The British Heavy Middleweight Championship was a top

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found throughout the country's circuit. The title's history dates back to its foundation by

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in 1953. Officially heavy middleweights were required to weight between and . The championship was recognised and defended on matches screened by UK national television network ITV as part of the professional wrestling slot on '' World of Sport'' as well as standalone broadcasts. Pre-publicity for these championship match broadcasts was given in ITV's nationally published listings magazine

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The entire 31 October 1987 edition of the standalone ''Wrestling'' broadcast was given over to

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's recapture of the title from Chic Cullen in Bradford, 17 September 1987 and highlights of this match were included on the official ITV wrestling compilation VHS release ''Mayhem and Mystery''. Similarly, highlights of Alan Kilby's capture of the vacant title in a tournament final over King Ben in Preston, 7 October 1981, were included on official ITV wrestling compilation DVD release ''The Best Of British Wrestling A-Z''.

Title history

The title was founded in 1953 and remained in Joint Promotions until the mid-1980s when it was taken over by

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. The title remained active until the mid-1990s.

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