List of British light-heavyweight boxing champions
Encyclopedia
List of British light-heavyweight boxing champions is a table showing the boxers
who have won the British
light-heavyweight championship. The title has been sanctioned by the National Sporting Club
since 1891, 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
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
who have won the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
light-heavyweight 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 1891, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dennis Haugh | 9 June 1913 — 9 March 1914 | 2 |
| Dick Smith | 9 March 1914 — 10 October 1916 | 2 |
| Harry Reeve | 10 October 1916 (rel) | 0 |
| Dick Smith | 25 February 1918 (rel) | 0 |
| Noel (Boy) McCormick | 28 April 1919 (rel) | 0 |
| Jack Bloomfield Jack Bloomfield Jack Bloomfield was an English light heavyweight professional boxer, whose birth name was Sol Blumenfeld, and who was also known as "Basking" Jack Bloomfield during his career. He took part in the first ever boxing event to be held at Wembley Stadium... |
01 May 1922 (rel) | 0 |
| Tom Berry | 9 March 1925 — 25 April 1927 | 1 |
| Gipsy Daniels Gipsy Daniels William "Gipsy" Daniels , was a Welsh Light-heavyweight boxing champion of Britain who, in an eighteen-year career, took in 141 contests, including eight fights in New York, and notably knocked out Max Schmeling in the first round of a 1928 encounter.There is some confusion as to Daniels' actual... |
25 April 1927 (rel) | 0 |
| Frank Moody Frank Moody Frank Moody was a Welsh boxer who fought between 1914 and 1936. He is most notable for winning the British and Empire middleweight boxing championship in 1927 and 1928 and the light-heavyweight title from 1927 to 1929.... |
27 November 1927 — 25 November 1929 | 1 |
| Harry Crossley | 25 November 1929 — 23 November 1932 | 1 |
| Jack Petersen Jack Petersen Jack Petersen was a Welsh boxer, who held the British heavyweight boxing title on two separate occasions.-Early life and career:... |
23 May 1932 (rel) | 0 |
| Len Harvey Len Harvey Len Harvey was a boxer born in Stoke Climsland, Cornwall. A great tactician and defensive boxer who boxed at every weight division of his day. He began boxing at the very young age of 12 and boxed to he was 36. He was British champion at three weights, middleweight, light-heavy and heavyweight... |
13 June 1933 (rel) | 0 |
| Eddie Phillips | 4 February 1935 — 27 April 1937 | 1 |
| Jock McAvoy Jock McAvoy Jock McAvoy was a British boxer who fought from 1927 to 1945. He was born Joseph Patrick Bamford in Rochdale, Lancashire. Jo Bamford adopted the name Jock McAvoy so that his mother did not realise he was boxing... |
27 April 1937 — 7 April 1938 | 1 |
| Len Harvey Len Harvey Len Harvey was a boxer born in Stoke Climsland, Cornwall. A great tactician and defensive boxer who boxed at every weight division of his day. He began boxing at the very young age of 12 and boxed to he was 36. He was British champion at three weights, middleweight, light-heavy and heavyweight... |
7 April 1938 — 20 June 1942 | 2 |
| Freddie Mills Freddie Mills Freddie Mills, was an English boxer, who was the world light heavyweight boxing champion from 1948 to 1950. He was born in Poole, England.- Early life :... |
20 June 1942 (rel) | 0 |
| Don Cockell Don Cockell Donald John Cockell was an English boxer. He fought for most of his career as a light-heavyweight and became the British and European champion at that weight. Later in his career he moved up to heavyweight and held the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles... |
17 October 1950 — 10 June 1952 | 2 |
| Randolph Turpin | 10 June 1952 (rel) | 0 |
| Dennis Powell | 26 March 1953 — 26 October 1953 | 1 |
| Alex Buxton | 26 October 1953 — 26 April 1955 | 2 |
| Randolph Turpin | 26 April 1955 (rel) | 0 |
| Ron Barton | 13 March 1956 (rel) | 0 |
| Randolph Turpin | 26 November 1956 — 11 June 1957 (rel) | 1 |
| Chic Calderwood Chic Calderwood Chic Calderwood was a Scottish light-heavyweight boxer from Craigneuk in North Lanarkshire, Scotland who was active from 1957 to 1966. He was 6 ft 3ins tall and had a venomous punch, winning many of his fights by knockouts... |
28 January 1960 — 7 August 1963 (stripped of title) | 2 |
| Chic Calderwood Chic Calderwood Chic Calderwood was a Scottish light-heavyweight boxer from Craigneuk in North Lanarkshire, Scotland who was active from 1957 to 1966. He was 6 ft 3ins tall and had a venomous punch, winning many of his fights by knockouts... |
11 November 1964 (killed in road accident) | 0 |
| John (Young) McCormack | 19 June 1967 — 13 January 1969 | 2 |
| Eddie Avoth Eddie Avoth Eddie Avoth is a former boxer and actor.He was British and Commonwealth Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion, with a record which reads: Fights Won 53 , Lost 9, Drawn 0.Eddie Avoth was born in Cardiff, Wales... |
13 January 1969 — 24 January 1971 | 2 |
| Chris Finnegan Chris Finnegan Chris Finnegan MBE was an English professional boxer.-Early life:Finnegan was one of eight siblings born into an Anglo-Irish family; his father was from Liverpool and his mother from Newry, Northern Ireland. Finnegan always wore a Union Flag and a Shamrock on his boxing trunks to signify his joint... |
24 January 1971 — 22 May 1973 | 2 |
| John Conteh John Conteh John Conteh is a British former boxer who was world light-heavyweight boxing champion.Conteh is one of Britain's most successful boxing champions. At his peak in the mid to late 1970s he was considered good enough that he was touted as a possible opponent of Muhammad Ali... |
22 May 1973 — 21 May 1974 (retired) | 1 |
| Johnny Frankham | 3 June 1975 — 14 October 1975 | 1 |
| Chris Finnegan Chris Finnegan Chris Finnegan MBE was an English professional boxer.-Early life:Finnegan was one of eight siblings born into an Anglo-Irish family; his father was from Liverpool and his mother from Newry, Northern Ireland. Finnegan always wore a Union Flag and a Shamrock on his boxing trunks to signify his joint... |
14 October 1975 (rel) | 0 |
| Tim Wood | 28 April 1976 — 8 March 1977 | 1 |
| Bunny Johnson Bunny Johnson Bunny Johnson born 10 May 1947 in Jamaica is a retired boxer who was British heavyweight Champion in 1975 beating Danny McAlinden by a knockout, becoming in the process Britain's first Black Heavyweight Boxing Champion. He also enjoyed success in the light-heavyweight division and won a Lonsdale... |
8 March 1977 — 27 February 1980 (rel) | 3 |
| Tom Collins | 5 March 1982 — 26 January 1984 | 3 |
| Dennis Andries Dennis Andries Dennis Andries was a British professional boxer in the light heavyweight division.Andries turned pro in 1978 and won the WBC Light Heavyweight Title in 1986 in a decision over American JB Williamson. He defended the title once against fellow Briton Tony Sibson before losing the belt in 1987 to... |
26 January 1984 — 10 September 1986 (rel) | 4 |
| Tom Collins | 11 March 1984 (rel) | 0 |
| Tom Wilson | 15 December 1987 — 22 March 1989 | 3 |
| Tom Collins | 22 March 1989 (rel) | 0 |
| Steve McCarthy | 25 October 1990 (rel) | 0 |
| Crawford Ashley | 25 August 1991 — 25 April 1992 (rel) | 2 |
| Maurice Core | 28 September 1992 — 1 December 1993 (rel) | 1 |
| Crawford Ashley | 14 March 1998 — 13 March 1999 | 2 |
| Clinton Woods Clinton Woods Clinton Woods , is a retired professional boxer from Sheffield, England. He is the former IBF, European, British, & Commonwealth light heavyweight champion.... |
13 March 1999 (rel) | 0 |
| Neil Simpson | 22 April 2000 — 8 March 2003 | 2 |
| Peter Oboh | 8 March 2003 — 12 May 2004 (rel) | 1 |
| Tony Oakey Tony Oakey Tony Oakey is an English professional boxer who fights in the light heavyweight division.He is a former British, Commonwealth and WBU light-heavyweight boxing champion.... |
18 May 2007 — 13 June 2008 | 3 |
| Dean Francis | 13 June 2008 (rel) | 0 |
| Nathan Cleverly Nathan Cleverly Nathan Cleverly is a British professional boxer from Wales and current WBO light heavyweight world champion. He is also the former European, British and Commonwealth light heavyweight champion... |
18 July 2009 — present | 1 |