George Odwell (15 February 1911 – 11 July 1995) was a British professional

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who was active from 1930 to 1945 and boxed in the

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division. He fought a recorded 210 times in his 15 year-career and is currently ranked 7th on the boxers with the most

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Career

Odwell began his career in 1930 with a match against Tom Daniels which Odwell won by knockout victory in the 3rd round. Odwell defeated

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on 1 November 1937 by technical knockout in the 7th round of a 12-round bout. Odwell has been ranked as one of Britain's top 500 fighters. Odwell died on 11 July 1995.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Odwell, George 1911 births 1995 deaths Boxers from Greater London Welterweight boxers British male boxers