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Jimmy Batten
Jimmy Batten (born 7 November 1955) is a British former Boxing, boxer who was British light middleweight champion for over two and a half years between 1977 and 1979. Career Born in Millwall, London in 1955, Batten started boxing at the age of 6, taking it up more seriously at the age of 10, and had a successful junior amateur career, winning three national schoolboy titles, two junior England Boxing, ABA titles and an NABC championship, going unbeaten for five and a half years.Jimmy Batten London ex-Boxers Association. Retrieved 26 May 2015 He turned professional in 1974, training under Terry Lawless at the Royal Oak gym in Canning Town, and won 16 of his first 18 fights, which included a victory over former British title challenger Kevin White (boxer), Kevin White, leading to his facing Albert Hillman at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Light Middleweight
Light middleweight, also known as junior middleweight or super welterweight,PeBoxRec/ref> is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing The light middleweight division (also known as junior middleweight in the IBF or super welterweight in the WBA and WBC), is a weight division in professional boxing, above 66.7 kg and up to 69.9 kg (147–154 pounds). History This division was established in 1962, when the Austrian Board of Control recognized a fight between Emile Griffith and Teddy Wright for the "world" championship. The fight, which took place on October 17, was won by Griffith via a 15-round decision. Three days later, the World Boxing Association championship was created when Denny Moyer outpointed Joey Giambra. The World Boxing Council recognized the WBA champion as the true division champion until 1975, when it stripped their current champion and sanctioned a fight between Miguel de Oliveira and Jose Duran for the vacant title. De Oliveira won the title over 15 rounds i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |