Peter Boddington
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Peter Boddington | |
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Born | Peter Boddington October 1, 1942 Coventry, England |
Died | 19 December 2020 Coventry, England | (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
External links
- Amateur Boxing Association of England
- Boxing record for Peter Boddington from BoxRec (registration required)
References
- ^ a b "Elite Championships". Amateur Boxing Association of England. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ "Boddington's title Turpin just fails". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 6 May 1967. Retrieved 29 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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