Colin Powers (born 2 February 1956) is a British former
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who was British
light welterweight
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champion between 1977 and 1979 and European champion in 1978.
Career
Born in London, Colin Powers made his professional debut in June 1975 with a win over Kevin Quinn. In September 1976 he fought
Des Morrison for the vacant
BBBofC Southern Area super lightweight title, Morrison stopping him in the fifth round to inflict the first defeat of his pro career.
Powers was unbeaten in the next year, beating
Joey Singleton
Joey "The Jab" Singleton (born 2 June 1951) is a former British professional boxer who competed from 1973 to 1982. He is a former British light-welterweight champion.
Early life
Singleton was born on 2 June 1951 in, Liverpool, England. He won a ...
,
Clinton McKenzie
Clinton McKenzie (born 15 September 1955) is a former British professional boxer. He fought in the light welterweight division and became the British light welterweight title holder and briefly held the European title.
Background
McKenzie was ...
and
Efisio Pinna, leading to a fight against Morrison for the vacant British light welterweight title at the
York Hall
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in October 1977. Powers had Morrison down three times before stopping him in the tenth round to become British champion.
Powers successfully defended the British title against
Chris Walker in February 1978 and in June that year fought
Jean-Baptiste Piedvache for the European title at the
Palais des Sports in Paris; Powers stopped Piedvache in the eleventh round to become European champion. Powers defended the title three months later against
Fernando Sánchez, losing after being stopped in the tenth.
Having relinquished the British title to pursue higher honours, in February 1979 he regained it from Clinton McKenzie, taking a points decision.
[''Boxing News'', 9 February 1979] The two met again for the title in September, this time McKenzie taking the decision.
Powers returned in January 1980 in a British title eliminator against
Sylvester Mittee
Sylvester "The Master Blaster" Mittee (born 29 October 1956) is a Saint Lucian-British boxer of the 1970s and 1980s. He fought as an amateur lightweight and a professional light welterweight/welterweight/ light middleweight, winning multiple c ...
. Mittee stopped him in the seventh round.
Powers continued until 1983, his final fight a defeat at the hands of
Lloyd Christie
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Career
Born in London, the b ...
.
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1956 births
Living people
British male boxers
Light-welterweight boxers
Boxers from Greater London