Record details

Kirkland LAING

"The Gifted One"

Welterweight

Male

Great Britain, Nottingham and Hackney, London, England
Born: 20 June 1954, in Jamaica
Died: 9 June 2021, Nottingham, England, Great Britain

brother of Tony Laing

No amateur results

Professional record


1975
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Apr. 14	Joe Hannaford	Nottingham, Great Britain	KO 2
+ May 12	Liam White	Nottingham, Great Britain	W 8
+ Sept. 29	Derek Simpson	Nottingham, Great Britain	W 8
+ Nov. 25	Oscar Angus	Kensington, Great Britain	W 6

1976
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 19	Terry Schofield	Nottingham, Great Britain	W 8
+ Mar. 2	Charlie Cooper	Southend, Great Britain	W 8
+ Apr. 13	Mike Manley	Southend, Great Britain	W 8
+ May 17	John Laine	Nottingham, Great Britain	TKO 3
+ Sept. 22	Harry Watson	Mayfair, Great Britain	TKO 5
+ Oct. 11	Jim Moore	Nottingham, Great Britain	TKO 2
+ Nov. 22	Jim Montague	Birmingham, Great Britain	WDQ 7

1977
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 11	John Smith	Wolverhampton, Great Britain	W 10
= Mar. 8	Peter Morris	Wolverhampton, Great Britain	Draw 10
+ Nov. 16	Peter Morris	Solihull, Great Britain	TKO 5

1978
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Sept. 27	Achille Mitchell	Solihull, Great Britain	W 12

1979
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Apr. 4	Henry Rhiney	Birmingham, Great Britain	TKO 10
British Welterweight Title
+ Nov. 6	Des Morrison	Kensington, Great Britain	W 8

1980
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 22	Salvo Nucifero	Kensington, Great Britain	TKO 6
+ Feb. 19	Colin Ward	Kensington, Great Britain	TKO 5
- Apr. 1	Colin Jones	Wembley, Great Britain	TKO by 9
British Welterweight Title
+ May 8	George Walker	Solihull, Great Britain	W 8
+ June 3	Curtis Taylor	Kensington, Great Britain	TKO 7
+ Nov. 26	Joey Singleton	Solihull, Great Britain	W 12

1981
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Apr. 28	Colin Jones	Kensington, Great Britain	TKO by 9
Commonwealth Welterweight Title
+ Nov. 18	Cliff Gilpin	Solihull, Great Britain	W 12

1982
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Feb. 9	Reggie Ford	Kensington, Great Britain	L 10
+ May 5	Joey Mack	Solihull, Great Britain	KO 7
+ Sept. 4	Roberto Duran	Detroit, United States	W 10

1983
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Sept. 10	Fred Hutchings	Atlantic City, United States	KO by 10

1984
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Nov. 27	Darwin Brewster	Wembley, Great Britain	TKO 7

1985
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 12	Mosimo Maeleke	Kensington, Great Britain	W 10
+ Mar. 14	Lomami Wa Lomami	Leicester, Great Britain	TKO 6
- Apr. 5	Brian Janssen	Brisbane, Australia	KO by 5
+ June 16	Franky Moro	Bethnal Green, Great Britain	W 8

1986
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ May 16	Mike Picciotti	Atlantic City, United States	W 10
+ Sept. 17	Harry Theodossiadis	Kensington, Great Britain	TKO 7

1987
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 14	Sylvester Mittee	Southwark, Great Britain	TKO 5
vacant British Welterweight Title
+ May 26	Marvin McDowell	Wembley, Great Britain	TKO 1
+ Nov. 26	Rocky Kelly	Fulham, Great Britain	TKO 5
British Welterweight Title

1988
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 29	Sammy Floyd	Wembley, Great Britain	W 8

1989
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Apr. 15	Nino La Rocca	Vasto, Italy	L 12
vacant European Welterweight Title
+ Nov. 15	George Collins	Reading, Great Britain	TKO 5
British Welterweight Title

1990
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Jan. 10	Buck Smith	Kensington, Great Britain	KO by 7
+ Mar. 27	Trevor Smith	Mayfair, Great Britain	TKO 6
British Welterweight Title
+ May 9	Antoine Fernandez	Wembley, Great Britain	TKO 2
European Welterweight Title
+ Oct. 10	Rocky Berg	Kensington, Great Britain	TKO 2
- Nov. 14	Patrizio Oliva	Campione d'Italia, Italy	L 12
European Welterweight Title

1991
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Jan. 16	Del Bryan	Kensington, Great Britain	L 12
British Welterweight Title
- Apr. 17	Donovan Boucher	Kensington, Great Britain	KO by 9
Commonwealth Welterweight Title


1992 Inactive

1993
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 17	Bozon Haule	Bethnal Green, Great Britain	TKO 3
+ Mar. 31	Newton Barnett	Bethnal Green, Great Britain	W 8
- June 23	Kevin Lueshing	Edmonton, Great Britain	TKO by 5
vacant Southern Area Super-Welterweight Title
+ July 28	Dean Cooper	Brixton, Great Britain	TKO 5
+ Sept. 15	Dave Maj	Ashford, Great Britain	TKO 2

1994
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Sept. 30	Chris Peters	Bethnal Green, Great Britain	TKO 7
- Nov. 22	Glenn Catley	Bristol, Great Britain	TKO by 5