List of British bantamweight boxing champions
Encyclopedia
List of British bantamweight boxing champions is a table showing the boxers
who have won the British
bantamweight
championship. The title has been sanctioned by the National Sporting Club
since 1909, and later by its replacement British Boxing Board of Control
since 1929.
A champion may retire or voluntarily relinquish the title in order to fight for a higher-ranked championship. Where a champion relinquished the title, the date of his final defence is shown with “(rel)” after it. If he did not defend his title, then “(rel)” is shown after the date at which he won the title.
Boxing
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who have won the British
United Kingdom
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bantamweight
Bantamweight
Bantamweight is usually a class in boxing for boxers who weigh above 115 pounds and up to 118 pounds . However, in Mixed Martial Arts it is 134-136 pounds . Wrestling also has similar weight classes including bantamweight...
championship. The title has been sanctioned by the National Sporting Club
National Sporting Club
The National Sporting Club was a club founded in London in 1891, which did more to establish the sport of boxing in Great Britain than any other organisation.-Origins:...
since 1909, and later by its replacement British Boxing Board of Control
British Boxing Board of Control
The British Boxing Board of Control is the governing body of professional boxing in the United Kingdom. It was formed in 1929 from the old National Sporting Club and is headquartered in Cardiff.- Councils :...
since 1929.
A champion may retire or voluntarily relinquish the title in order to fight for a higher-ranked championship. Where a champion relinquished the title, the date of his final defence is shown with “(rel)” after it. If he did not defend his title, then “(rel)” is shown after the date at which he won the title.
| Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|
| Digger Stanley Digger Stanley George ‘Digger’ Stanley was an English boxer who was British and European bantamweight boxing champion.-Early life:... |
17 October 1910 — 2 June 1913 | 3 |
| Bill Beynon Bill Beynon Bill Beynon was a Welsh boxer who fought professionally between 1909 and 1931. He is most notable for winning the British and Empire bantamweight boxing championship in 1913.-Boxing career:... |
2 June 1913 — 27 October 1913 | 1 |
| Digger Stanley Digger Stanley George ‘Digger’ Stanley was an English boxer who was British and European bantamweight boxing champion.-Early life:... |
27 October 1913 — 20 April 1914 | 1 |
| Curley Walker | 20 April 1914 (rel 1915) | 0 |
| Joey Fox | 22 November 1915 — 25 June 1917 (rel 1918) | 2 |
| Tommy Noble | 25 November 1918 — 30 June 1919 | 1 |
| Walter Ross | 30 June 1919 (rel 1919) | 0 |
| Jim Higgins | 23 February 1920 — 26 June 1922 | 3 |
| Tommy Harrison | 26 June 1922 — 26 February 1923 | 1 |
| Harry Lake | 26 February 1923 — 26 November 1923 | 1 |
| Johnny Brown | 26 November 1923 — 19 October 1925 (rel 1927) | 2 |
| Alf Pattenden | 4 June 1928 — 16 May 1929 | 2 |
| Teddy Baldock | 16 May 1929 (rel 1931) | 0 |
| Dick Corbett Dick Corbett Richard Coleman, better known as Dick Corbett , was a two-time British bantamweight champion. He was from Bethnal Green, London.-Boxing career:... |
21 December 1931 — 10 October 1932 | 1 |
| Johnny King | 10 October 1932 — 12 February 1934 | 1 |
| Dick Corbett Dick Corbett Richard Coleman, better known as Dick Corbett , was a two-time British bantamweight champion. He was from Bethnal Green, London.-Boxing career:... |
12 February 1934 — 20 August 1934 (rel 1934) | 2 |
| Johnny King | 20 August 1934 — 10 February 1947 | 3 |
| Jackie Paterson Jackie Paterson Jackie Paterson was a Scottish boxer who was world flyweight boxing champion. He was also British champion at flyweight and bantamweight.-Early life:... |
10 February 1947 — 24 March 1949 | 2 |
| Stan Rowan | 24 March 1949 (rel Nov 1949) | 0 |
| Danny O'Sullivan | 13 December 1949 — 9 May 1951 | 1 |
| Peter Keenan | 9 May 1951 — 3 October 1953 | 3 |
| John Kelly | 3 October 1953 — 21 September 1954 | 1 |
| Peter Keenan | 21 September 1954 — 10 January 1959 | 4 |
| Freddie Gilroy Freddie Gilroy Frederick Gilroy, more commonly known as Freddie Gilroy, is a former boxer. Gilroy won a bronze medal for Ireland at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne at bantamweight.- Olympic results :... |
10 January 1959 — 20 October 1962 (rel Nov 1962) | 3 |
| Johnny Caldwell | 5 March 1962 — 22 March 1965 | 1 |
| Alan Rudkin Alan Rudkin Alan Rudkin MBE was a British, Commonwealth, and European bantamweight boxing champion . He was born in St Asaph As his pregnant mother was evacuated from Liverpool during the second world war... |
22 March 1965 — 6 September 1966 | 1 |
| Walter McGowan Walter McGowan Walter McGowan, MBE , is a retired Scottish boxer. He is renowned for having been WBC world flyweight champion.He was the son of Thomas McGowan, who had boxed under the name of 'Joe Gans'.... |
6 September 1966 — 13 May 1968 | 1 |
| Alan Rudkin Alan Rudkin Alan Rudkin MBE was a British, Commonwealth, and European bantamweight boxing champion . He was born in St Asaph As his pregnant mother was evacuated from Liverpool during the second world war... |
13 May 1968 — 25 January 1972 (rel 1972) | 3 |
| Johnny Clark | 20 February 1973 (rel 1974) | 0 |
| Dave Needham Dave Needham (boxer) Dave Needham was a British boxer. He was a Commonwealth Games gold medal winner and one of the few boxers to have held both the BBBC bantamweight and featherweight titles.-Early life and amateur career:... |
10 December 1974 — 20 October 1975 | 1 |
| Paddy Maguire Paddy Maguire (boxer) Paddy Maguire is a former bantamweight boxer. He was a Commonwealth Games silver medal winner and one-time holder of the BBBC bantamweight title.-Amateur career:... |
20 October 1975 — 29 November 1977 | 1 |
| Johnny Owen Johnny Owen Johnny Owen was a professional boxer from Wales. His fragile appearance earned him many epithets, including ‘the Bionic Bantam’ and ‘the Merthyr Matchstick’. During his brief career, he held the Bantamweight Championships of Great Britain and Europe and became the first ever Welsh holder of the... |
29 November 1977 — 28 June 1980 (died 1980) | 3 |
| John Feeney | 22 September 1981 — 25 January 1983 | 1 |
| Hugh Russell Hugh Russell Hugh Russell is a former Irish boxer. Russell won a Flyweight bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics... |
25 January 1983 — 2 March 1983 | 1 |
| Dave Larmour | 2 March 1983 — 16 November 1983 | 1 |
| John Feeney | 16 November 1983 — 13 June 1985 | 1 |
| Ray Gilbody | 13 June 1985 — 19 February 1987 | 2 |
| Billy Hardy Billy Hardy Billy Hardy is a former bantamweight and featherweight boxer champion. He held the British championship at bantamweight and featherweight, as well as the European and Commonwealth featherweight titles.... |
19 February 1987 — 29 November 1990 (rel January 1991) | 4 |
| Ronnie Carroll | 21 October 1991 — 27 January 1992 | 1 |
| Joe Kelly | 27 January 1992 — 1 June 1992 | 1 |
| Drew Docherty | 1 June 1992 — 13 October 1995 (rel 1997) | 3 |
| Paul Lloyd | 25 October 1997 — 26 September 1998 (rel 1999) | 1 |
| Noel Wilders | 30 October 1999 — 18 January 2000 (rel 2000) | 1 |
| Ady Lewis | 1 April 2000 — 9 September 2000 | 1 |
| Tommy Waite | 9 September 2000 — 9 October 2000 | 1 |
| Nicky Booth | 9 October 2000 — 28 April 2003 (rel 2005) | 4 |
| Martin Power Martin Power Martin Power is an English professional boxer who fights in the bantamweight division. He is a former British champion and has twice competed for the Commonwealth title.-Early Professional Career:... |
20 May 2003 — 30 May 2006 (rel 2007) | 2 |
| Ian Napa Ian Napa Ian Napa is a British boxer originally from Zimbabwe but now living in London. He is the former European bantamweight champion and is a former two time holder of the British bantamweight title.-Early professional career:... |
6 July 2007 — 2 May 2008 (rel) | 3 |
| Gary Davies Gary Davies (boxer) Gary Davies is a professional British bantamweight boxer. He is a former holder of the BBBofC British bantamweight title.-Early professional career:... |
3 April 2009 — 23 October 2009 | 1 |
| Ian Napa Ian Napa Ian Napa is a British boxer originally from Zimbabwe but now living in London. He is the former European bantamweight champion and is a former two time holder of the British bantamweight title.-Early professional career:... |
23 October 2009 — 22 January 2010 | 1 |
| Jamie McDonnell Jamie McDonnell Jamie McDonnell is an English boxer who currently fights in the Bantamweight division. He is the current holder of the Commonwealth, European, and British bantamweight titles.-Professional Career:... |
22 January 2010 (rel) | 0 |
| Stuart Hall Stuart Hall (boxer) Stuart Hall is an undefeated professional British bantamweight boxer from Darlington, England. He is the current holder of the BBBofC British bantamweight title having won the belt after only nine professional fights, he has since made three successful defences.-Early professional career:Hall made... |
4 June 2010 — | 1 |
See also
Sources
- Maurice Golesworthy, Encyclopaedia of Boxing (Eighth Edition) (1988), Robert Hale Limited, ISBN 0-7090-3323-0