Len Wickwar

Len Wickwar
Statistics
Real name Leonard Arthur Wickwar
Rated at Lightweight
Nationality British
Born (1911-03-21)21 March 1911
Leicester, England
Died 1 June 1980
Boxing record
Total fights 470
Wins 340
Wins by KO 93
Losses 87
Draws 42
No contests 1

Len Wickwar (21 March 1911 – June 1980) was a British boxer who fought between 1928 and 1947 as a lightweight.[1]

Professional background

Wickwar was a Leicestershire boxer who turned professional at the age of 18.[2] Starting his career fighting in small clubs, he would fight up to three times in one night.[2] One of his biggest fights was at Welford Road Stadium in the late 1930s, where he lost to British lightweight champion Eric Boon.[2] His boxing career was put on hold during World War II; He returned to boxing after the war but only fought four more times before retiring in 1947.[2]

He fought a total of 470 professional fights, which is the highest amount by any boxer, amongst 340 victories.[3] He was managed by George Biddles who also managed the Nottinghamshire featherweight Tish Marsden.[2]

After retiring from boxing, Wickwar lived in the New Parks area of Leicester and worked for a local engineering company.[2]

Coincidentally, both Marsden and Wickwar died on exactly the same day in 1980.[4]

References

  1. "Len Wickwar – Boxer". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Uncrowned King of the Ring", Leicester Mercury, 4 March 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2014
  3. "Boxing News". Theboxinghistorian.com. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
  4. "Len Wickwar – boxer with the most fights ever | British Boxing History". Nipperpatdaly.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-12-27.

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Awards and achievements
Vacant
Title last held by
unknown
Leicester Flyweight Champion
December 3, 1929 – ?
Vacated
Incumbent
Preceded by
Incumbent
BBBofC Midlands Area Welterweight Champion
March 21, 1937 – ?
Vacant
Title next held by
Eric Skidmore
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