Johnny Cooke

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Johnny Cooke
Statistics
Nickname(s)Cookie
Weight(s)lightweight
light welterweight
welterweight
light middleweight
middleweight
NationalityEnglish
Born (1934-12-17) 17 December 1934 (age 87)
Bootle, England
Boxing record
Total fights93
Wins52 (KO 5)
Losses34 (KO 8)
Draws7
Medal record
Boxing
Representing  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1958 Cardiff -60 kg

John 'Johnny' Cooke (born 17 December 1934 in Bootle) is a former English amateur lightweight and professional light welter/welter/light middle/middleweight boxer.

Amateur career[]

He was runner-up for the 1958 Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) featherweight title, against Richard McTaggart (Royal Air Force),[1] boxing out of Maple Leaf ABC.

He represented England and won a bronze medal in the -60 Kg division at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[2][3] He only lost 16 of 368 recorded contests as an amateur.[4]

Professional career[]

He made his professional debut on 28 June 1960[5]and fought in 6 fights until 1963.[6]

As a professional he won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) Central Area lightweight title, beating his cousin [1], BBBofC Central Area welterweight title, BBBofC British welterweight title, and Commonwealth welterweight title, and was a challenger for the European Boxing Union (EBU) welterweight title against Carmelo Bossi, his professional fighting weight varied from 133+3⁄4 lb (60.7 kg; 9 st 7.8 lb), i.e. light welterweight to 157+1⁄4 lb (71.3 kg; 11 st 3.3 lb), i.e. middleweight.[7] Johnny Cooke was managed by (circa-1905 — 2 May 1994).[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "1958 71st ABAE National Championship". abae.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ^ "Johnny Cooke". Merseyside Former Boxers Association.
  5. ^ "Profile". BoxRec.
  6. ^ "Profile". Boxing History.
  7. ^ "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  8. ^ "Johnny Campbell - The man who put Birkenhead on the map". boxingbiographies.com. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.

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