Les McAteer (born 19 August 1945
in
Birkenhead
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) is an
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light middle/
middle/
light heavyweight
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of the 1960s and '70s who as an amateur won the
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(ABAE) 1960 Schools Intermediate title,
boxing out of Birkenhead, and won the
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(ABAE) 1962 Junior Class-B title against
K. Kemp (West Ham Boys' Club),
boxing out of Willaston Birkenhead ABC, and as a professional won the
British Boxing Board of Control
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(BBBofC) Central Area middleweight title, BBBofC British middleweight title, and
Commonwealth middleweight title, ( between 14th July 1969 - 12th May 1970) and was a challenger for the BBBofC British middleweight title, and British Commonwealth middleweight title against
Johnny Pritchett
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, and
European Boxing Union
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(EBU) middleweight title against
Tom Bogs, his professional fighting weight varied from , i.e.
light middleweight
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to , i.e.
light heavyweight
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.
Les McAteer was managed by
Johnny Campbell (circa-1905 — 2 May 1994 (aged 89)).
Genealogical information
Les McAteer is the younger brother of
Brian McAteerbirth registeredJanuary→March in
Birkenhead
Birkenhead (; cy, Penbedw) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England; historically, it was part of Cheshire until 1974. The town is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the south bank of the River Mersey, opposite Liver ...
district),
Niel McAteerbirth registeredJanuary→March in
Birkenhead
Birkenhead (; cy, Penbedw) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England; historically, it was part of Cheshire until 1974. The town is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the south bank of the River Mersey, opposite Liver ...
district), and the boxer
Gordon McAteerbirth registeredApril→June in
Birkenhead
Birkenhead (; cy, Penbedw) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England; historically, it was part of Cheshire until 1974. The town is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the south bank of the River Mersey, opposite Liver ...
district), the older brother of
William McAteerbirth registeredJuly→September in
Birkenhead
Birkenhead (; cy, Penbedw) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England; historically, it was part of Cheshire until 1974. The town is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the south bank of the River Mersey, opposite Liver ...
district), and
Patricia McAteerbirth registeredOctober→December in
Birkenhead
Birkenhead (; cy, Penbedw) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England; historically, it was part of Cheshire until 1974. The town is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the south bank of the River Mersey, opposite Liver ...
district), the cousin of the boxer
Pat McAteer
Pat "PatMac" McAteer (17 March 1932 — 30 April 2009) born in Birkenhead was an English professional light middle/ middle/light heavyweight boxer of the 1950s who won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) British middleweight title (bet ...
, and relative of association (soccer) footballer
Jason McAteer
Jason Wynne McAteer (born 18 June 1971) is a former professional footballer. His primary position was in centre midfield, though he was also an able right winger and full-back.
During his professional career from 1992 to 2007, McAteer played ...
.
References
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Image - Les McAteerMerseyside Form Boxers Association → The Greats → Les McAteer
1945 births
Living people
English male boxers
Light-heavyweight boxers
Light-middleweight boxers
Middleweight boxers
Sportspeople from Birkenhead
Boxers from Liverpool
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