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Life Before Boxing
According to the Feb 1st, 2008 broadcast of Friday Night Fights on ESPN2, Aiken was a paralegal before turning professional.
Pro Career
On April 1, 2006, Aiken defeated former IBF bantamweight champion Tim Austin by sixth-round TKO.[1] Only one month later (on May 13, 2006), Aiken challenged undefeated IBF featherweight champion Valdemir Pereira for the title. In the bout, Aiken knocked down Pereira in rounds four and five.[2] Throughout the bout, Pereira hit Aiken with shots that were below the belt, and he was penalized one point in rounds six and seven.[2] After another below the belt shot by Pereira in round eight, the referee disqualified him, and Aiken was awarded the title.[1][2]
Aiken lost the title on September 2, 2006 against Robert Guerrero.[1]
On February 1, 2008, in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, Aiken lost to Monty Meza-Clay by seventh round technical knockout.[3]
Notes and references
- ^ a b c BoxRec.com editors. "Eric Aiken." BoxRec.com. URL accessed 12 July 2006.
- ^ a b c BoxRec Boxing Encyclopedia editors. "Fight:1080639." BoxRec Boxing Encyclopedia. URL accessed 12 July 2006.
- ^ Crytzer, Brady; J. Miller (2008-02-01). "Meza-Clay stops Aiken!". Fightnews.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
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| Preceded by Valdemir Pereira |
IBF Featherweight Champion 13 May 2006–2 Sep 2006 |
Succeeded by Robert Guerrero |
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| NAME | Aiken, Eric |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mighty Mouse |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American boxer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 8, 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marysville, Ohio, United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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