Peter Boddington (1 October 1942 – 19 December 2020) was a British boxer. He was the

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1967

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and subsequently a professional boxer. Boddington was member of his local boxing club, Rootes ABC. He went to Whitley Abbey Comprehensive School in Whitley,

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Boxing career

Amateur

Boddington became the British amateur

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champion winning his title in the 80th Amateur Boxing Association Championships at the

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, London on 5 May 1967. Boddington won a

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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

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loss to

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, 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

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, South Africa on 2 September 1972.

Professional boxing record

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External links

Amateur Boxing Association of England
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References

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