Horace G. Notice (born 7 August 1957[1]) is an English amateur and professional heavyweight boxer of the 1980s who as an amateur won the 1983 ABA Heavyweight Championship boxing out of the Nechells Green ABC (Birmingham.
Horace Notice | |
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| Born | Horace G. Notice 7 August 1957 West Bromwich, England |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | heavyweight |
| Height | 6 ft 1+1⁄2 in (1.87 m) |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 16 |
| Wins | 16 (KO 12) |
| Losses | 0 |
As a professional, Notice won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) British heavyweight title, and Commonwealth heavyweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from 196 lb, to 212 lb.[2] After defending both his British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles against Hughroy Currie, a retinal detachment prematurely ended his boxing career, and ruined his plans of a next defence. Notice said; "his only regrets were not fighting for a EBU title and facing the man that Frank Bruno avoided, David Pearce".
Personal life edit
Notice lives in Hayes, South East London, with the actress Jacqui Gordon-Lawrence and their daughters, Naomi and Amelia.[3] Singer and actress Michelle Gayle is godmother to one of their daughters.[4]
Professional boxing record edit
| 16 fights | 16 wins | 0 losses |
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| By knockout | 12 | 0 |
| By decision | 4 | 0 |
| No. | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| Win | 16-0 |  Hughroy Currie
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TKO | 10 (12) | 3 September 1988 | York Hall, Bethnal Green
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Retained Commonwealth and British Heavyweight titles |
| Win | 15-0 |  Dean Waters
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TKO | 4 (12) | 2 December 1987 | Grand Hall, Wembley
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Retained Commonwealth heavyweight title |
| Win | 14-0 | Paul Lister
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KO | 3 (12) | 3 November 1987 | Crowtree Leisure Centre, Sunderland
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Retained Commonwealth and British heavyweight titles |
| Win | 13-0 | Dave Garside
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TKO | 5 (12) | 26 May 1987 | Wembley Arena, Wembley
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Retained Commonwealth heavyweight title; Won vacant British heavyweight titles |
| Win | 12-0 |  Proud Kilimanjaro
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TKO | 8 (12) | 4 March 1987 | Civic Hall, Dudley
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Won vacant Commonwealth heavyweight title |
| Win | 11-0 |  Mike Jameson
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UD | 10 | 7 May 1986 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington
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| Win | 10-0 | Hughroy Currie
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TKO | 6 (12) | 12 April 1986 | Palace Lido, Douglas
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Won British and vacant Commonwealth heavyweight title |
| Win | 9-0 | Curtis Jones
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KO | 2 (8) | 4 March 1986 | Wembley Arena, Wembley
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| Win | 8-0 |  Anaclet Wamba
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PTS | 8 | 16 October 1985 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington
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| Win | 7-0 | Noel Quarless [5] [6]
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KO | 7 (12) | 26 March 1985 | The Stadium, Liverpool
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| Win | 6-0 | Bob Young
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PTS | 6 | 27 November 1984 | Wembley Arena, Wembley
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| Win | 5-0 | Winston Allen
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PTS | 6 | 27 November 1984 | Wembley Arena, Wembley
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| Win | 4-0 |  Paddy Finn
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TKO | 3 (6) | 26 October 1984 | Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
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| Win | 3-0 | Andrew Gerrard
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TKO | 2 (6) | 27 April 1984 | Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
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| Win | 2-0 | Theo Josephs
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KO | 1 (6) | 30 November 1983 | National Sporting Club,Cafe Royal, Piccadilly
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| Win | 1-0 | Andrew Gerrard
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PTS | 6 | 24 October 1983 | NSC, Grosvenor House, Mayfair
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Professional debut |
References edit
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ Kingsley, Hilary (1990). The EastEnders Handbook. BBC books. ISBN 0-685-52957-6.
- ^ "MICHELLE MARK II Archived 28 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine", The Voice. URL last accessed on 2007-01-05.
- ^ "BoxRec: Login".
- ^ "BoxRec: Login".
External links edit
- Boxing record for Horace Notice from BoxRec (registration required)
- Image - Horace Notice
- Article - Fight night in great tradition
