Peter Boddington
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| Peter Boddington | |
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| Real name | Peter Boddington |
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| Weight | Heavyweight |
| Nationality |  British |
| Birth date | October 1, 1942 |
| Birth place | Coventry, England |
| Style | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 22 |
| Wins | 18 |
| Wins by KO | 15 |
| Losses | 4 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Peter Boddington (b October 1, 1942 in Coventry, England) 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.
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[edit] Boxing career
[edit] Amateur
Boddington became the British amateur heavyweight boxing champion wining 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 91 Kg.
[edit] Professional
Boddington turned professional in September of 1967, running his record up to 12-0 with 11 KOs by March of 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.
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