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Courtney Burton Biography
Courtney Burton is one of the most popular and richest Boxer who was born on June 28, 1978 in Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States. Former boxer of the lightweight and welterweight division who was famous for fighting efficiently orthodox and southpaw, changing stances throughout an event to disorient his opponent.
After beating out Angel Manfredy in 2003, He vowed to challenge Floyd Mayweather Jr. to fight, but the fight was never held.
Burton was a superb amateur boxer, winning the Silver Gloves competition three times, the Junior Olympics back to back (in 1993 at 139 lbs. and 1994 at 147 lbs.), he was a two time International World Champion, and in 1994 he won the 156 lbs. title and was voted the “Outstanding Boxer of the Event” at the World Championships in Germany. Burton earned a spot on the famous 1996 Olympic boxing team but suddenly declined participating in the 1996 Olympics. He finished his amateur career with a record of (87-4) although he states he had a lot more fights as an amateur and had a career record of (139-16).
Courtney Burton began his professional career in 1996 against Sam Mahmoud in Waukegan, Illinois, Burton won by majority decision. After his debut fight Burton would quit boxing for a while due to his longtime trainer and father-figure Napoleon Lark convincing Burton to go back to school and receive his G.E.D., after Burton dropped out of high school when he was 16 (in which at the time he had quit boxing too.) Burton agreed to do so and completed his schooling and returned to the ring 3 years later in 1999 and faced Nelson Hernandez at the Civic Center in La Porte, Indiana, Burton won by unanimous decision.
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| Name | Courtney Burton |
| First Name | Courtney |
| Last Name | Burton |
| Occupation | Boxer |
| Birthday | June 28 |
| Birth Year | 1978 |
| Place of Birth | Benton Harbor |
| Home Town | Michigan |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Gemini |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Not Known |
| Children(s) | Not Available |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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Burton would go on to win 14 of his next 15 fights with one being a no contest before losing his first fight to Eleazar Contreras Jr. in Louisiana, Burton was knocked out in the 5th round after being knocked down five times in the fight. In his next fight in February 2003, he knocked out Tomas Barrientes in the 1st round and knocked out ex-champion Gabriel Ruelas a month later. He then faced veteran and Indiana native Angel Manfredy on July 29, 2003 at the Civic Center in Hammond, Indiana. Burton floored Manfredy in the 7th round and knocked him out in the 8th round, this would become Burton’s most glorified and celebrated victory of his career. After beating Manfredy in his backyard Burton immediately shot up in the ranks, during the post fight interview Courtney called out Floyd Mayweather Jr. on the nationally televised fight. His next bout he faced Francisco Lorenzo in the U.S. Virgin Islands for the vacant WBO NABO Lightweight title. The fight was promoted by legend Sugar Ray Leonard after the great seen Burton’s previous breakthrough victory over Angel Manfredy, Burton struggled with Lorenzo but edged his way to a split decision victory.
Courtney Burton Net Worth
Courtney Burton is one of the richest Boxer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Courtney Burton's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Michigan trainer Napoleon Lark saw Burton get attacked by three kids with the bat of a baseball. Lark stopped the fighting and provided a training program for Burton in boxing, and then became his guardian legal.
He was offered a place on his 1996 Olympic boxing team, but he declined to take part.
Courtney Lee Burton (born June 28, 1978, South Bend, Indiana) is an American retired professional boxer from Benton Harbor, Michigan who fought in the super lightweight, lightweight, and welterweight divisions. Throughout his career Burton was known as a switch-hitter being able to fight either orthodox or southpaw, he stood 5′ 9″ though many boxing records have him listed at 5′ 7″. He held the WBO NABO lightweight title.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Boxer |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
In his next fights he would hit a hiatus, he was knocked out by Julio Diaz in 2004 in an IBF title eliminator in the 11th round, and would win a highly dipusted bout against Emanuel Augustus in which many critics felt Augustus was robbed due to Augustus outboxing Burton throughout the whole fight and leading tremendously on compubox after the fight, and because the bout was in Burton’s home state of Michigan. He lost a grueling match against Ebo Elder on Showtime which by many was one of the greatest fights ever showcased on Showtime’s network, Elder knocked out Burton in the last round of their 12 round bout (after this bout Burton disbanded from his longtime trainer Napoleon Lark.) He lost his next three fights by knockout as well to Rolando Reyes, Juan Lazcano, and Emanuel Augustus (in their second fight, in which Augustus earned his revenge.)
Burton retired from boxing in 2006 after his loss to Emanuel Augustus in their second fight after being knocked out five times in his previous six fights. Courtney made a short comeback to boxing at the end of February 2010, and beat Angel Hernandez by split decision. In his last fight he fought Detroit’s Vernon Paris; Burton lost by unanimous decision though many felt he won. Burton ended his career with a record of 22–7 with 11 knockouts and 1 no-contest. During his professional career Burton won the NABO Lightweight title and was a two-time Indiana State Boxing Champion at Lightweight and Welterweight.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Courtney Burton height 5 ft 7 in Courtney weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
| Height | 5 ft 7 in |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
Burton lives in his hometown of Benton Harbor, Michigan, he is married, and also has a son from his ex-wife named Courtney Burton Jr. (born in 2000.)
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Courtney Ranked on the list of most popular Boxer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Courtney Burton celebrates birthday on June 28 of every year.
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