. |
| Win | -- | Edison Stubbs | KO | 2 | 10/08/1981 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | 0-1 | Sherwin Johnson |
PTS | 10 | 01/05/1981 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | 16-6 | Homer Jackson |
PTS | 10 | 25/03/1981 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | 1-4 | Eddie McNeeley |
KO | 4 | 14/03/1981 | Freeport, Bahamas |
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| Win | 24-12 | Rocky Stevens |
KO | 9 | 30/01/1981 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | 19-12-1 | Sammy Masias |
KO | 5 | 07/10/1980 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Loss | 21-1-2 | Steve "Jazzman" Gregory |
PTS | 10 | 24/07/1980 |  Columbus, Ohio, United States |
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| Win | -- | Apakuki Sakuru | PTS | 10 | 30/05/1980 |  Suva, Fiji |
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| Loss | 21-0 |  Fulgencio Obelmejias |
KO | 3 | 03/03/1980 | Caracas, Venezuela |
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| Win | 6-0 | Willie Featherstone |
SD | 10 | 12/02/1980 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
45-49, 49-45, 48-45. |
| Win | 13-13-1 | Sammy Barr |
KO | 4 | 26/12/1979 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| No Contest | 13-13-1 | Sammy Barr |
NC | 4 | 23/11/1979 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | 2-4-1 | Richie Lee Roberts |
PTS | 10 | 19/10/1979 | Freeport, Bahamas |
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| Loss | 13-0 | Curtis Parker |
TKO | 7 | 11/09/1979 |  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:30 of the seventh round. |
| Win | 3-2 |  Charlie Grimmett |
KO | 9 | 17/08/1979 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | 0-2 | Hector Maldonado | KO | 5 | 22/06/1979 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | 29-31 | Terry "Buzzsaw" Rondeau |
KO | 6 | 04/05/1979 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | 12-29-2 | Pablo "Hot Rod" Rodriguez |
KO | 5 | 21/04/1979 | Freeport, Bahamas |
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| Win | 2-4-1 |  Juan "Navigator" Serrano |
PTS | 10 | 30/03/1979 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | 10-10-1 | Lionel "Tough Skin" Cameron |
KO | 4 | 23/02/1979 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| No Contest | 0-8 | "Scary" Gary Smith |
NC | 4 | 13/01/1979 |  Miami Beach, Florida, United States |
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| Loss | 25-4 | Tony Chiaverini |
UD | 10 | 02/12/1978 |  Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
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| Loss | 12-1 |  Georg Steinherr |
PTS | 10 | 31/10/1978 | Munich, Bayern, Germany |
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| Loss | 12-1 |  Marijan Beneš |
PTS | 10 | 02/09/1978 | Berlin, Germany |
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| Win | 4-21 | Henry "Tiger" Hall |
KO | 7 | 28/04/1978 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Loss | 50-4-2 |  Rocky Mattioli |
KO | 7 | 11/03/1978 |  Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
WBC World Light Middleweight Title. Obed knocked out at 1:07 of the seventh round. |
| Loss | 19-0-1 |  Joao Mendonca |
PTS | 10 | 02/12/1977 | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
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| Win | 25-4 | Henry "Slick" Mitchell |
KO | 3 | 23/10/1977 | Miami Beach, Florida, United States |
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| Loss | 9-0 |  Ayub Kalule |
PTS | 10 | 02/06/1977 |  Randers, Denmark |
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| Draw | 26-4 | Jean-Claude LeClair |
PTS | 10 | 22/02/1977 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
48-45, 48-48, 46-47. |
| Win | 42-5-3 | Fernand Marcotte |
UD | 10 | 18/01/1977 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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| Win | 12-9-1 | Sammy Barr |
SD | 10 | 19/11/1976 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Draw | 12-9 | Sammy Barr |
PTS | 10 | 24/09/1976 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | 35-25-3 | Victor "Taco" Perez |
UD | 10 | 21/09/1976 | Orlando, Florida, United States |
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| Win | 35-15-1 | Larry Brazier |
KO | 1 | 07/08/1976 | Freeport, Bahamas |
Brazier knocked out at 2:50 of the first round. |
| Loss | 18-3 | Eckhard Dagge |
TKO | 10 | 18/06/1976 | Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany |
WBC World Light Middleweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:47 of the tenth round. |
| Win | 7-1-2 |  Sea Robinson |
UD | 15 | 24/04/1976 | Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire |
WBC World Light Middleweight Title. |
| Win | 41-6 | Tony "K.O. King" Gardner |
KO | 2 | 28/02/1976 | Nassau, Bahamas |
WBC World Light Middleweight Title. Gardner knocked out at 2:55 of the second round. |
| Win | 43-1-1 | Miguel De Oliveira |
TKO | 11 | 13/11/1975 |  Paris, France |
WBC World Light Middleweight Title. |
| Win | 7-20-1 | Nick Peoples |
KO | 6 | 13/10/1975 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | 24-6-1 | Gene "Mobile" Wells |
KO | 5 | 22/07/1975 | Miami Beach, Florida, United States |
Wells knocked out at 1:50 of the fifth round. |
| Win | 96-36-7 |  Chucho Garcia |
KO | 5 | 20/06/1975 | Freeport, Bahamas |
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| Win | 18-8 | Nat King |
KO | 8 | 30/05/1975 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | 18-6 | Marcel Clay |
KO | 8 | 29/04/1975 | Miami Beach, Florida, United States |
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| Win | 16-5-1 | Manuel Elizondo |
KO | 10 | 22/02/1975 |  Tucson, Arizona, United States |
Elizondo knocked out at 2:35 of the tenth round. |
| Win | 33-3-3 | Fernand Marcotte |
TKO | 11 | 21/01/1975 | Miami Beach, Florida, United States |
NABF Light Middleweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:08 of the 11th round. |
| Win | 11-10 | Sammy Rookard |
UD | 10 | 25/12/1974 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | 27-3 |  Renato Garcia |
UD | 10 | 16/11/1974 | Tucson, Arizona, United States |
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| Win | 24-10 | Johnny "Starship Trooper" Rico |
KO | 2 | 19/10/1974 | Tucson, Arizona, United States |
Rico knocked out at 1:30 of the second round. |
| Win | 20-33-2 | Bobby "Songbird" Williams |
KO | 5 | 27/09/1974 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | 2-4-1 | Guillermo Escalera |
KO | 5 | 06/09/1974 | Freeport, Bahamas |
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| Win | 19-4 | Frank "Paco" Flores |
KO | 5 | 16/08/1974 | Tucson, Arizona, United States |
Flores knocked out at 2:50 of the fifth round. |
| Win | 25-20-1 |  Carlos Marks |
PTS | 10 | 11/07/1974 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Draw | 23-7-1 |  Dario Hidalgo |
PTS | 10 | 11/06/1974 | Miami Beach, Florida, United States |
46-46, 46-46, 48-42. |
| Win | 92-30-6 | Chucho Garcia |
PTS | 10 | 31/05/1974 | Freeport, Bahamas |
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| Win | 13-10-1 | Roy "General" Lee |
PTS | 10 | 26/04/1974 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | 0-1 | Jesse Rios |
KO | 2 | 09/04/1974 | Miami Beach, Florida, United States |
Rios knocked out at 2:45 of the second round. |
| Win | 9-19-4 | "Fast" Eddie Davis |
KO | 4 | 15/03/1974 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | 11-18-1 | Vicente Medina |
TKO | 7 | 26/02/1974 | Miami Beach, Florida, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 0:55 of the seventh round. |
| Win | 0-2 | Wendell Spencer |
KO | 3 | 15/02/1974 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | 17-3 | Tom Van Hatten |
TKO | 2 | 15/01/1974 | Miami Beach, Florida, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:50 of the second round. |
| Win | 0-1 | Saulo Hernandez |
KO | 1 | 14/12/1973 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | 19-1 | Mike Lankester |
TKO | 8 | 04/12/1973 | Miami Beach, Florida, United States |
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| Win | 36-17-2 | Dennis "Alligator Alley" Riggs |
KO | 4 | 12/11/1973 | Miami Beach, Florida, United States |
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| Win | 0-1 | Jose "Papo" Melendez |
TKO | 8 | 19/10/1973 | Boca Raton, Florida, United States |
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| Win | 52-12-5 | Bunny Grant |
PTS | 10 | 26/09/1973 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | 19-7-4 | Doug "Mr." Rogers |
KO | 4 | 06/08/1973 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | 11-19-1 | Jimmy "The Jet" Williams |
KO | 1 | 13/07/1973 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | 5-6-2 | Roy Goss |
UD | 10 | 23/04/1973 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | 7-6-1 | Al "Soul Brother" Cook |
KO | 6 | 29/03/1973 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | 10-9 | Terry Hayward |
KO | 1 | 03/02/1973 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | 9-5-3 | Sandy Torres |
KO | 8 | 26/01/1973 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | 7-5-4 | Joe "Sugar Foot" Hooks |
KO | 6 | 17/11/1972 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | 9-5 | Prince Jimmy Hamm |
KO | 8 | 26/08/1972 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | 21-34-2 | Roscoe Bell |
PTS | 10 | 15/07/1972 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | 10-14-4 |  Dorman Crawford |
KO | 10 | 26/05/1972 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | 33-8-3 | Sugar "Bahamian Buzzsaw" Cliff |
TKO | 6 | 08/04/1972 | Nassau, Bahamas |
Bahamas Welterweight Title. |
| Win | 16-8-2 | Larry Adkins |
PTS | 10 | 25/09/1971 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | 9-1 | Ray Minus |
PTS | 15 | 05/06/1971 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | 0-1 | "Dandy" Don Fraser |
KO | 10 | 20/12/1970 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | 3-10-1 | Buddy Taylor |
PTS | 10 | 27/11/1970 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | 0-2 | Droopy Davis | KO | 6 | 29/08/1970 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | -- | Bert Woods | KO | 3 | 15/05/1970 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | 0-1 | Milton "Berle" Hall |
KO | 2 | 03/04/1970 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | -- | "Dandy" Don Fraser |
PTS | 8 | 08/12/1969 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | 3-6-2 | Sandy Ronnie Jeffries |
PTS | 8 | 31/10/1969 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | 14-18-7 | Winston "Putting" Green |
PTS | 8 | 26/09/1969 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | -- | Sugarboy Monroe | KO | 1 | 15/08/1969 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | -- | Kid Joe | KO | 6 | 14/03/1969 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | -- | Cornbread Rhamina | KO | 5 | 21/02/1969 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | -- | Mighty Joe | KO | 2 | 07/02/1969 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | 0-1 | "Gypsy" Mike Whymms |
KO | 1 | 20/01/1969 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | 0-1-1 | Taylor Ventura | KO | 2 | 02/12/1968 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | -- | "Gypsy" Mike Whymms |
KO | 3 | 22/11/1968 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | -- | Freddie Majors |
PTS | 4 | 10/08/1968 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | 0-1 | Droopy Davis | PTS | 8 | 11/07/1968 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | -- | Tony Mortimer | PTS | ? | 16/02/1968 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Loss | 2-0 | Kid Carew |
KO | 2 | 11/12/1967 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Draw | 0-1 | Taylor Ventura | PTS | 4 | 10/11/1967 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | -- | Pino Romano | KO | 3 | 13/10/1967 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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| Win | -- | Taylor Ventura | KO | 1 | 15/09/1967 | Nassau, Bahamas |
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References
- ↑ Elisha Obed was known as a hard-hitting boxer (PDF), Bahamas.gov.bs, retrieved October 11, 2013
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