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List Of British Bantamweight Boxing Champions
The following is a table showing the boxers who have won the British bantamweight title. The title has been sanctioned by the National Sporting Club since 1909, and later by its replacement British Boxing Board of Control (BBBoC) since 1929. A champion will often voluntarily relinquish the title in order to fight for a higher-ranked championship, such as the world or European. Where the date on which a champion relinquished the title is unclear, the date of the last BBBoC sanctioned fight is shown. r–Champion relinquished title. s–Champion stripped of title. See also * List of British heavyweight boxing champions * List of British cruiserweight boxing champions * List of British light-heavyweight boxing champions * List of British super-middleweight boxing champions * List of British middleweight boxing champions * List of British light-middleweight boxing champions * List of British welterweight boxing champions * List of British light-welterweight boxing champions * List ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time in a boxing ring. Although the term "boxing" is commonly attributed to "western boxing", in which only the fists are involved, boxing has developed in various ways in different geographical areas and cultures. In global terms, boxing is a set of combat sports focused on striking, in which two opponents face each other in a fight using at least their fists, and possibly involving other actions such as kicks, elbow strikes, Knee (strike), knee strikes, and headbutts, depending on the rules. Some of the forms of the modern sport are western boxing, Bare-knuckle boxing, bare knuckle boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, muay-thai, lethwei, savate, and Sanda (sport), sanda. Boxing techniques have been incorporated into many martial ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teddy Baldock
Teddy "The Pride Of Poplar" Baldock (24 May 1907 — 8 March 1971) born in Poplar, London was an English professional bantam/ feather/lightweight boxer of the 1920s and 1930s who won the National Sporting Club (NSC) (subsequently known as the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC)) British bantamweight title, British Empire bantamweight title, and World Bantamweight Title (British version), his professional fighting weight varied from , i.e. flyweight to , i.e. featherweight Featherweight is a weight class in the combat sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling. Boxing Professional boxing History A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of . In the early days of the division, t ..., he was managed by Joe Morris, and Ted Broadribb. Genealogical information Teddy Baldock's marriage to Mary C. ( née McRae) was registered during January→March 1931 in Poplar district, they had children; Pamela M. McRaebirth registeredOctober→ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Needham (boxer)
Dave Needham (15 August 1951 – 19 September 2008) was a British boxer. He was a Commonwealth Games gold medal winner and one of the few boxers to have held both the BBBC bantamweight and featherweight titles. Early life and amateur career Needham was born in Nottingham and attended Cottesmore School. He trained at the Nottingham Boxing School in Radford. Needham won the 1969 and 1970 Amateur Boxing Association British flyweight title, when boxing out of the Nottingham School of Boxing ABC. He represented England and won a gold medal in the flyweight division, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. defeating Uganda's Leo Rwabwogo in the final. Professional career Needham's first professional fight was on 25 January 1971 when he fought Jimmy Killeen. His first title fight was on 10 December 1974 at the former Nottingham ice rink, when he had a points win over Paddy Maguire and became the British bantamweight champion. He lost the bantamwei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Clark
Johnny A Clark (10 September 1947 – 28 December 2020) was a British boxer who won the British and European bantamweight titles in 1973. Career Amateur career As an amateur he represented England in the flyweight division at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica. He won the 1966 Amateur Boxing Association British bantamweight title, when boxing out of the Robert Browning ABC. Professional career From Walworth in London, Clark made his professional debut in October 1966, fighting a draw against Tommy Connor. Trained by Charlie Page at the Thomas a Becket gym, he won his next 27 fights, and in April 1970 faced Alan Rudkin for the British bantamweight title and the vacant Commonwealth bantamweight title at the Royal Albert Hall. Rudkin stopped him in the twelfth round to take both titles. In April 1971 he faced John Kellie in a final eliminator for the British title; He was stopped in the second round, but six months later they met again, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter McGowan
Walter McGowan, MBE (13 October 1942 – 15 February 2016), was a Scottish boxer born in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire. He was known for having been the world flyweight champion (Lineal champion. Recognized by European Boxing Union, British Boxing Board of Control and ''The Ring''). He was the son of Thomas McGowan, who had boxed under the name of "Joe Gans". He was a skillful boxer, who showed brilliant footwork and knew how to use the ring. However, he suffered throughout his career with cuts, often having fights stopped despite being ahead on points. Without this failing, he would have had an even more successful career. Amateur career McGowan won the 1961 Amateur Boxing Association British flyweight title, when boxing out of the Royal Albert ABC. He suffered only two defeats in 124 amateur bouts. Professional career He had his first professional fight in August 1961 when he fought George McDade at the Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, winning by a technical knockout in the thir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Rudkin
Alan Rudkin MBE (18 November 1941 – 22 September 2010) was a British national, Commonwealth, and European bantamweight boxing champion (1965–1970). He was born in St Asaph (Wales), as his pregnant mother was evacuated from Liverpool during the second world war. He was brought up in Dingle, Liverpool, and was a member of the Florence Institute. Rudkin won domestic British, Commonwealth & European titles at Bantamweight where he held a Lonsdale belt & also won a British title at Featherweight. He was noted for his 2 close fights with the great Walter McGowan, each winning one. He was a three times challenger for the undisputed World Championship, in Japan, Australia & Mexico. Rudkin appeared to be ahead on points but lost contentious decisions against both Masahiko “Fighting” Harada & Lionel Rose. He was decisively beaten by Rubén Olivares. He was appointed MBE in 1973. In 2007 the Liverpool Echo included him in its list of the 800 greatest Liverpudlians, as part of Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Caldwell (boxer)
John Caldwell (7 May 1938 in Belfast – 10 July 2009) was an Irish boxer who won the bronze medal in the flyweight (– 51 kg) division at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. Caldwell was considered a supreme fighter whose class and skill saw him claim a medal in 1956 and the world bantamweight crown in 1961. He enjoyed a magnificent career as an amateur and professional in which he contested 275 bouts, winning on all but ten occasions. Background Born in Belfast's Cyprus Street in 1938 Caldwell was drawn to the world-famous Immaculata Club at an early age. Caldwell's natural talent came to the attention of trainer Jack McCusker and he rose to prominence throughout Ireland. 1956 Summer Olympics By 1956, the Falls Road boxer held both the junior and senior Irish flyweight titles and a place on the Irish team at the Melbourne 1956 Summer Olympics was assured. ''"We were away for six weeks and went to San Francisco and then stopped off in Honolulu on the way to Austr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freddie Gilroy
Frederick Gilroy (7 March 1936 – 28 June 2016) was a Northern Irish boxer. Gilroy won a bronze medal for Ireland at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne at Bantamweight. As a professional, he took the Commonwealth (British Empire) and European Bantamweight titles in 1959 and contended for the World Bantamweight Title in 1960. Early life and career Freddie Gilroy was born on 7 March 1936 in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast, Northern Ireland. He got an early start in boxing by joining the St John Bosco amateur boxing club at the age of nine. At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, he won a bronze medal in bantamweight boxing. After a first round bye, Gilroy defeated Boris Stepanov of the Soviet Union by a third-round knockout. He then beat Mario Sitri of Italy on points, before losing to Wolfgang Behrendt of Germany on points. Pro career Taking the British Empire and European Bantamweight titles, 1959 Johnny Morrisey fell to Gilroy in an eighth round knockout in Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Kelly (boxer)
John Kelly (17 January 1932 – 29 December 2016) was a boxer from Northern Ireland who was Irish, British, and European bantamweight champion in the 1950s. Career Born in Belfast, Kelly first had success as an amateur. He finished as runner-up in the Irish bantamweight final and went on to win a silver medal at the European Amateur Boxing Championships in Milan in May 1951. He made his professional debut in December 1951 with a win over Peter Morrison. He had 13 fights in 1952, all of them wins, including a points victory over Hogan Bassey. He was still unbeaten by June 1953, when he faced Bunty Doran at the Ulster Hall, Belfast for the Irish bantamweight title and the BBBofC Northern Ireland Area title. Kelly stopped Doran in the eleventh round to take both titles. His next fight came in October 1953, when he challenged for Peter Keenan's British and European titles at the King's Hall, Belfast. The fight went the full 15 rounds, with Kelly getting the decision.Golesworthy, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Keenan (boxer)
Peter Keenan (8 August 1928 — 27 July 2000 (aged 71)) was a Scottish amateur flyweight and professional fly/ bantam/featherweight boxer of the 1940s and 1950s. As an amateur, he was runner-up in the 1948 Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) light middleweight title, against Henry Carpenter (Bradfield ABC), boxing out of Anderston ABC. As a professional, he won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) Scottish Area bantamweight title, BBBofC British bantamweight title, European Boxing Union (EBU) bantamweight title (twice), and British Empire bantamweight title. He was a challenger for the World Bantamweight Title (British Empire version) against Vic Toweel. His professional fighting weight varied from , i.e. flyweight to , i.e. featherweight. After his boxing career, Peter Keenan became a successful dealer in property and owned Peter Keenan's Stable Bar at 26 Lancefield Quay, Anderston and the Sportsman in Glasgow. The Stable Bar was the first in Glasgo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny O'Sullivan (boxer)
Danny O'Sullivan (6 January 1923 – 28 February 1990) was an English boxer who was the British bantamweight champion between 1949 and 1951, and who also fought for the British Empire, European, and world titles. Danny married Lilian and they had 2 daughters Pat and Carol. Pat married Graham Walsh and had 2 sons, Nick and Steve. Carol married Mike Newby and had a son and a daughter, Simon and Kate. Career Born in London, O'Sullivan started boxing in a ring that his sewerman father built in the back garden of their Islington house. His father had supplemented his earnings by boxing in the evenings. O'Sullivan boxed as an amateur while working as an electrician's mate and later while serving in the Royal Air Force during World War II, winning the ABA bantamweight title in 1947 and fighting in the European championships in Dublin. He turned professional in April 1947 and had his first pro fight three months later, with a first-round stoppage of Wally Basquille at Olympia. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stan Rowan
Stanley "Stan" J. Rowan (31 August 1924 – 1997 (aged 72)) born in Liverpool, was an English professional bantam/feather/lightweight boxer of the 1940s and 1950s who won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) British bantamweight title, and British Empire bantamweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from , i.e. bantamweight to , i.e. lightweight. Genealogical information Stan Rowan was the son of Joseph P. Rowan and Sara( Given name, née Connolly)marriage registeredduring October→December 1923 in West Derby district). Stan Rowan's marriage to Annie Flynn was registered during January→March 1950 in Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ... South district. References External links *Image - Stan RowanImage - Stan Rowan [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
