Peter Boddington
Peter Boddington (born 1 October 1942) 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 name | Peter Boddington |
| Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 1 October 1942 Coventry, England |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 22 |
| Wins | 18 |
| Wins by KO | 15 |
| Losses | 4 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
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 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 |  |
TKO | 1 | 02/09/1972 | |
|
| Win | 10-9-2 |  |
PTS | 8 | 01/02/1972 |  |
39.75-39.25. |
| Loss | 23-6 |  |
TKO | 4 | 09/11/1971 | |
|
| Win | 9-15-1 | |
TKO | 5 | 22/09/1971 | |
|
| Win | 9-7-2 | |
KO | 2 | 28/04/1971 | |
|
| Loss | 8-14-1 | |
KO | 2 | 17/03/1971 | |
|
| Win | 2-0 | |
TKO | 6 | 10/11/1970 | |
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PTS | 8 | 08/09/1970 | |
|
| Win | 12-10 |  |
TKO | 5 | 01/06/1969 | |
|
| Loss | 10-2 | |
PTS | 8 | 25/03/1969 | |
|
| Win | 6-14-2 | |
TKO | 4 | 24/02/1969 | |
|
| Win | 9-3 |  |
TKO | 3 | 12/11/1968 | |
|
| Win | 5-9-2 | |
TKO | 5 | 11/10/1968 | |
|
| Win | 9-5 |  |
TKO | 4 | 18/09/1968 | |
|
| Win | 16-15-3 | |
TKO | 4 | 02/07/1968 | |
|
| Win | 6-10-1 | |
TKO | 7 | 09/04/1968 | |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:42 of the seventh round. |
| Win | 6-6 | |
KO | 4 | 26/02/1968 |  |
|
| Win | 5-5-1 | |
TKO | 3 | 08/01/1968 | |
|
| Win | 6-9-2 | |
PTS | 8 | 28/11/1967 | |
|
| Win | 3-12-4 | |
TKO | 2 | 07/11/1967 | |
|
| Win | 0-1-1 | |
TKO | 2 | 10/10/1967 | |
|
| Win | 11-8-3 | |
TKO | 2 | 06/09/1967 | |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:35 of the second round. |