Dennis Andries

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Dennis Andries MBE (born 5 November 1953) is a British former professional boxer who fought at light heavyweight.

Andries turned pro in 1978 and won the WBC Light Heavyweight Title in 1986 in a decision over American JB Williamson. He defended the title once against fellow Briton Tony Sibson before losing the belt in 1987 to Thomas Hearns. In 1989 he re-captured the Vacant WBC Light Heavyweight Title with a win over American Tony Willis, but lost the title in his first defence to Jeff Harding. In 1990 he won a rematch with Harding via 7th-round KO, recapturing the title. He made two further defences before in 1991 losing the title again to Harding, via majority decision, capping their trilogy. Dennis Andries, lost a WBA Cruiserweight final eliminator via 7th-round KO to David Pearce in 1982, although the BBBoC did not sanction the Cruiserweight division in the UK. Dennis Andries retired in 1996. Andries was appointed the MBE in the 1991 Birthday Honours.

Professional boxing record[]

49 Wins (30 knockouts, 19 decisions), 14 Losses (4 knockouts, 10 decisions), 2 Draws[1]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	51–13–2	Johnny Nelson	TKO	7	14 December 1996	Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom	BBBofC British Cruiserweight Title
Loss	51–12–2	Terry Dunstan	PTS	12	13 February 1996	Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom	BBBofC British Cruiserweight Title
Win	51–11–2	Artis Pendergrass	PTS	8	28 October 1995	Bristol, Avon, United Kingdom
Loss	50–11–2	Terry Dunstan	PTS	12	13 May 1995	Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom	BBBofC British Cruiserweight Title
Win	50–10–2	Mike Peak	PTS	10	4 March 1995	Livingston, Scotland, United Kingdom
Win	49–10–2	Denzil Browne	TKO	11	21 January 1995	Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom	BBBofC British Cruiserweight Title
Win	48–10–2	Sylvester White	TKO	5	1 October 1994	Carpentras, Vaucluse, France
Loss	47–10–2	Przemyslaw Saleta	UD	12	23 March 1994	Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom	WBC International Cruiserweight Title
Win	47–9–2	Mike Peak	PTS	10	26 February 1994	Kensington, London, United Kingdom
Win	46–9–2	Crawford Ashley	TKO	4	29 January 1994	Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Win	45–9–2	Willie Jake	TKO	6	31 March 1993	Barking, London, United Kingdom
Win	44–9–2	David Sewell	PTS	10	27 February 1993	Dagenham, Essex, United Kingdom
Loss	43–9–2	Akim Tafer	MD	12	27 February 1992	Beausoleil, Alpes-Maritimes, France	EBU Cruiserweight Title
Win	43–8–2	Paul Madison	TKO	9	11 December 1991	Duluth, Minnesota, United States
Win	42–8–2	Edward Neblett	KO	4	15 November 1991	Tampa, Florida, United States
Loss	41–8–2	Jeff Harding	MD	12	11 September 1991	Hammersmith, London, United Kingdom	Lost WBC light heavyweight title
Win	41–7–2	Guy Waters	UD	12	19 January 1991	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia	Retained WBC light heavyweight title
Win	40–7–2	Sergio Daniel Merani	TKO	4	10 October 1990	Kensington, London, United Kingdom	Retained WBC light heavyweight title
Win	39–7–2	Jeff Harding	KO	7	28 July 1990	Melbourne, Australia	Won WBC light heavyweight title
Win	38–7–2	Clarismundo Aparecido Silva	TKO	7	20 January 1990	Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States
Win	37–7–2	Art Jimmerson	UD	10	26 October 1989	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Loss	36–7–2	Jeff Harding	TKO	12	24 June 1989	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	Lost WBC light heavyweight title
Win	35–7–2	Tony Willis	TKO	5	21 February 1989	Tucson, Arizona, United States	Won vacant WBC light heavyweight title
Win	34–7–2	Paul Madison	TKO	4	17 October 1988	Tucson, Arizona, United States
Win	32–7–2	Tony Harrison	TKO	8	10 September 1988	Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States
Win	31–7–2	Bobby Czyz	MD	10	22 May 1988	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	30–7–2	Jamie Howe	PTS	10	20 February 1988	Detroit, Michigan, United States
Win	29–7–2	Robert Folley	PTS	10	6 October 1987	Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Loss	28–7–2	Tommy Hearns	TKO	10	7 March 1987	Detroit, Michigan, United States	Lost WBC light heavyweight title
Win	28–6–2	Tony Sibson	TKO	9	10 September 1986	Muswell Hill, London, United Kingdom	Retained WBC light heavyweight title
Win	27–6–2	J. B. Williamson	SD	12	30 April 1986	Edmonton, London, United Kingdom	Won WBC light heavyweight title
Win	26–6–2	Keith Bristol	TKO	6	13 February 1986	Longford, London, United Kingdom
Draw	25–6–2	Alex Blanchard	PTS	12	11 December 1985	Fulham, London, United Kingdom
Win	25–6–1	Marcus Dorsey	KO	3	6 June 1985	Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
Win	24–6–1	Tim Broady	TKO	5	25 May 1985	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win	23–6–1	Jeff Meachem	TKO	4	7 May 1985	Metairie, Louisiana, United States
Win	22–6–1	Jose Seys	TKO	3	23 March 1985	Strand, London, United Kingdom	Referee stopped the bout at 2:45 of the third round.
Win	21–6–1	Devon Bailey	KO	12	10 October 1984	Shoreditch, London, United Kingdom	BBBofC British Light Heavyweight Title
Win	20–6–1	Tom Elton Collins	PTS	12	6 April 1984	Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom	BBBofC British Light Heavyweight Title
Win	19–6–1	Tom Elton Collins	PTS	12	26 January 1984	Strand, London, United Kingdom	BBBofC British Light Heavyweight Title
Win	18–6–1	Keith Bristol	KO	4	22 September 1983	Strand, London, United Kingdom	BBBofC Southern Area Light Heavyweight Title. British Title Eliminator
Win	17–6–1	Chris Lawson	KO	4	19 May 1983	Queensway, London, United Kingdom
Win	16–6–1	Karl Canwell	KO	4	28 February 1983	Strand, London, United Kingdom	BBBofC Southern Area Light Heavyweight Title. British Title Eliminator
Win	15–6–1	Keith Bristol	PTS	10	13 August 1982	Strand, London, United Kingdom	BBBofC Southern Area Light Heavyweight Title. British Title Eliminator
Loss	14–6–1	Tom Elton Collins	PTS	15	15 March 1982	Bloomsbury, London, United Kingdom	BBBofC British Light Heavyweight Title
Win	14–5–1	Alex Penarski	PTS	10	23 November 1981	Chesterfield, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Loss	13–5–1	David Pearce	TKO	7	12 October 1981	Bloomsbury, London, United Kingdom
Win	13–4–1	Liam Coleman	TKO	6	16 September 1981	Burslem, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Win	12–4–1	Shaun Chalcraft	PTS	10	23 March 1981	Mayfair, London, United Kingdom	BBBofC Southern Area Light Heavyweight Title
Win	11–4–1	Chris Lawson	TKO	8	18 June 1980	Burslem, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Loss	10–4–1	Mustafa Wasajja	PTS	8	17 April 1980	Brøndby, Denmark
Loss	10–3–1	Bunny Johnson	PTS	15	27 February 1980	Burslem, Staffordshire, United Kingdom	BBBofC British Light Heavyweight Title
Win	10–2–1	Johnny Waldron	TKO	10	17 September 1979	Mayfair, London, United Kingdom	BBBofC Southern Area Light Heavyweight Title
Win	9–2–1	Bonny McKenzie	PTS	8	6 June 1979	Burslem, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Win	8–2–1	Francis Hands	TKO	8	5 April 1979	Liverpool, United Kingdom
Win	7–2–1	Tom Elton Collins	KO	6	30 January 1979	Southend, Essex, United Kingdom
Loss	6–2–1	Bunny Johnson	PTS	10	22 January 1979	Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Win	6–1–1	Tom Elton Collins	PTS	8	4 December 1978	Southend, Essex, United Kingdom
Win	5–1–1	Glen McEwan	TKO	7	22 November 1978	Trentham, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Draw	4–1–1	Les McAteer	PTS	8	14 November 1978	Birkenhead, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Win	4–1	Neville Esteban	PTS	6	31 October 1978	Barnsley, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Win	3–1	"Welsh" Ken Jones	PTS	6	18 September 1978	Mayfair, London, United Kingdom
Loss	2–1	Bonny McKenzie	PTS	8	20 June 1978	Southend, Essex, United Kingdom
Win	2–0	Mark Cumber	TKO	1	1 June 1978	Heathrow, London, United Kingdom
Win	1–0	Ray Pearce	KO	2	16 May 1978	Newport, Wales, United Kingdom

See also[]

• List of WBC world champions
• List of British light-heavyweight boxing champions

References[]

External links[]

• Boxing record for Dennis Andries from BoxRec