Emanuel Augustus Burton entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 21-14-4 (10 knockouts) and before this bout, in 1999, he had fought four times beating Jamar Carter and Terrell Finger but losing also to Allan Vester and Antonio Diaz.
His opponent, Teddy Reid, has an official record of 15-3-1 (11 knockouts) and before this fight he had lost with Andrew Lewis in 1998 but then he had won four consecutive bouts. Augustus vs Reid was valid for the interim NABF super lightweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2000 best BOXING fight – Emanuel Augustus Burton vs Teddy Reid – full fight Video
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2000-03-19, exciting fight thanks to a great performance by both boxers and some tough exchanges from the first bell: Emanuel Augustus Burton vs Teddy Reid is one of the best boxing fights of 2000 and it gets four stars (thanks to “Mattsnow” who recommended this bout to us).