Eddie Avoth
Eddie Avoth | |
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Statistics | |
Rated at | Light-heavyweight |
Nationality |
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Born |
2 May 1945 Cardiff, Wales |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 53 |
Wins | 44 |
Wins by KO | 20 |
Losses | 9 |
Draws | 0 |
No contests | 0 |
Eddie Avoth (born 2 May 1945) is a former boxer and actor. He was British and Commonwealth Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion, with a record of 44 wins (20 by knockout) from 53 fights.
History
Avoth was born in Cardiff, Wales. He was a product of the Eddie Thomas boxing gym based in Merthyr Tydfil, which spawned the boxing careers of such notables as Howard Winstone and Ken Buchanan . Avoth's professional boxing career spanned nine years and in this time he won the British and Commonwealth titles. Avoth retired from the ring in 1972. He was also an accomplished amateur boxer and represented his country internationally on many occasions.
Following retirement from boxing, Avoth settled in Puerto Banús, Costa del Sol, Spain where he part-owned a well-known celebrity restaurant. He now resides back in the UK.
Avoth's acting career began with a starring role for entertainment giant Warner Brothers in their 1986 blockbuster film "Instant Justice" where he starred alongside Michael Paré, Tawny Kitaen and Charles Napier. The film was directed by Hollywood producer Craig T Rumar. In 2010 he appeared in the Howard Winstone biopic Risen as boxing promoter Jack Solomons. Avoth himself was played in the film by Welsh boxer Enzo Maccarinelli.
Avoth now regularly travels around the UK and Ireland making after dinner speeches.
Professional boxing record
44 Wins (20 knockouts, 24 decisions), 9 Losses (4 knockouts, 5 decisions) | |||||||
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
Loss | 25-6 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 | 15 Mar 1972 | ![]() |
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Loss | 13-3 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | 30 Oct 1971 | ![]() |
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Win | 11-7 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | 12 Jun 1971 | ![]() |
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Win | 8-15-1 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 12 May 1971 | ![]() |
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Loss | 14-2 | ![]() |
TKO | 15 | 24 Jan 1971 | ![]() |
BBBofC British/Commonwealth Light Heavyweight Titles |
Win | 13-1 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 | 23 Oct 1970 | ![]() |
Commonwealth Light Heavyweight Title |
Loss | 21-0 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 6 Jun 1970 | ![]() |
3-5, 3-5, 2-4 |
Win | 33-7-1 | ![]() |
DQ | 8 | 6 Apr 1970 | ![]() |
BBBofC British Light Heavyweight Title |
Win | 5-9 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | 16 Feb 1970 | ![]() |
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Win | 15-3 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 27 Oct 1969 | ![]() |
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Loss | 27-12-4 | ![]() |
PTS | 15 | 28 Jun 1969 | ![]() |
EBU Light Heavyweight Title |
Win | 17-20-3 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 17 Mar 1969 | ![]() |
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Win | 61-15-5 | ![]() |
KO | 4 | 6 Feb 1969 | ![]() |
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Win | 30-4-1 | ![]() |
TKO | 11 | 13 Jan 1969 | ![]() |
BBBofC British Light Heavyweight Title |
Win | 28-22-1 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 | 18 Nov 1968 | ![]() |
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Win | 13-21 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | 24 Jul 1968 | ![]() |
50-47.5 |
Win | 12-11-3 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 24 Apr 1968 | ![]() |
39.5-39 |
Win | 12-10-3 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 8 Mar 1968 | ![]() |
39.5-39.25 |
Win | 3-4 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | 28 Nov 1967 | ![]() |
50-47.75 |
Win | 12-9-3 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 | 19 Sep 1967 | ![]() |
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Loss | 24-3-1 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 | 19 Jun 1967 | ![]() |
BBBofC British Light Heavyweight Title |
Loss | 4-5 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 | 30 Jan 1967 | ![]() |
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Win | 33-16-6 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 7 Dec 1966 | ![]() |
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Win | 8-8-2 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 | 26 Oct 1966 | ![]() |
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Win | 3-2 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 19 Sep 1966 | ![]() |
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Loss | 15-4-2 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | 12 Jul 1966 | ![]() |
BBBofC Welsh Light Heavyweight Title |
Win | 10-10 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 | 6 Jun 1966 | ![]() |
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Win | 16-12-3 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 | 11 May 1966 | ![]() |
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Win | 8-9-1 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 | 19 Apr 1966 | ![]() |
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Win | 4-4-1 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 | 4 Apr 1966 | ![]() |
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Win | 4-3-1 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 28 Feb 1966 | ![]() |
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Win | 7-8-1 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 | 10 Jan 1966 | ![]() |
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Win | 14-20-3 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 26 Apr 1965 | ![]() |
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Win | 13-29-1 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 | 8 Mar 1965 | ![]() |
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Win | 9-14-1 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 | 1 Feb 1965 | ![]() |
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Win | 4-11-2 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 | 20 Jan 1965 | ![]() |
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Win | 26-15-2 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 14 Dec 1964 | ![]() |
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Win | 20-13-1 | ![]() |
KO | 1 | 1 Dec 1964 | ![]() |
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Win | 4-5 | ![]() |
KO | 2 | 16 Nov 1964 | ![]() |
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Win | 13-27-1 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 2 Nov 1964 | ![]() |
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Win | 3-3 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 | 12 Oct 1964 | ![]() |
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Win | 4-5 | ![]() |
KO | 1 | 21 Sep 1964 | ![]() |
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Win | 3-3 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 20 Jul 1964 | ![]() |
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Win | 9-12-1 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 22 Jun 1964 | ![]() |
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Win | 7-3 | ![]() |
KO | 4 | 20 May 1964 | ![]() |
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Win | 3-2-1 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 12 May 1964 | ![]() |
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Win | 2-0 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 | 24 Mar 1964 | ![]() |
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Win | 8-9 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 24 Feb 1964 | ![]() |
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Loss | 16-25-4 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 9 Dec 1963 | ![]() |
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Win | 16-24-4 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 25 Nov 1963 | ![]() |
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Win | -- | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 22 Oct 1963 | ![]() |
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Win | 5-21-1 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 20 Aug 1963 | ![]() |
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Win | 3-0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 1 Jul 1963 | ![]() |
See also
External links
- Professional boxing record for Eddie Avoth from BoxRec
- Risen -the film