Peter Boddington

Peter Boddington
Statistics
Real name Peter Boddington
Rated at Heavyweight
Nationality British
Born (1942-10-01) 1 October 1942
Coventry, England
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights 22
Wins 18
Wins by KO 15
Losses 4
Draws 0
No contests 0

Peter Boddington (born 1 October 1942) was the British amateur heavyweight boxing 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.

Boxing career

Amateur

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.

Boddington won a silver medal in the 20th European Amateur Boxing Championships in Rome (25 May - 2 June 1967) having a weight 91 kg.

Professional

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

18 Wins (15 knockouts, 3 decisions), 4 Losses (3 knockouts, 1 decisions)
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 9-0 South Africa Mike "The Tank" Schutte TKO 1 02/09/1972 South Africa Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Win 10-9-2 United Kingdom Brian Jewitt PTS 8 01/02/1972 England Bull Ring Sporting Club, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom 39.75-39.25.
Loss 23-6 Jamaica Bunny Johnson TKO 4 09/11/1971 England Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
Win 9-15-1 United Kingdom Paul Cassidy TKO 5 22/09/1971 England Midlands Sporting Club, Solihull, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Win 9-7-2 United Kingdom Brian "City" Hall KO 2 28/04/1971 England Midlands Sporting Club, Solihull, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Loss 8-14-1 United Kingdom Paul Cassidy KO 2 17/03/1971 England Midlands Sporting Club, Solihull, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Win 2-0 United Kingdom Dave Hallinan TKO 6 10/11/1970 England Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom
Win 14-10-3 Wales Dennis Avoth PTS 8 08/09/1970 England Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom
Win 12-10 Saint Kitts and Nevis Rudolph Vaughan TKO 5 01/06/1969 England Hilton Hotel, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom
Loss 10-2 Jamaica Bunny Johnson PTS 8 25/03/1969 England Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom
Win 6-14-2 Jamaica Charlie "The War" Wilson TKO 4 24/02/1969 England Hilton Hotel, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom
Win 9-3 Scotland Terry Feeley TKO 3 12/11/1968 England Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom
Win 5-9-2 United Kingdom George Dulaire TKO 5 11/10/1968 England Hilton Hotel, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom
Win 9-5 Trinidad and Tobago Ulric Regis TKO 4 18/09/1968 England Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom
Win 16-15-3 Jamaica Lloyd Walford TKO 4 02/07/1968 England Shoreditch Town Hall, Shoreditch, London, United Kingdom
Win 6-10-1 United Kingdom Ernie Field TKO 7 09/04/1968 England Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom Referee stopped the bout at 2:42 of the seventh round.
Win 6-6 United Kingdom Obe Hepburn KO 4 26/02/1968 Nottinghamshire Nottingham Ice Stadium, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
Win 5-5-1 United Kingdom Tommy "Gun" Woods TKO 3 08/01/1968 Nottinghamshire Nottingham Ice Stadium, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
Win 6-9-2 Jamaica Charlie "The War" Wilson PTS 8 28/11/1967 Nottinghamshire Victoria Baths, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
Win 3-12-4 United Kingdom Barry Rodney TKO 2 07/11/1967 England Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom
Win 0-1-1 United Kingdom "Boxing" Bert Johnson TKO 2 10/10/1967 Nottinghamshire Victoria Baths, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
Win 11-8-3 United Kingdom Jim McIlvaney TKO 2 06/09/1967 England De Montford Hall, Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom Referee stopped the bout at 2:35 of the second round.

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