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

He was the Amateur Boxing Association 1967 heavyweight 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.

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 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 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)
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes
Loss9-0South Africa Mike SchutteTKO102/09/1972South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa
Win10-9-2United Kingdom Brian JewittPTS801/02/1972England Bull Ring Sporting Club, Birmingham, England
Loss23-6Jamaica Bunny JohnsonTKO409/11/1971England Wolverhampton, England
Win9-15-1United Kingdom Paul CassidyTKO522/09/1971England Midlands Sporting Club, Solihull, England
Win9-7-2United Kingdom Brian HallKO228/04/1971England Midlands Sporting Club, Solihull, England
Loss8-14-1United Kingdom Paul CassidyKO217/03/1971England Midlands Sporting Club, Solihull, England
Win2-0United Kingdom Dave HallinanTKO610/11/1970England Empire Pool, London, England
Win14-10-3Wales Dennis AvothPTS808/09/1970England Empire Pool, London, England
Win12-10Saint Kitts and Nevis Rudolph VaughanTKO501/06/1969England Hilton Hotel, London, England
Loss10-2Jamaica Bunny JohnsonPTS825/03/1969England Empire Pool, London, England
Win6-14-2Jamaica Charlie WilsonTKO424/02/1969England Hilton Hotel, London, England
Win9-3Scotland Terry FeeleyTKO312/11/1968England Empire Pool, London, England
Win5-9-2United Kingdom George DulaireTKO511/10/1968England Hilton Hotel, London, England
Win9-5Trinidad and Tobago Ulric RegisTKO418/09/1968England Empire Pool, London, England
Win16-15-3Jamaica Lloyd WalfordTKO402/07/1968England Shoreditch Town Hall, London, England
Win6-10-1United Kingdom Ernie FieldTKO709/04/1968England Empire Pool, London, EnglandReferee stopped the bout at 2:42 of the seventh round.
Win6-6United Kingdom Obe HepburnKO426/02/1968Nottinghamshire Nottingham Ice Stadium, Nottingham, England
Win5-5-1United Kingdom Tommy WoodsTKO308/01/1968Nottinghamshire Nottingham Ice Stadium, Nottingham, England
Win6-9-2Jamaica Charlie WilsonPTS828/11/1967Nottinghamshire Victoria Baths, Nottingham, England
Win3-12-4United Kingdom Barry RodneyTKO207/11/1967England Empire Pool, London, England
Win0-1-1United Kingdom "Boxing" Bert JohnsonTKO210/10/1967Nottinghamshire Victoria Baths, Nottingham, England
Win11-8-3United Kingdom Jim McIlvaneyTKO206/09/1967England De Montford Hall, Leicester, EnglandReferee stopped the bout at 2:35 of the second round.

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