Peter G. Harris (born 23 August 1962) is a Welsh former professional boxer. Harris became Wales featherweight Champion and in 1986 after defeating
Kelvin Smart
Kelvin Smart (born 12 December 1960) is a Welsh former professional boxer who competed from 1979 to 1987. He held the British flyweight title from 1982 to 1984.
Boxing career
Smart began his boxing career as a promising amateur, fighting out of ...
. He briefly held the British featherweight title in 1988 by defeating
Kevin Taylor before winning the Welsh title for a second time in 1994. His last professional bout was in 1996.
Career
Harris began his professional career in February 1983, suffering a defeat via a points decision to Dave Pratt.
He drew a bout with Jim Harvey before winning his first professional fight in his third bout, defeating Brett Styles on points. In 1986, Harris won the Welsh flyweight title after defeating
Kelvin Smart
Kelvin Smart (born 12 December 1960) is a Welsh former professional boxer who competed from 1979 to 1987. He held the British flyweight title from 1982 to 1984.
Boxing career
Smart began his boxing career as a promising amateur, fighting out of ...
on points.
Three further victories resulted in Harris receiving a title fight against
Kevin Taylor for the vacant British featherweight championship. Harris won the bout before losing the title in his first defence against
Paul Hodkinson
Paul Hodkinson (born 14 September 1965 in Kirkby, Liverpool, England) is a former professional boxer. Hodkinson fought at Featherweight and is the former British, European and World (WBC) Featherweight Title holder.
Amateur career
Paul Hodkins ...
.
Harris met Hodkinson in a rematch in his next bout 14 months later, although Hodkinson had won the European title by the time of the fight. Harris lost the rematch via a TKO.
Harris fought for the Welsh featherweight title two more times during his career, losing to
Steve Robinson in July 1991 before winning the vacant belt for a second time by defeating Nigel Haddock in May 1994. His final professional fight took place in 1996.
Personal life
Harris was born in
Swansea, Wales. His son, Jay, is also a professional boxer and holds the Commonwealth, European and IBF Inter-continental flyweight titles. Harris is his son's trainer.
References
External links
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Welsh male boxers
Featherweight boxers
Boxers from Swansea
Living people
1962 births