From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gary Stretch
Gary Stretch
Gary Stretch The Best".[6] Stretch suffered a cut behind the ear in the
first round and was shaken by an uppercut in the third.
Eubank was down twice in the fight, in the second and
third rounds, but on both occasions was judged to have
slipped by the referee. In the sixth round Stretch had
a point deducted for pushing Eubank onto the canvas;
Stretch was then shaken by a right hand from Eubank
who subsequently knocked Stretch down twice. The fight
was stopped in Eubank’s favour after the second knock
down. All three judges had Eubank ahead on the score-
card at the time of the knockout.
Stretch fought only once more after his bout with
Eubank before retiring with a career record of 23 wins to
2 losses.[5]
Statistics Modelling
Real name Gary Stretch During his time as a boxer, Stretch also worked as a mod-
Rated at light middleweight el. His clients included Calvin Klein and Versace.[5]
Nationality British
Born November 1965[1] or April 1966[2]
Acting
Newton Abbot, Devon, England, UK In 2004 Stretch was cast as psychotic gangster "Sonny"
in Shane Meadows’ gritty cult thriller Dead Man’s Shoes
Stance Southpaw
(2004), for which Stretch received a BIFA nomination[7][8]
Boxing record alongside fellow British actor Paddy Considine. He went
on to appear in the Oliver Stone film Alexander (2004).
Total fights 25[1]
Stretch also starred in the UK film Freebird in 2008, di-
Wins 23[1] rected by Jon Ivay. Appearing alongside Phil Daniels and
Wins by KO 14[1] Geoff Bell, the film followed three bikers across a drug fu-
elled ride in the Welsh countryside.
Losses 2[1]
Gary Stretch (born in St. Helens, Lancashire) is a British Personal life
boxer, male model, and an actor. Stretch was married to actress Roselyn Sánchez.[6]
Early life Filmography
Gary Stretch was brought up in the Haresfinch area of St. • Tis a Gift to Be Simple (1994) … Perry Truman
Helens, the son of a plumber.[3] He attended the town’s • Dead Connection (1994) … Richard Welton
Cowley High School.[4] • Infidelity/Hard Fall (1997) … Shane
• Business for Pleasure (1997) … Rolf
Boxing • Shergar (1999) … SAS Soldier
• Dead Dogs Lie (2001) … Duck
A left-handed fighter, Stretch boxed most of his career as • Final Combat (2003) … Jaikra
a light-middleweight, rising to become British champion • A Good Night to Die (2003) … Ronnie
in that division.[5] • Dead Man’s Shoes (2004) … Sonny
Stretch’s biggest fight came in 1991 when he chal- • Alexander (2004) … Cleitus
lenged Chris Eubank for the WBO world middleweight • The King Maker (2005) … Fernando De Gamma
championship in London, in a fight billed as "Beauty V
1
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gary Stretch
• World Trade Center (2006) … John’s Paramedic [6] ^ Anna Kessel (3 February 2008). ""Sex life: Gary
• The Commander: Windows of the Soul (2007) … Jack Stretch"". The Observer.
Bannerman http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/feb/03/
• Afghan Knights (2007) … Nash features.sportmonthly12?INTCMP=SRCH.
• Tied in Knots (2008) … Jay [7] ""Dead Man’s Shoes Awards and Nominations",
• Freebird (2008) … Fred IMDb". http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0419677/
• Deadwater (2008) … Colin Willets awards.
• The Heavy (2010) … Mitchell ’Boots’ Mason [8] ""British Independent Film Awards - Gary
• The Girl from the Naked Eye (2010) … Frank Stretch"". http://bifa.org.uk/people/gary-stretch.
• Baseline (2010) … Rob [9] Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus, The Asylum website
• Mega Shark Versus Crocosaurus (2010)[9]
• Yellow
External links
• Gary Stretch’s website
References • Gary Stretch at the Internet Movie Database
[1] ^ "boxer: Gary Stretch" BoxRec.com • Professional boxing record for Gary Stretch from
[2] thisisst-helens.co.uk profile BoxRec
[3] Sue Mott (21 Jan 2006). ""A long stretch"". Daily Persondata
Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/
Name Stretch, Gary
2330940/A-long-stretch.html.
[4] "Ex-boxer Gary Stretch to celebrate St Helens’ Alternative
movie magic". St. Helens Star. 7th February 2011. names
http://www.sthelensstar.co.uk/news/ Short description
8860894.Gary___s_proud_to_be_back_where_it_all_began/. of birth
Date 1968
[5] ^ Gareth A. Davies (November 27th, 2008).
Place of birth St Helens, Merseyside, England,
""Mystery of Gary Stretch departure from Khan
UK
camp"". Daily Telegraph.
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/sport/garethadavies/ Date of death
5841556/ Place of death
Mystery_of_Gary_Stretch_departure_from_Khan_camp/.
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