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Joe Rea
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Joe Rea (born 24 July 1984) is a professional boxer from Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland who has been selected to enter Prizefighter in May 2012. Amateur career Rea fought out of the All Saints Boxing Club in Ballymena from the age of 11 and won a number of Ulster titles and reached four Irish finals as a juvenile before turning professional. Professional career He then turned professional and had his first pro fight in June 2004, which he won by sensational knockout in the first round over local prospect Devin Womack at the Memorial Hall, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Rea then found it hard to find fights as he was seen as a dangerous prospect and had to travel around European fighters unbeaten boxers at short notice. He quickly racked up a string of six defeats but gained plaudits on the scene as a game and plucky fighter that was not afraid to take on all comers. Since 2012, Rea has changed his training habits and found a new trainer. He now looks forward to the biggest night of his career on May 5 at the King's Hall, Belfast when he enters the first ever Prizefighter to take place in Ireland. 
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