List of British super-featherweight boxing champions
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List of British super-featherweight boxing champions is a table showing the boxers
who have won the British
super featherweight
championship. The title has been sanctioned by the British Boxing Board of Control
since 1968.
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.
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who have won the British
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super featherweight
Super Featherweight
Super featherweight is a weight division in professional boxing. The maximum weight for this division is 130 pounds or 59 kilograms....
championship. The title has been sanctioned by the 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 1968.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Anderson | 20 February 1968 - 28 January 1969 | 2 |
| Colin Lake | 28 Janauary 1969 - 25 February 1969 | 1 |
| Jimmy Anderson | 25 February 1969 (rel) | 0 |
| John Doherty | 16 January 1986 - 17 April 1986 | 1 |
| Pat Cowdell | 17 April 1986 - 24 May 1986 | 1 |
| Najib Daho Najib Daho Najib Daho was a Moroccan-born English boxer, Commonwealth Lightweight Champion, and British Super-featherweight champion boxer.-Career:... |
24 May 1986 - 26 October 1987 | 1 |
| Pat Cowdell | 26 October 1987 - 18 May 1988 | 1 |
| Floyd Havard Floyd Havard Floyd Havard is a Welsh former super featherweight boxer. He was twice British super featherweight champion, from 1988–1989 and 1994-1996. In 1994 he made an unsuccessful bid for the IBF super featherweight title against John John Molina.... |
18 May 1988 - 6 September 1989 | 1 |
| John Doherty | 6 September 1989 - 6 February 1990 | 1 |
| Joey Jacobs | 6 February 1990 - 18 September 1990 | 1 |
| Hugh Forde | 18 September 1990 - 24 October 1990 | 1 |
| Kevin Pritchard | 24 October 1990 - 5 March 1991 | 1 |
| Robert Dickie Robert Dickie Robert Dickie was a Welsh professional boxer, fighting at both featherweight and super-featherweight. He was Scottish champion at featherweight, British champion at both weights and became WBC International super-featherweight champion in 1988... |
5 March 1991 - 30 April 1991 | 1 |
| Sugar Gibiliru | 30 April 1991 - 19 September 1991 | 1 |
| John Doherty | 19 September 1991 - 25 April 1992 | 1 |
| Michael Armstrong | 25 April 1992 - 13 October 1992 | 1 |
| Neil Haddock Neil Haddock Neil Haddock is a Welsh former lightweight and super featherweight boxer. Before turning professional he won a silver medal as a lightweight at the 1986 Commonwealth Games. His early career as a professional lightweight was not very notable, but after a year out from boxing caused by an eye... |
13 October 1992 - 23 March 1994 | 2 |
| Floyd Havard Floyd Havard Floyd Havard is a Welsh former super featherweight boxer. He was twice British super featherweight champion, from 1988–1989 and 1994-1996. In 1994 he made an unsuccessful bid for the IBF super featherweight title against John John Molina.... |
23 March 1994 - 5 May 1995 (rel) | 2 |
| PJ Gallagher | 22 April 1996 - 29 June 1996 (rel) | 1 |
| Charles Shepherd Charles Shepherd (Boxer) Charles "The Bull" Shepherd is the former British, Commonwealth and World Super Featherweight boxing champion.... |
22 September 1997 - 2 May 1998 (rel) | 2 |
| Michael Gomez Michael Gomez Michael Gomez , also known as "The Irish Mexican" or "The Predator", is a former professional boxer... |
4 September 1999 - 27 October 2001 (rel) | 4 |
| Alex Arthur Alex Arthur Alex Arthur, nicknamed "Amazing" Alex Arthur, is a professional boxer from Edinburgh in Scotland.Arthur is a former British, Commonwealth, European Boxing Union and WBO super featherweight champion... |
19 October 2002 - 25 October 2003 | 3 |
| Michael Gomez Michael Gomez Michael Gomez , also known as "The Irish Mexican" or "The Predator", is a former professional boxer... |
25 October 2003 (rel) | 0 |
| Alex Arthur Alex Arthur Alex Arthur, nicknamed "Amazing" Alex Arthur, is a professional boxer from Edinburgh in Scotland.Arthur is a former British, Commonwealth, European Boxing Union and WBO super featherweight champion... |
8 April 2005 - 18 February 2006 | 1 |
| Carl Johannseon | 12 July 2006 - 8 March 2008 | 4 |
| Kevin Mitchell | 8 March 2008 (rel) | 0 |
| Gary Sykes Gary Sykes Gary Sykes is a British super featherweight boxer. Educated at Birkdale High School he is based in Dewsbury, Yorkshire and is a former British super featherweight champion.-Amateur career:... |
5 March 2010 - | 2 |