British Light Heavyweight Championship

The British Light Heavyweight Championship was a top British wrestling championship found throughout the country's circuit. The title's broken history dates back to the 1920s. After going inactive in 2004, the title was re-activated in 2014.

Title history

This is the combined list of different versions of the British Heavyweight Titles, each of which was probably the most significant version at the time. Each version may or may not be connected to another. However, all title changes are either actual or "official" unless indicated otherwise.

Original

Wrestler:	Times:	Date:	Place:	Notes:
Sam Clapham	1	1920s		First recorded champion.
Atholl Oakeley	1	1930		Legacy from Clapham uncertain
Dick Wills	1	1932
Robert H Cook	1	1936-1938	Manchester	Won title from Wills 08/05/1936. Won European Light Heavyweight title from Milo Popocopolis 22/05/1936.
Bill McDonald	1	1947		Legacy from Cook uncertain
Charley Fisher	1	June 1950
Sonny Wallis	1	July 1950		Vacated title
Norman Walsh	1	February 1951	Edinburgh	Defeated Tony Baer to win the title.
Les Kellett	1

Joint Promotions

Wrestler:	Times:	Date:	Place:	Notes:
Dennis Mitchell	1	1952
Ernie Riley	1	1952		Defeats "Iron Man" Steve Logan (from London) to win the title.
Charley Fisher	2			Legacy from Riley uncertain. Vacates the title in 1955 after leaving the Light Heavyweight division.
Ernie Riley	2	1955		Defeats "Iron Man" Steve Logan (from London) to win the vacant title.
Billy Joyce	1	1957
Ernie Riley	3
Roy St. Clair	1	1960	Nottingham
Ernie Riley	4	May 1961		Riley reitres as champion in December 1969
Billy Joyce	2	27/03/1971	Blackburn	Defeated Tony Charles for the vacant title. Retired as champion in 1976.
Marty Jones	1	12/11/1976	Wolverhampton	Defeats Mark Rocco for the vacant title. Jones vacates the title in 1982 after winning the World Mid-Heavyweight Championship.
Dave Finlay	1	24/2/1983	Oldham	Defeats Ringo Rigby in a tournament final
Marty Jones	2	26/11/1983	Manchester
Dave Finlay	2	before February 1984
Marty Jones	3	8/2/1984	Leamington	Jones vacates the title in 1984 after regaining the World Mid-Heavyweight Championship.
Alan Kilby	1	16/1/1985	Walsall	Defeats Steve Logan (from Birmingham - unrelated to Steve Logan from London) to win the vacant title.

All Star Wrestling

Wrestler:	Times:	Date:	Place:	Notes:
King Ben	1	25/3/1988	Keighley
Alan Kilby	2	1988
Skull Murphy (Peter Northey)	1	25/3/1995	Norwich
Alan Kilby	3	Before September 1995
Danny Boy Collins	1	2/4/1996	Croydon
Alan Kilby	4	Before January 1998
Ian Wilson	1	10/10/1998	Norwich
Alan Kilby	5	November 1998	Norwich	Last claimed the title on 1/11/2004.
Dean Allmark	1	2014
Seiki Yoshioka	1	July 6, 2014	Tokyo, Japan	^[1]^[2]
Dean Allmark	2	August 19, 2014	Rhyl	^[3]

References

↑ "Fighting Entertainment Wrestle-1 「衝撃～Impact～」". Wrestle-1 (in Japanese). 2014-07-06. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
↑ "イングランド遠征中の吉岡世起選手初防衛戦決定のお知らせ". Wrestle-1 (in Japanese). 2014-08-15. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
↑ "イングランドでの吉岡世起選手、初防衛戦結果のお知らせ". Wrestle-1 (in Japanese). 2014-08-20. Retrieved 2014-08-20.

External links

British Light Heavyweight Title

British professional wrestling championships

Weight division championships	Flyweight (2005–2012) Lightweight (1933–2002) Welterweight (1938–present) Middleweight (1930s–2005) Heavy Middleweight (1953–1990s) Light Heavyweight (1920s–2004, 2014–present) Mid-Heavyweight (1952–1981, 2002–present) Heavyweight (1930–present)

Other divisions	Women's Tag Team (1933–2002) Tag Team (1933–2002) Women's (1933–2002)

British Empire/Commonwealth titles (defunct)	Heavyweight Junior Heavyweight Mid-Heavyweight Light Heavyweight Middleweight

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