Obituaries
Funeral Service Set for Pro Boxer Larry Middleton
The Turner Station native died Jan. 9 at the age of 71.
Funeral services for former professional boxer Larry Middleton will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Set the Captives Free Outreach Center, 7111 Windsor Mill Blvd. in Woodlawn.
Middleton, a Turner Station native, enjoyed a professional boxing career that ran from 1965 to 1978, according to fightnews.com. He finished with a career record of 23-10-2, with 14 knockouts, according to the website.
After starting 1-1-1 in his first three bouts, Middletown won 19 straight fights, including a 10-round, unanimous decision win over fellow heavyweight contender Joe Bugner, according to the fightnews.com report.
He fought "some legendary names," according to the report, including Jerry Quarry, Ron Lyle and Ken Norton. He lost to Norton by way of a tenth-round technical knockout.
Middleton trained with Baltimore-based Mack Lewis, who trained and managed many world-ranked boxers, including world champion junior middleweight Vincent Pettway.
Middleton will be buried Thursday at the Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery, 11501 Garrison Forest Road, according to his daughter, Angela Middleton-Cornish.
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