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Eddie Avoth (Cardiff)

Active: 1963-1972

Weight classes fought in:

Recorded fights: 53 contests (won: 44 lost: 9)

Fight Record

1963

Jul 1 Dave Arnold (Romford) WPTS(6) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News 05/07/1967 page 5 Arnold 11st 4lbs Aug 20 Terry Phillips (Cardiff) WPTS(6) Coney Beach Arena, Porthcawl Source: Boxing News 23/08/1963 pages 8 and 9 Phillips was Welsh Area Welterweight Champion 1965. Avoth 10st 12lbs 4ozs Phillips 11st 0lbs 12ozs Promoter: Jack Solomons and Sir Leslie Joseph Oct 22 Ray Fallone (Battersea) WPTS(6) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News 25/10/1963 page 4 Avoth 10st 10lbs Fallone 10st 10lbs Nov 25 Joe Somerville (Berkhamstead) WPTS(6) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News 29/11/1963 page 2 Avoth 10st 13lbs 8ozs Somerville 10st 11lbs 8ozs Dec 9 Joe Somerville (Berkhamstead) LPTS(6) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News 13/12/1963 page 9 Avoth 11st 1lbs 8ozs Somerville 10st 13lbs

1964

Feb 24 Sid Brown () WPTS(8) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News 28/02/1964 page 5 Avoth 11st 2lbs Brown 11st 1lbs Mar 24 Henry Turkington (Doagh) WRSF4(6) Empire Pool, Wembley Source: Boxing News 27/03/1964 pages 8 and 9 Turkington boxed for the Northern Ireland Middleweight Title 1965. Avoth 11st 2lbs 8ozs Turkington 10st 12lbs 8ozs May 12 Jimmy Powell (Preston) WPTS(6) Empire Pool, Wembley Source: Boxing News 15/05/1964 pages 8 and 9 Avoth 11st 3lbs 12ozs Powell 11st 6lbs Promoter: Harry Levene May 20 Dave Arnold (Romford) WKO4(6) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News 29/05/1964 page 4 Avoth 11st 4lbs Arnold 11st 7lbs Jun 22 Sid Brown (Birmingham) WPTS(8) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News 26/06/1964 page 3 Avoth 11st 3lbs 8ozs Brown 11st 2lbs Jul 20 Louis Onwuna (Nigeria) WPTS(6) Indoor Cricket School, Ebbw Vale Source: Boxing News 24/07/1964 page 16 Avoth 11st 4lbs 8ozs Onwuna 11st 6lbs 8ozs Promoter: Bill Long Sep 21 Jimmy Stewart (Preston) WKO1 Wyvern SC, Source: Boxing News 25/09/1964 page 5 Oct 12 Gary Chippendale () WRSF4(6) Free Trade Hall, Manchester Source: Boxing News 16/10/1964 page 4 Avoth 11st 6lbs Chippendale 11st 2lbs 8ozs Nov 2 Fitzroy Lindo (Jamaica) WPTS(8) Indoor Cricket School, Ebbw Vale Source: Boxing News 06/11/1964 page 16 Avoth 11st 2lbs 8ozs Lindo 11st 0lbs 8ozs Promoter: Bill Long Nov 16 Louis Onwuna (Nigeria) WKO2(8) Wyvern SC, Manchester Source: Boxing News 20/11/1964 page 2 Avoth 11st 6lbs Onwuna 11st 4lbs Dec 1 George Palin (Crewe) WKO1(6) Empire Pool, Wembley Source: Boxing News 04/12/1964 pages 6 and 7 Avoth 11st 5lbs 12ozs Palin 11st 6lbs Promoter: Jack Solomons Dec 14 Tony French (Woking) WPTS(6) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News 25/12/1964 page 12 Avoth 11st 5lbs French 11st 3lbs 8ozs

1965

Jan 20 Roy Thomas (Streatham) WPTS(6) Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Source: Boxing News 29/01/1965 page 16 Avoth 11st 6lbs 8ozs Thomas 11st 7lbs 8ozs Promoter: Jack Solomons and Stan Cottle Feb 1 Sid Brown (Birmingham) WRSF5(8) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News 05/02/1065 page 4 Avoth 11st 7lbs 4ozs Mar 8 Fitzroy Lindo (Jamaica) WRSF7(8) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News 12/03/1965 page 4 Avoth 11st 7lbs 4ozs Lindo 11st 0lbs 8ozs Apr 26 Joe Bell (Jamaica) WPTS(8) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News 30/04/1965 page 4 Avoth 11st 5lbs Bell 11st 7lbs 8ozs Referee: Harry Gibbs

1966

Jan 10 Lloyd Wallace (Jamaica) WRSF6(8) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News 14/01/1966 page 12 Avoth 12st 5lbs 8ozs Wallace 12st 9lbs 12ozs Feb 28 Charlie Wilson (Jamaica) WPTS(8) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News 04/03/1966 page 4 Avoth 12st 4lbs 8ozs Wilson 12st 11lbs Referee: Bill Williams Apr 4 Charlie Wilson (Jamaica) WRSF1(8) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News 15/04/1966 pages 4 and 5 Avoth 12st 8lbs Wilson 13st 0lbs Referee: Benny Caplan Apr 19 Lloyd Walford (Bradford) WRSF7(8) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News 22/04/1966 pages 5 and 6 Walford was Central Area Light-Heavyweight Champion 1972. Avoth 11st 13lbs 8ozs Walford 12st 8lbs 12ozs May 11 Steve Richards (Bermondsey) WRSF4 Wyvern SC, Manchester Source: Boxing News 20/05/1966 page 2 Avoth 12st 0lbs Richards 11st 11lbs Jun 6 Clarence Prince (British Guiana) WRSF2(8) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News 10/06/1966 page 12 Avoth 12st 4lbs 8ozs Referee: Bill Williams Jul 12 Derek Richards (Merthyr) LPTS(10) Afan Lido, Aberavon Source: Boxing News 29/07/1966 page 2 (Welsh Area Light-Heavyweight Title) Richards boxed for the British Light-Heavyweight Title 1967 and was Welsh Area Light-Heavyweight Champion 1964-66. Promoter: Cyril Thomas (brother of Eddie) Sep 19 Ernie Field (Rothwell) WPTS(8) Wyvern SC, Manchester Source: Boxing News 23/09/1966 page 2 Field 12st 9lbs Oct 26 Johnny Ould (Bermondsey) WRSF4(8) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News 04/11/1966 page 2 Ould boxed for the Southern Area Light-Heavyweight Title 1962 and 1966. Avoth 12st 4lbs Ould 12st 7lbs 8ozs Referee: Bill White Dec 7 Johnny Halafihi (Tonga) WPTS(8) Afan Lido, Aberavon Source: Boxing News 16/12/1966 pages 2 and 16 Avoth 12st 4lbs Halafihi 12st 0lbs Promoter: Wyvern SC Manchester

1967

Jan 30 Ernie Field (Rothwell) LRSF2(10) Wyvern SC, Manchester Source: Boxing News 03/02/1967 page 2 Avoth 12st 6lbs Field 12st 11lbs Jun 19 John McCormack (Maryhill) LRSF6 National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News (British Light-Heavyweight Title) McCormack was British Middleweight Champion 1959 and European Middleweight Champion 1961-62. Sep 19 Johnny Hendrickson (St Kitts) WRSF3 Wembley Source: Boxing News Nov 28 Guinea Roger (Nigeria) WRSF4(10) Afan Lido, Aberavon Source: Boxing News 08/12/1967 page 5 Promoter: Cyril Thomas

1968

Mar 8 Johnny Hendrickson (St Kitts) WPTS(8) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News 22/03/1968 page 3 Avoth 12st 7lbs Hendrickson 12st 9lbs Referee: Bill White Apr 24 Johnny Hendrickson (St Kitts) WPTS(8) Sophia Gardens Pavilion, Cardiff Source: Boxing News Jul 24 Stamford Bulla WPTS(10) Coney Beach Arena, Porthcawl Source: Boxing News Promoter: Jack Solomons Nov 18 Curtis Bruce WRSF6 World Sporting Club, Mayfair Source: Boxing News

1969

Jan 13 John McCormack (Maryhill) WRTD11(15) World Sporting Club, Mayfair Source: Boxing News (British Light-Heavyweight Title) Feb 6 Lou Gutierrez WKO4 Liverpool Source: Boxing News Mar 17 Lloyd Walford (Bradford) WPTS(8) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News 21/03/1969 page 6 Avoth 12st 6lbs 4ozs Walford 12st 9lbs Referee: Bill White Jun 28 Yvan Preberg (Yugoslavia) LPTS(15) Zagreb Yugoslavia Source: Boxing News (European Light-Heavyweight Title) Oct 27 Bunny Johnson (Birmingham) WPTS(8) Source: Boxing News Johnson was Britsih and Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion 1975 and British Light-Heavyweight Champion 1977-80.

1970

Feb 16 Emile Oke Griffith (France) WPTS(8) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News Avoth 12st 8lbs 8ozs Griffith 12st 1lbs 12ozs Referee: Sid Nathan Apr 6 Young John McCormack (Dublin) WDSQ8(15) Ice Stadium, Nottingham Source: Boxing News (British Light-Heavyweight Title) McCormack was British Light-Heavyweight Champion 1967-69. Jun 6 Mike Quarry (USA) LPTS(10) Woodland Hills USA Source: Boxing News Oct 23 Trevor Thornberry (Australia) WRTD6(15) Melbourne Australia Source: Boxing News (Commonwealth Light-Heavyweight Title) Avoth 12st 5lbs 8ozs Thornberry 12st 1lbs Referee: Les Perry 1971

Jan 24 Chris Finnegan (Iver) LRSF15(15) World Sporting Club, Mayfair Source: Boxing News (British and Commonwealth Light-Heavyweight Title) Finnegan was British Light-Heavyweight Champion 1971-73 and 1975-76 and Commonwealth Light-Heavyweight Champion 1971-73 and European Light-Heavyweight Champion 1972. Avoth 12st 5lbs Finnegan 12st 1lbs 8ozs Referee: Roland Dakin(Harrogate) May 12 Guinea Roger (Nigeria) WPTS(8) Caerphilly Source: Boxing News Jun 12 Kosie Smith (South Africa) WPTS(10) Johannesburg South Africa Source: Boxing News Oct 30 Sarel Aucamo (South Africa) LPTS(10) Johannesburg South Africa Source: Boxing News 05/11/1971 page 15

1972

Mar 15 Bunny Johnson (Birmingham) LRSF3(8) Double Diamond Club, Caerphilly Source: Boxing News Avoth 13st 1lbs 8ozs Johnson 13st 0lbs 8ozs Referee: Adrian Morgan

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