Eddie Chambers

Eddie Chambers

Eddie Chambers ( born March 29, 1982 in Pittsburgh, USA) is an American boxer.

Professional career

Eddie Chambers was after only four years. Than amateur, where he played 85 amateur fights and punched mainly at light heavyweight, in 2000 at the age of 18 years professional heavyweight He fought mainly in his home state of Pennsylvania, first against unnamed opponents construction, which is why he was at first hardly noticed. But undeterred Chambers punched an opponent after another and won, though often only on points. The years 2004 and 2005 saw a significant increase in the strength of his opponent, he now suggested more established opponents like Ross Puritty, Robert Hawkins and Domonic Jenkins and former world title challenger Ed Mahone. Against Jenkins he punched so convincing that he was taken by Goossen Tutor, a renowned U.S. promotion company, under contract. He has been likened to Chris Byrd, another for the heavyweight boxer rather small without much impact, but with fast hands and good skills takers who could successfully compete in the premier class. Chambers is but unlike Byrd left arm. He served Wladimir Klitschko before his fight against Calvin Brock as a sparring partner.

In 2007, he began immediately with a fight against with 115 kg significantly heavier and also undefeated New Yorker Derek Rossy ( 15-0 ), which he and abgeklärtem boxes clearly dominated and prematurely hit in its home town. He won the IBF title so that a structure and a position in the rankings. Shortly after, he also beat Dominick Guinn.

In autumn 2007 put the IBF bandage on a elimination tournament with four participants, the winner was allowed to challenge the IBF world champion. Chambers defeated in this tournament on 2 November 2007 his compatriot Calvin Brock by a narrow points victory and then fought on January 26, 2008 in the final round against Russian Alexander Povetkin also undefeated, who was able to prevail against Chris Byrd before. Chambers lost the battle in Berlin Tempodrom over twelve rounds on points and thus had his first loss as a professional boxer suffered.

After three successful construction battles and a points victory on 27 March 2009 on the former WBC titlist Samuel Peter, he was traded as a heavyweight hope Ukrainian Alexander Dimitrenko clear defeat on July 4, 2009 in Hamburg in an eliminator of the WBO Association on points and increased thus the official challenger to IBF and WBO champion Wladimir Klitschko. Finally to the fight with Klitschko came on 20 March 2010 in Düsseldorf's ESPRIT arena, Chambers went there in the twelfth round after a left hook hard co

List of professional bouts

Others

His younger brother is a professional in the light welterweight, he boxes under the name Steve Upsher (Chambers ); he has a record of 15-1-1-1 2007.