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Peter Boddington (1 October 1942 – 19 December 2020) was a British boxer.
Peter Boddington | |
|---|---|
| Born | Peter Boddington October 1, 1942 Coventry, England |
| Died | 19 December 2020 (aged 78) Coventry, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 22 |
| Wins | 18 |
| Wins by KO | 15 |
| Losses | 4 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
He was the Amateur Boxing Association 1967 heavyweight champion and subsequently a professional boxer. Boddington was member of his local boxing club, Rootes ABC. He went to Whitley Abbey Comprehensive School in Whitley, Coventry.[1]
Boxing career edit
Amateur edit
Boddington became the British amateur heavyweight boxing champion winning his title in the 80th Amateur Boxing Association Championships at the Wembley Arena, Wembley, London on 5 May 1967.[1][2]
Boddington won a silver medal in the 20th European Amateur Boxing Championships in Rome (25 May - 2 June 1967) having a weight of 91 kg.
Professional edit
Boddington turned professional in September 1967, running his record up to 12-0 with 11 KOs by March 1969. He then started the tail end of his career, losing 4 of his last 10 bouts - a points and TKO loss to Bunny Johnson, a KO by Paul Cassidy, and a TKO by Mike Schutte to close Boddington's career in his only fight outside the UK, which took place in Johannesburg, South Africa on 2 September 1972.
Professional boxing record edit
External links edit
- Amateur Boxing Association of England
- Boxing record for Peter Boddington from BoxRec (registration required)
References edit
- ^ a b "Elite Championships". Amateur Boxing Association of England. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ "Boddington's title Turpin just fails". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 6 May 1967. Retrieved 29 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.