Pelé Reid, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Pelé Reid

Retired boxer; physical trainer

Date of Birth: 11-Jan-1973

Place of Birth: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Profession: kickboxer, boxer

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Pelé Reid (born 11 January 1973, in Newtown, Birmingham) is a retired British heavyweight boxer.
He currently resides in Birmingham, West Midlands and is a personal trainer.
He is a former WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight champion and World Kick Boxing Champion. In November 1993, he took part in the world amateur championship of WAKO, held at Atlantic City, New Jersey.
He defeated William Eves (USA) by KO with his back-spin-kick at the final match of 89 kg class.Reid and Dutchman William van Roosmalen are the only men ever to knock out boxing champion Vitali Klitschko in a kickboxing match.
Reid managed to knock him out cold with a spinning back kick to the jaw.