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Peter Boddington

Peter Boddington (1 October 1942 – 19 December 2020) was a British boxer.

Peter Boddington
Born
Peter Boddington

(1942-10-01)October 1, 1942
Coventry, England
Died19 December 2020(2020-12-19) (aged 78)
Coventry, England
NationalityBritish
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights22
Wins18
Wins by KO15
Losses4
Draws0
No contests0

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

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Amateur

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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

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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

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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 Schutte TKO 1 02/09/1972   Johannesburg, South Africa
Win 10-9-2   Brian Jewitt PTS 8 01/02/1972   Bull Ring Sporting Club, Birmingham, England
Loss 23-6   Bunny Johnson TKO 4 09/11/1971   Wolverhampton, England
Win 9-15-1   Paul Cassidy TKO 5 22/09/1971   Midlands Sporting Club, Solihull, England
Win 9-7-2   Brian Hall KO 2 28/04/1971   Midlands Sporting Club, Solihull, England
Loss 8-14-1   Paul Cassidy KO 2 17/03/1971   Midlands Sporting Club, Solihull, England
Win 2-0   Dave Hallinan TKO 6 10/11/1970   Empire Pool, London, England
Win 14-10-3   Dennis Avoth PTS 8 08/09/1970   Empire Pool, London, England
Win 12-10   Rudolph Vaughan TKO 5 01/06/1969   Hilton Hotel, London, England
Loss 10-2   Bunny Johnson PTS 8 25/03/1969   Empire Pool, London, England
Win 6-14-2   Charlie Wilson TKO 4 24/02/1969   Hilton Hotel, London, England
Win 9-3   Terry Feeley TKO 3 12/11/1968   Empire Pool, London, England
Win 5-9-2   George Dulaire TKO 5 11/10/1968   Hilton Hotel, London, England
Win 9-5   Ulric Regis TKO 4 18/09/1968   Empire Pool, London, England
Win 16-15-3   Lloyd Walford TKO 4 02/07/1968   Shoreditch Town Hall, London, England
Win 6-10-1   Ernie Field TKO 7 09/04/1968   Empire Pool, London, England 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, England
Win 5-5-1   Tommy Woods TKO 3 08/01/1968   Nottingham Ice Stadium, Nottingham, England
Win 6-9-2   Charlie Wilson PTS 8 28/11/1967   Victoria Baths, Nottingham, England
Win 3-12-4   Barry Rodney TKO 2 07/11/1967   Empire Pool, London, England
Win 0-1-1   "Boxing" Bert Johnson TKO 2 10/10/1967   Victoria Baths, Nottingham, England
Win 11-8-3   Jim McIlvaney TKO 2 06/09/1967   De Montford Hall, Leicester, England Referee stopped the bout at 2:35 of the second round.
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References

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  1. ^ a b "Elite Championships". Amateur Boxing Association of England. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Boddington's title Turpin just fails". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 6 May 1967. Retrieved 29 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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