Peter Boddington

Peter Boddington (1 October 1942 - 19 December 2020) 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.

Peter Boddington
Statistics
Real namePeter Boddington
Weight(s)Heavyweight
NationalityBritish
Born(1942-10-01)October 1, 1942
Coventry, England
Died19 December 2020(2020-12-19) (aged 78)
Coventry, England
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights22
Wins18
Wins by KO15
Losses4
Draws0
No contests0

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