Peter Boddington
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| Peter Boddington | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Peter Boddington |
| Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | October 1, 1942 Coventry, England |
| Died | 19 December 2020 (aged 78) Coventry, England |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 22 |
| Wins | 18 |
| Wins by KO | 15 |
| Losses | 4 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Peter Boddington (1 October 1942 – 19 December 2020) was a British boxer. He was the Amateur Boxing Association 1967 heavyweight 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.[1]
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.[1][2]
Boddington won a silver medal in the 20th European Amateur Boxing Championships in Rome (25 May - 2 June 1967) having a weight of 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 , 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[]
External links[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Elite Championships". Amateur Boxing Association of England. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ "Boddington's title Turpin just fails". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 6 May 1967. Retrieved 29 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- 1942 births
- 2020 deaths
- Sportspeople from Coventry
- English male boxers
- England Boxing champions
- Heavyweight boxers
- Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in England