Eddie Avoth

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) [1]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	25–6	Bunny Johnson	TKO	3	15 March 1972	, Caerphilly, United Kingdom
Loss	13–3		PTS	10	30 October 1971	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
Win	11–7		PTS	10	12 June 1971	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
Win	8–15–1		PTS	8	12 May 1971	, Caerphilly, United Kingdom
Loss	14–2	Chris Finnegan	TKO	15	24 January 1971	Grosvenor House, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom	BBBofC British/Commonwealth Light Heavyweight Titles
Win	13–1		TKO	6	23 October 1970	Brisbane Festival Hall, Brisbane, Australia	Commonwealth Light Heavyweight Title
Loss	21–0	Mike Quarry	UD	10	6 June 1970	Valley Music Theater, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, United States	3–5, 3–5, 2–4
Win	33–7–1	John "Young" McCormack	DQ	8	6 April 1970	Nottingham Ice Stadium, Nottingham, United Kingdom	BBBofC British Light Heavyweight Title
Win	5–9		PTS	10	16 February 1970	National Sporting Club, Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom
Win	15–3	Bunny Johnson	PTS	8	27 October 1969	, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Loss	27–12–4		PTS	15	28 June 1969	, Zagreb, Croatia	EBU Light Heavyweight Title
Win	17–20–3		PTS	8	17 March 1969	National Sporting Club, Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom
Win	61–15–5		KO	4	6 February 1969	Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Win	30–4–1		TKO	11	13 January 1969	, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom	BBBofC British Light Heavyweight Title
Win	28–22–1		TKO	6	18 November 1968	Grosvenor House, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom
Win	13–21		PTS	10	24 July 1968	, Porthcawl, United Kingdom	50–47.5
Win	12–11–3		PTS	8	24 April 1968	Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, United Kingdom	39.5–39
Win	12–10–3		PTS	8	8 March 1968	National Sporting Club, Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom	39.5–39.25
Win	3–4		PTS	10	28 November 1967	Afan Lido, Aberavon, United Kingdom	50–47.75
Win	12–9–3		TKO	3	19 September 1967	Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom
Loss	24–3–1		TKO	7	19 June 1967	National Sporting Club, Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom	BBBofC British Light Heavyweight Title
Loss	4–5	Ernie Field	TKO	2	30 January 1967	Midland Hotel, Manchester, United Kingdom
Win	33–16–6	Johnny Halafihi	PTS	8	7 December 1966	Afan Lido, Port Talbot, United Kingdom
Win	8–8–2	Johnny Ould	TKO	4	26 October 1966	National Sporting Club, Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom
Win	3–2	Ernie Field	PTS	8	19 September 1966	Midland Hotel, Manchester, United Kingdom
Loss	15–4–2		PTS	10	12 July 1966	Afan Lido, Port Talbot, United Kingdom	BBBofC Welsh Light Heavyweight Title
Win	10–10		TKO	2	6 June 1966	National Sporting Club, Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom
Win	16–12–3		TKO	4	11 May 1966	Midland Hotel, Manchester, United Kingdom
Win	8–9–1		TKO	7	19 April 1966	National Sporting Club, Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom
Win	4–4–1		TKO	1	4 April 1966	National Sporting Club, Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom
Win	4–3–1		PTS	8	28 February 1966	National Sporting Club, Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom
Win	7–8–1		TKO	6	10 January 1966	National Sporting Club, Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom
Win	14–20–3		PTS	8	26 April 1965	National Sporting Club, Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom
Win	13–29–1		TKO	7	8 March 1965	National Sporting Club, Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom
Win	9–14–1	Syd Brown	TKO	5	1 February 1965	National Sporting Club, Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom
Win	4–11–2		TKO	6	20 January 1965	Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Win	26–15–2		PTS	6	14 December 1964	National Sporting Club, Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom
Win	20–13–1		KO	1	1 December 1964	Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom
Win	4–5		KO	2	16 November 1964	Midland Hotel, Manchester, United Kingdom
Win	13–27–1		PTS	8	2 November 1964	, Ebbw Vale, United Kingdom
Win	3–3		TKO	4	12 October 1964	Free Trade Hall, Manchester, United Kingdom
Win	4–5		KO	1	21 September 1964	Midland Hotel, Manchester, United Kingdom
Win	3–3		PTS	6	20 July 1964	, Ebbw Vale, United Kingdom
Win	9–12–1	Syd Brown	PTS	8	22 June 1964	National Sporting Club, Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom
Win	7–3		KO	4	20 May 1964	National Sporting Club, Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom
Win	3–2–1		PTS	6	12 May 1964	Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom
Win	2–0		TKO	4	24 March 1964	Empire Pool, Wembley, London, United Kingdom
Win	8–9	Syd Brown	PTS	8	24 February 1964	National Sporting Club, Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom
Loss	16–25–4	"Average" Joe Somerville	PTS	6	9 December 1963	National Sporting Club, Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom
Win	16–24–4	"Average" Joe Somerville	PTS	6	25 November 1963	National Sporting Club, Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom
Win	--		PTS	6	22 October 1963	National Sporting Club, Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom
Win	5–21–1		PTS	6	20 August 1963	Coney Beach Arena, Porthcawl, United Kingdom
Win	3–0		PTS	6	1 July 1963	National Sporting Club, Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom

See also[]

• List of British light-heavyweight boxing champions

External links[]

• Boxing record for Eddie Avoth from BoxRec
• [2] Risen -the film