Dave Bruce Ballard (born 21 June 1950 in

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), known as Charkey Ramon, is an Australian

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welter/ light middle/

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of the 1970s, and

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of the 1970s and '80s, who won the Australian light middleweight title, and

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Commonwealth light middleweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from , i.e.

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to , i.e.

. Charkey Ramon was managed and trained by Bernie Hall. He was inducted into the

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in 2008.

Professional boxing record

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Image - Charkey RamonProfessional boxing referee record for Charkey Ramon from BoxRec
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