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Keith Tate (golfer)
Keith Tate (30 January 1945 – 5 April 2019) was an English amateur, and professional bantamweight boxer of the 1960s, and boxing trainer. Background Keith Tate was born in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire (his birth was registered in Lower Agbrigg). Boxing career Amateur Keith Tate trained at the Robin Hood & Thorpe Amateur Boxing Club (ABC), and National Association of Boys' Clubs. He won the National Coal Board British Flyweight title, was runner-up for the Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) Junior Class-A title against George O'Neill (Wolverhampton ABC) at The Royal Albert Hall, London on Thursday 23 March 1961, won the Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) Junior Class-B title against Ken Buchanan (Sparta AAC) at The Royal Albert Hall, London on Thursday 22 March 1962 and was runner-up for the Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) Flyweight (51 kg) title against Monty Laud (St Ives ABC) at The Empire Pool, London on Frid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bantamweight
Bantamweight is a weight class in combat sports. For boxing, the range is above and up to . In kickboxing, a bantamweight fighter generally weighs between . In mixed martial arts, MMA, bantamweight is . The name for the class is derived from Bantam (poultry), bantam chickens. Brazilian jiu-jitsu weight classes, Brazilian jiu-jitsu has an equivalent Rooster weight. Boxing Bantamweight is a boxing weight classes, class in boxing for boxers who human weight, weigh above 115 pound (weight), pounds (52.2 kg) and up to 118 pounds (53.5 kg). Professional History The first title fight with gloves was between Chappie Moran and Ray Lewis in 1889. At that time, the limit for this weight class was 110 pounds. In 1910, however, the British settled on a limit of 118. Current world champions Current ''The Ring'' world rankings As of , . Keys: : Current ''The Ring (magazine), The Ring'' world champion Longest reigning world bantamweight champions Below is a list of longes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |