Phil Martin
Encyclopedia
Phil Martin (April 5, 1950 – May 27, 1994) was an English
professional light-heavyweight boxer
. He fought during the 1970s with career statistics of won 14 (KO 6) and lost 6 (KO 4). He went on to become a respected trainer.
, Manchester
, England
, in 1950. He had a record of 14 wins and six defeat. The highlight of his career was beating former British Light Heavyweight Champion Gypsy Johnny Frankham over 10 rounds at Belle Vue, Greater Manchester, in November 1975. His professional career ended when he retired after the Ennio Cometti fight in 1978.
Martin went on to become a successful boxing trainer, after meeting with Chet Alexander who convinced him to return to a career in boxing as a trainer. Martin was involved and frustrated as a left wing political activist at the time of their first meeting and moved quickly into his more successful role as a trainer at the Alexander Foundation in Princess Road in Moss Side Manchester. After a fast growth teaching classes at the Alexander Foundation in Moss Side, Phil moved into his own premises a few buildings away, starting his own gym, taking disused premises in Princess Road, Moss Side, scene of rioting in 1981, and building the Champs Camp Gym. He steered numerous boxers, such as Tony Ekubia, Frank Grant, Maurice Core, Ossie Maddix, Ensley Bingham and Steve Walker, to British European and Commonwealth title bouts.
He died in 1994, aged 44, from cancer. The Champ Camp Gym was renamed the Phil Martin Centre in his honour.
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| Drawn 0
! Total 20>
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|Pat Thompson
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| London
, England
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|Steve Walker
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| Manchester
, England
| bgcolor=CCFFCC |W KO 1>
|Harry White
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| Nottingham
, England
| bgcolor=FF9999 |L Pts 6>
|George Gray
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| Salford, England
| bgcolor=CCFFCC |W KO 7>
|Tony Allen
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| Manchester
, England
| bgcolor=CCFFCC |W Pts>
|Frank Lucas
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| London
, England
| bgcolor=CCFFCC |W tko 4>
|Pat Thompson
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| Caister-on-Sea
, England
| bgcolor=CCFFCC |W Pts>
|Pat Thompson
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| Salford, England
| bgcolor=CCFFCC |W Pts>
|Pat Thompson
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| Glasgow
, Scotland
| bgcolor=CCFFCC |W Rtd>
|Johnny Frankham
{| border="0"
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| Manchester, England
| bgcolor=CCFFCC |W Pts>
|Danny Fontillio
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| London, England
| bgcolor=CCFFCC |W Pts>
|Carl Watson
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| Bradford
, England
| bgcolor=CCFFCC |W Pts>
|Tim Woodvacant British light heavyweight title
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| London, England
| bgcolor=FF9999 |L Pts 15>
|Bunny Johnson
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| West Bromwich
, England
| bgcolor=FF9999 |L tko 10>
|Michel Dylbaytis
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| Saint-Nazaire
, France
| bgcolor=CCFFCC |W Pts>
|Jannick Dufour
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| France
| bgcolor=CCFFCC |W tko 3>
|Rab Affleck
{| border="0"
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| London, England
| bgcolor=FF9999 |L tko 3>
|Harald Skog
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| Copenhagen
, Denmark
| bgcolor=CCFFCC |W Pts>
|Louis Pergaud
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| Hamburg
, Germany
| bgcolor=FF9999 |L tko 5>
|Ennio Cometti
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| Milan
, Italy
| bgcolor=FF9999 |L KO 7>
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
professional light-heavyweight boxer
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...
. He fought during the 1970s with career statistics of won 14 (KO 6) and lost 6 (KO 4). He went on to become a respected trainer.
Biography
Martin was born in Moss SideMoss Side
Moss Side is an inner-city area and electoral ward of Manchester, England. It lies south of Manchester city centre and has a population of around 17,537...
, Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, in 1950. He had a record of 14 wins and six defeat. The highlight of his career was beating former British Light Heavyweight Champion Gypsy Johnny Frankham over 10 rounds at Belle Vue, Greater Manchester, in November 1975. His professional career ended when he retired after the Ennio Cometti fight in 1978.
Martin went on to become a successful boxing trainer, after meeting with Chet Alexander who convinced him to return to a career in boxing as a trainer. Martin was involved and frustrated as a left wing political activist at the time of their first meeting and moved quickly into his more successful role as a trainer at the Alexander Foundation in Princess Road in Moss Side Manchester. After a fast growth teaching classes at the Alexander Foundation in Moss Side, Phil moved into his own premises a few buildings away, starting his own gym, taking disused premises in Princess Road, Moss Side, scene of rioting in 1981, and building the Champs Camp Gym. He steered numerous boxers, such as Tony Ekubia, Frank Grant, Maurice Core, Ossie Maddix, Ensley Bingham and Steve Walker, to British European and Commonwealth title bouts.
He died in 1994, aged 44, from cancer. The Champ Camp Gym was renamed the Phil Martin Centre in his honour.
Professional record
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| Drawn 0
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|Pat Thompson
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| London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
| bgcolor=CCFFCC |W tko 7>
|Steve Walker
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| Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
| bgcolor=CCFFCC |W KO 1>
|Harry White
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| Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
| bgcolor=FF9999 |L Pts 6>
|George Gray
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| Salford, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
| bgcolor=CCFFCC |W KO 7>
|Tony Allen
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| Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
| bgcolor=CCFFCC |W Pts>
|Frank Lucas
{| border="0"
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| London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
| bgcolor=CCFFCC |W tko 4>
|Pat Thompson
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| Caister-on-Sea
Caister-on-Sea
Caister-on-Sea, also known colloquially as Caister, is a settlement in Norfolk in the United Kingdom, close to the large town of Great Yarmouth. It is a seaside resort and busy holiday destination on the "Golden Mile", with its main attraction being its sandy "Georgian Beach". It is home to Great...
, England
| bgcolor=CCFFCC |W Pts>
|Pat Thompson
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| Salford, England
| bgcolor=CCFFCC |W Pts>
|Pat Thompson
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| Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
| bgcolor=CCFFCC |W Rtd>
|Johnny Frankham
{| border="0"
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| Manchester, England
| bgcolor=CCFFCC |W Pts>
|Danny Fontillio
{| border="0"
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| London, England
| bgcolor=CCFFCC |W Pts>
|Carl Watson
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| Bradford
Bradford
Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...
, England
| bgcolor=CCFFCC |W Pts>
|Tim Woodvacant British light heavyweight title
{| border="0"
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| London, England
| bgcolor=FF9999 |L Pts 15>
|Bunny Johnson
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| West Bromwich
West Bromwich
West Bromwich is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands, England. It is north west of Birmingham lying on the A41 London-to-Birkenhead road. West Bromwich is part of the Black Country...
, England
| bgcolor=FF9999 |L tko 10>
|Michel Dylbaytis
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| Saint-Nazaire
Saint-Nazaire
Saint-Nazaire , is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.The town has a major harbour, on the right bank of the Loire River estuary, near the Atlantic Ocean. The town is at the south of the second-largest swamp in France, called "la Brière"...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
| bgcolor=CCFFCC |W Pts>
|Jannick Dufour
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| France
| bgcolor=CCFFCC |W tko 3>
|Rab Affleck
{| border="0"
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| London, England
| bgcolor=FF9999 |L tko 3>
|Harald Skog
{| border="0"
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| Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
| bgcolor=CCFFCC |W Pts>
|Louis Pergaud
{| border="0"
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| Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
| bgcolor=FF9999 |L tko 5>
|Ennio Cometti
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| Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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