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English boxer (1942–2020)
Peter Boddington
Born Peter Boddington
(1942-10-01 ) October 1, 1942Died 19 December 2020(2020-12-19) (aged 78) Nationality British Statistics Weight(s) Heavyweight Stance Southpaw
Boxing record Total fights 22 Wins 18 Wins by KO 15 Losses 4 Draws 0 No contests 0
Peter Boddington (1 October 1942 – 19 December 2020) was a British boxer. He was the Amateur Boxing Association 1967 heavyweight champion and subsequently a professional boxer. Boddington was member of his local boxing club, Rootes ABC. He went to Whitley Abbey Comprehensive School in Whitley , Coventry .[ 1]
Boxing career
Amateur
Boddington became the British amateur heavyweight boxing champion winning his title in the 80th Amateur Boxing Association Championships at the Wembley Arena , Wembley , London on 5 May 1967.[ 1] [ 2]
Boddington won a silver medal in the 20th European Amateur Boxing Championships in Rome (25 May - 2 June 1967) having a weight of 91 kg.
Professional
Boddington turned professional in September 1967, running his record up to 12-0 with 11 KOs by March 1969. He then started the tail end of his career, losing 4 of his last 10 bouts - a points and TKO loss to Bunny Johnson , a KO by Paul Cassidy , and a TKO by Mike Schutte to close Boddington's career in his only fight outside the UK, which took place in Johannesburg , South Africa on 2 September 1972.
Professional boxing record
18 Wins (15 knockouts, 3 decisions), 4 Losses (3 knockouts, 1 decisions) [1]
Result
Record
Opponent
Type
Round
Date
Location
Notes
Loss
9-0
Mike "The Tank" Schutte
TKO
1
02/09/1972
Johannesburg, Gauteng , South Africa
Win
10-9-2
Brian Jewitt
PTS
8
01/02/1972
Bull Ring Sporting Club , Birmingham, West Midlands , United Kingdom
39.75-39.25.
Loss
23-6
Bunny Johnson
TKO
4
09/11/1971
Wolverhampton , United Kingdom
Win
9-15-1
Paul Cassidy
TKO
5
22/09/1971
Midlands Sporting Club , Solihull, West Midlands , United Kingdom
Win
9-7-2
Brian "City" Hall
KO
2
28/04/1971
Midlands Sporting Club , Solihull, West Midlands , United Kingdom
Loss
8-14-1
Paul Cassidy
KO
2
17/03/1971
Midlands Sporting Club , Solihull, West Midlands , United Kingdom
Win
2-0
Dave Hallinan
TKO
6
10/11/1970
Empire Pool , Wembley, London , United Kingdom
Win
14-10-3
Dennis Avoth
PTS
8
08/09/1970
Empire Pool , Wembley, London , United Kingdom
Win
12-10
Rudolph Vaughan
TKO
5
01/06/1969
Hilton Hotel , Mayfair, London , United Kingdom
Loss
10-2
Bunny Johnson
PTS
8
25/03/1969
Empire Pool , Wembley, London , United Kingdom
Win
6-14-2
Charlie "The War" Wilson
TKO
4
24/02/1969
Hilton Hotel , Mayfair, London , United Kingdom
Win
9-3
Terry Feeley
TKO
3
12/11/1968
Empire Pool , Wembley, London , United Kingdom
Win
5-9-2
George Dulaire
TKO
5
11/10/1968
Hilton Hotel , Mayfair, London , United Kingdom
Win
9-5
Ulric Regis
TKO
4
18/09/1968
Empire Pool , Wembley, London , United Kingdom
Win
16-15-3
Lloyd Walford
TKO
4
02/07/1968
Shoreditch Town Hall , Shoreditch, London , United Kingdom
Win
6-10-1
Ernie Field
TKO
7
09/04/1968
Empire Pool , Wembley, London , United Kingdom
Referee stopped the bout at 2:42 of the seventh round.
Win
6-6
Obe Hepburn
KO
4
26/02/1968
Nottingham Ice Stadium , Nottingham, Nottinghamshire , United Kingdom
Win
5-5-1
Tommy "Gun" Woods
TKO
3
08/01/1968
Nottingham Ice Stadium , Nottingham, Nottinghamshire , United Kingdom
Win
6-9-2
Charlie "The War" Wilson
PTS
8
28/11/1967
Victoria Baths , Nottingham, Nottinghamshire , United Kingdom
Win
3-12-4
Barry Rodney
TKO
2
07/11/1967
Empire Pool , Wembley, London , United Kingdom
Win
0-1-1
TKO
2
10/10/1967
Victoria Baths , Nottingham, Nottinghamshire , United Kingdom
Win
11-8-3
Jim McIlvaney
TKO
2
06/09/1967
De Montford Hall , Leicester, Leicestershire , United Kingdom
Referee stopped the bout at 2:35 of the second round.
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