{{short description|Canadian boxer}} {{Infobox boxer | name = Brandon Brewer | image = | nickname = ''L-Jack''<br/>''Lumberjack'' | weight = Light Middleweight Middleweight | height={{convert|5|ft|10|in|cm|0|abbr=on}} | reach={{convert|75|in|cm|0|abbr=on}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1984|10|22}} | birth_place = Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada | style =Orthodox | total = 28 | wins = 25 | KO = 11 | losses = 1 | draws = 2 | no contests = 0}}
''' Brandon Brewer ''' is a professional boxer from Fredericton, New Brunswick, and the most recent Canadian light middleweight champion.<ref>Canadian Professional Boxing Council. [http://canadianboxingcouncil.com/canadian-rankings/ "Canadian Rankings"]. Retrieved on 9 March 2014.</ref><ref name="Hallihan">Hallihan, Bruce. "Brewer punches way to Canadian title." ''Daily Gleaner'', Fredericton, 4 February 2014</ref> He was born on October 22, 1984, and grew up in Prince William, New Brunswick.<ref name="Eisen" >Lou Eisen. [http://fightnetwork.com/news/40500:prospect-spotlight-brandon-brewer/ “Prospect Spotlight: Brandon Brewer”] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017144257/http://fightnetwork.com/news/40500:prospect-spotlight-brandon-brewer/ |date=2013-10-17 }}, ''Fight Network'', 13 August 2013. Retrieved on 9 March 2014.</ref> Beginning in 2009, he fought nine fights as an amateur boxer before turning professional in 2011. Many Boxing pundits have criticized Brewers choice of opponents. Boxing legend George Foreman called him the "brightest shining can opener in Canada".<ref>Doiron, Paul. "Undefeated Fredericton Fighter Will Battle Montrealer on March 2", ''Times & Transcript''. 15 February 2013.</ref> Brewer faced off against Antonio Napolitano for the WBC Middleweight title,<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 22, 2022 |title=Napolitano and Brewer Battle to draw |url=https://www.bpsportsniagara.com/napolitano-and-brewer-battle-to-draw/ |website=BPSports Niagara}}</ref> which ended in a draw leaving the title vacant.
==Fight history and accomplishments== Brewer signaled his potential early on when he won the Atlantic Canada Fighter of the Year in 2012<ref>Ross, GM. [http://canadianboxiana.com/2012/10/21/brewer-and-lafreniere-battle-to-draw-in-canadian-fight-of-the-year-candidate/ “Brewer and Lafreniere Battle to Draw in Canadian “Fight of the Year” Candidate”] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309214110/http://canadianboxiana.com/2012/10/21/brewer-and-lafreniere-battle-to-draw-in-canadian-fight-of-the-year-candidate/ |date=March 9, 2014 }}, Canadian Boxiana. 21 October 2012. Retrieved on 9 March 2014.</ref> and 2013.<ref name=Hallihan /> In 2012, he won the Canadian Fight of the Year in a match with Francis Lafrenière, which ended in a draw. Also in 2012, he won the New Generation Middleweight Title against Mike Stauffer. In 2013, he went on to beat Lafreniere to win the National Boxing Authority Eastern Canadian Title. In the same year, The Canadian Professional Boxing Council ranked Brewer as top middleweight fighter in Canada.<ref>CBC. [http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fredericton-boxer-brandon-brewer-sets-sights-on-world-title-1.1350891/ "Fredericton boxer Brandon Brewer sets sights on world title"]. Retrieved on 9 March 2014.</ref> In 2014, Brewer won the Canadian Professional Boxing Council Light Middleweight Title against Paul Bzdel.<ref name="Hallihan" /><ref name="Bzdel" >BoxRec. [http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=535305&cat=boxer/ "Paul Bzdel"]. Retrieved on 9 March 2014.</ref><ref name="boxrec" >BoxRec. [http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=582161&cat=boxer/ "Brandon Brewer"]. Retrieved on 9 March 2014.</ref>
Brewer made his international debut with four fights in New England, improving his record to 13-0-1 by May 2015. After amassing three more victories, Brewer was pitted against Toronto's Junmar Emon for the vacant NABA Canadian super welterweight title, winning a closely contested bout via unanimous decision. By June 2019, Brewer had run his undefeated streak to 24 fights, earning the New Brunswick pugilist a fight against Mark DeLuca on the undercard of Demetrius Andrade's WBO middleweight title defense against Maciej Sulęcki, live on DAZN. DeLuca won a hard-fought ten-round decision, marking the end of Brewer's undefeated record.<ref name="boxrec" />
In December 2019, Brewer signed with Three Lions Promotions. On March 19, 2022, he faced undefeated stablemate Antonio Napolitano, battling the promising up-and-comer to an eight-round split draw.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-21 |title=Boxing News: Brewer-Napolitano draw, Rozicki wins » April 29, 2022 |url=https://fightnews.com/brewer-napolitano-draw-rozicki-wins/129583 |access-date=2022-04-29 |website=fightnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The undercard seen fellow maritimer Ryan Rozicki win by first round KO against German Montes alongside the promising former Olympic hopeful and Canadian national five time national champion John Michael Bianco, who made his pro debut winning by Unanimous decision.<ref>{{Cite web |last=karlfreitag |date=2022-03-21 |title=Boxing News: Brewer-Napolitano draw, Rozicki wins » January 3, 2023 |url=https://fightnews.com/brewer-napolitano-draw-rozicki-wins/129583 |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=fightnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Fight style and inspiration== Brewer is known for his fast footwork, elusiveness, and ability to out-think his opponents.<ref name="Hallihan" /><ref name="Eisen" /> He names Floyd Mayweather, Bernard Hopkins, and Andre Ward as boxing influences.<ref name="Eisen" /> His fighting style is boxer-puncher.
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