Michael Gibbons

Michael Gibbons (born September 23, 1978 in Midfield) is a left-handed lightweight prizefighter, the winner of the 2006 Alabama State Golden Gloves 132-pound open division championship. Gibbons began boxing in 1994 while in high school, training locally until his coaches' houses were destroyed by the 1998 Oak Grove tornado.

He continued fighting in "Tough Man" competitions while a student at UAB and for a semester of law school. He worked in local advertising firms and soon joined up with boxing coaches Curt McGune and Jake Guercio of Champions Boxing and Fitness in Pelham and began boxing on the amateur circuit. He was co-champion of the Alabama Golden Gloves 141-pound class in 2004 and won the 141-pound novice division championship of the Southeastern Association two years later, having compiled an 18-3 record.

In late 2006 Gibbons relocated to Brooklyn, New York to train at the legendary Gleason's Gym. He landed a slot against Kevin Huddleston in an undercard fight in Tunica, Mississippi on April 28, 2007 and returned to Alabama to prepare for the bout. Huddleston withdrew from the bout, however. Gibbons' next fight is on August 4 against Yankton Southern in Olive Branch, Mississippi.

References

• Urquhart, Marietta (April 2007) "The Prizefighter." Birmingham Magazine. Vol. 47, No. 4, pp. 135-7