Peter Boddington

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]

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.[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 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.

References
  1. "Elite Championships". Amateur Boxing Association of England. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  2. "Boddington's title Turpin just fails". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 6 May 1967. Retrieved 29 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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