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Jack Bodell (Swadlincote)
Active: 1962-1972
Weight classes fought in:
Recorded fights: 71 contests (won: 58 lost: 13)
Fight Record
1962
Feb 13 Mick Cowan (Sheffield) WPTS(6) Adelphi Ballroom, West Bromwich Source: Boxing News 23/02/1962 page 4 Bodell 12st 9lbs 8ozs Cowan 12st 11lbs Feb 22 Ossie Nelson (Jamaica) WRSF1(6) Drill Hall, Coventry Source: Boxing News 02/03/1962 page 4 Bodell 12st 7lbs Nelson 12st 7lbs 8ozs Mar 20 Jimmy Leach (Manchester) WRSF2 Civic Hall, Wolverhampton Source: Boxing News 23/03/1962 page 3 Bodell 12st 7lbs Apr 2 Joe Louis (Nigeria) WPTS(6) Ice Rink, Nottingham Source: Boxing News 06/04/1962 page 3 Bodell 12st 10lbs 14ozs Louis 12st 1lbs 8ozs Promoter: Reg King Apr 17 Jack Whittaker (Warwick) WPTS(6) Granby Halls, Leicester Source: Boxing News 27/04/1962 page 3 Jun 7 Roy Seward (Lincoln) WRSF5(10) Alexandra Rink, Swadlincote Source: Boxing News 15/06/1962 page 4 (Midlands Area Light-Heavyweight Title) Seward boxed for the Midlands Area Light-Heavyweight Title twice in 1962. Bodell 12st 4lbs Seward 12st 7lbs Jul 3 Joe Louis (Nigeria) LRTD1(8) Marine Hall, Fleetwood Source: Boxing News 13/07/1962 page 3 Bodell 12st 7lbs Louis 12st 5lbs 8ozs Promoter: Johnny Williams (Blackpool) Sep 18 Jimmy Blanche (Coventry) WPTS(8) Embassy Sportsdrome, Birmingham Source: Boxing News 28/09/1962 page 12 Bodell 12st 9lbs Promoter: Lew Phillips Oct 8 Brian Stannard (King's Lynn) WRSF7(8) Ice Stadium, Nottingham Source: Boxing News 12/10/1962 page 5 Bodell 12st 10lbs 1ozs Stannard 12st 4lbs 14ozs Oct 31 Rupert Bentley (Jamaica) WKO1(8) Civic Hall, Wolverhampton Source: Boxing News 09/11/1962 page 2 Bodell 12st 10lbs Bentley 12st 10lbs 4ozs Nov 7 Johnny Hendrickson (St Kitts) WRSF4(8) Seymour Hall Baths, Marylebone Source: Boxing News 16/11/1962 page 3 Bodell 12st 9lbs Hendrickson 12st 4lbs 12ozs Dec 10 Roy Seward (Lincoln) WRSF3 Ice Rink, Nottingham Source: Boxing News 14/12/1962 page 3 (Midlands Area Light-Heavyweight Title) Bodell 12st 7lbs Seward 12st 5lbs 12ozs
1963
Feb 13 Jack Whittaker (Warwick) WRSF8(8) Granby Halls, Leicester Source: Boxing News 22/02/1963 pages 5 and 16 Whittaker boxed a British Light-Heavyweight Title Eliminator 1959. Bodell 13st 2lbs 12ozs Whittaker 14st 5lbs 8ozs Promoter: Alex Griffiths damaged lip Mar 6 Rupert Bentley (Jamaica) WKO3(8) Civic Hall, Solihull Source: Boxing News 15/03/1963 page 5 Bodell 13st 3lbs Bentley 12st 13lbs 8ozs Promoter: Alex Griffiths Mar 11 Dave Ould (Bermondsey) WPTS(8) Manor Place Baths, Walworth Source: Boxing News 15/03/1963 page 5 Ould was Southern Area Heavyweight Champion 1964. Bodell 13st 3lbs Ould 13st 6lbs Promoter: Mike Barrett Bodell sub for Peter Bates(Shirebrook) May 7 Ron Gray (Walsall) WDSQ5(10) Embassy Sportsdrome, Birmingham Source: Boxing News 10/05/1963 page 5 (Midlands Area Heavyweight Title Eliminator) Gray boxed for the Midlands Area Heavyweight Title 1960. Bodell 13st 1lbs 8ozs Gray 14st 6lbs Promoter: Alex Griffiths Sep 7 Stoffel Willemse LRSF2 Johannesburg South Africa Source: Boxing News Dec 5 Renato Moraes (Brazil) LRTD6 Milan Italy Source: Boxing News
1964
Mar 3 Joe Erskine (Cardiff) LPTS(10) Granby Halls, Leicester Source: Boxing News 06/03/1964 page 4 Erskine was British Heavyweight Champion 1956-58 and British Empire Heavyweight Champion 1957-58. Bodell 13st 8lbs 8ozs Erskine 13st 13lbs Apr 21 Ron Redrup (West Ham) WPTS(8) Embassy Sportsdrome, Birmingham Source: Boxing News 24/04/1964 pages 4 and 5 Redrup boxed for the British Light-Heavyweight Title 1963. Bodell 13st 11lbs 12ozs Redrup 13st 6lbs 4ozs Promoter: Alex Griffiths Sep 29 Freddie Mack (USA) LRSF5(10) Embassy Sportsdrome, Birmingham Source: Boxing News 02/10/1964 page 4 Bodell 13st 11lbs Mack 13st 1lbs
1965
Jan 20 Ron Gray (Walsall) WPTS(10) Midlands SC, Solihull Source: Boxing News 29/01/1965 page 5 (Midlands Area Heavyweight Title) Bodell 14st 0lbs 8ozs Gray 14st 12lbs Mar 1 Al Roye (Jamaica) WRSF4(8) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing News 12/03/1965 page 4 Bodell 14st 1lbs 8ozs Roye 13st 11lbs Promoter: Mickey Duff Mar 22 Eric Fearon (Jamaica) WRSF4(8) Ice Stadium, Nottingham Source: Boxing News 26/03/1965 page 4 Bodell 13st 13lbs 9ozs Fearon 13st 11lbs 11ozs Promoter: Reg King Mar 30 Rudolph Vaughan (Oxford) WKO2(8) Pool, Wembley Source: Boxing News 02/04/1964 pages 8 and 9 Bodell 13st 13lbs Vaughan 13st 1lbs Apr 12 Ray Shiel (St Helens) WRSF5 Colston Hall, Bristol Source: Boxing News 23/04/1965 page 4 Bodell 13st 11lbs Shiel 14st 2lbs Referee: Bill Williams Apr 20 Buddy Turman (USA) WRSF4(8) Civic Hall, Wolverhampton Source: Boxing News 30/04/1965 page 15 Bodell 13st 13lbs Turman 13st 9lbs Apr 26 Johnny Halafihi (Tonga) WRTD7(8) Manor Place Baths, Walworth Source: Boxing News 30/04/1965 page 4 Bodell 13st 12lbs Halafihi 12st 9lbs Referee: Pat Floyd Promoter: Jack Solomons May 24 Hubert Hilton (USA) LRSF6(10) Hilton Hotel, Mayfair Source: Boxing News 28/05/1965 page 16 Bodell 13st 12lbs 4ozs Hilton 13st 10lbs 8ozs Referee: Bill White Promoter: Anglo-American SC Jun 15 Dave Ould (Bermondsey) WDSQ4(8) City Football Ground, Birmingham Source: Boxing News 25/06/1965 pages 8 and 9 Bodell 13st 11lbs Ould 13st 11lbs 12ozs Promoter: Jack Solomons and Alex Griffiths Attendance: 18000 Sep 7 Freddie Mack (USA) WPTS(8) Empress Stadium, Earls' Court Source: Boxing News 10/09/1965 pages 8, 09 and 15 Bodell 14st 5lbs 8ozs Mack 13st 7lbs Promoter: Harry Levene Sep 20 Levi Forte (USA) WRSF2(10) Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing News 24/09/1965 pages 8 and 9 Bodell 14st 3lbs Forte 13st 11lbs 8ozs Promoter: Jack Turner and Ray Peers Attendance: packed Oct 4 Al Roye (Jamaica) WKO3 Colston Hall, Bristol Source: Boxing News 08/10/1965 page 7 Bodell 14st 4lbs 4ozs Roye 13st 8lbs 8ozs Oct 19 Yvan Preberg (Yugoslavia) WRSF2(8) Empire Pool, Wembley Source: Boxing News 22/10/1965 pages 8, 09 and 16 Bodell 14st 3lbs 8ozs Preberg 13st 2lbs 4ozs Promoter: Harry Levene Nov 8 Mariano Echevarria (Spain) WRSF5 Ice Rink, Nottingham Source: Boxing News 12/11/1965 pages 8 and 9 Bodell 14st 6lbs 8ozs Echevarria 14st 3lbs 8ozs Referee: Austin O'Connor Dec 9 Benito Canal (Spain) WKO2(10) King's Hall, Derby Source: Boxing News 17/12/1965 pages 2 and 16 Bodell 14st 3lbs 4ozs Canal 15st 3lbs 12ozs Referee: Chris Maggs Promoter: Alex Griffiths Dec 14 Billy Daniels (USA) WPTS(10) Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing News 17/12/1965 page 4 Bodell 14st 3lbs Daniels 14st 2lbs Promoter: Jack Turner and Ray Peers
1966
Jan 19 Jo Juvillier (France) WPTS(10) Midlands SC, Solihull Source: Boxing News 28/01/1966 page 4 Bodell 14st 8lbs Juvillier 14st 8lbs Jan 31 Bill Nielsen (USA) WRSF8(10) Colston Hall, Bristol Source: Boxing News 04/02/1966 page 4 Bodell 14st 7lbs 4ozs Nielsen 13st 8lbs Referee: Ike Powell Promoter: Len Munden Feb 17 Ski Goldstein (USA) WRSF3 World Sporting Club, Mayfair Source: Boxing News 25/02/1966 page 4 Bodell 14st 7lbs Goldstein 13st 7lbs Referee: Pat Floyd Mar 22 Guiseppa Migliari WPTS(10) Civic Hall, Wolverhampton Source: Boxing News 01/04/1966 page 5 Bodell 14st 6lbs Migliari 15st 1lbs 4ozs Promoter: South Staffs SC Apr 18 Thad Spencer (USA) LRSF2(10) Belle Vue, Manchester Source: Boxing News 22/04/1966 pages 4 and 16 Bodell 14st 1lbs 12ozs Spencer 14st 1lbs Promoter: Gus Demmy Jun 28 Piero Tomasini (Italy) LRSF3(10) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing News 01/07/1966 page 4 Bodell 14st 2lbs 8ozs Tomasini 14st 7lbs Referee: Bill Williams Promoter: Mike Barrett Sep 21 Renato Moraes (Brazil) WPTS(10) Embassy Sportsdrome, Birmingham Source: Boxing News 30/09/1966 page 2 Bodell 14st 5lbs Moraes 12st 7lbs 4ozs Referee: Chris Maggs Oct 27 Sante Amonti (Italy) WPTS(10) Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing News 04/11/1966 pages 2 and 3 Bodell 14st 4lbs 4ozs Amonti 13st 11lbs Referee: Wally Thom Promoter: Lawrie Lewis Attendance: 500 Nov 15 Giorgio Masteghin (Italy) WRTD1 Civic Hall, Wolverhampton Source: Boxing News 18/11/1966 page 2 Bodell 14st 5lbs Masteghin 17st 3lbs 12ozs Dec 13 Bob Stallings (USA) WRSF7(10) Civic Hall, Wolverhampton Source: Boxing News 16/12/1966 page 3 Bodell 14st 6lbs 8ozs Stallings 13st 13lbs 12ozs Referee: Chris Maggs Promoter: Alex Griffiths
1967
Jan 24 Ray Patterson (USA) WPTS(10) Civic Hall, Wolverhampton Source: Boxing News 27/01/1967 page 4 Bodell 14st 2lbs 8ozs Patterson 13st 12lbs Promoter: Alex Griffiths Apr 17 Sonny Moore (USA) WPTS(10) De Montfort Hall, Leicester Source: Boxing News 21/04/1967 page 2 Bodell 14st 9lbs Moore 13st 8lbs Referee: Chris Maggs Promoter: Alex Griffiths Jun 13 Henry Cooper (Bellingham) LRSF2 Wolverhampton Source: Boxing News (British and Empire Heavyweight Title) Cooper was British Heavyweight Champion 1959-69 and 1970-71 and British Empire/Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion 1959-71. Sep 6 Rocky Campbell (Leicester) WPTS(8) Leicester Source: Boxing News Campbell was Midlands Area Heavyweight Champion 1974. Oct 19 Rocky Campbell (Leicester) WPTS(8) Colston Hall, Bristol Source: Boxing News 27/10/1967 page 4 Bodell 14st 11lbs Campbell 13st 8lbs 12ozs Referee: Harry Humphreys Promoter: Len Munden
1968
Feb 6 Johnny Prescott (Birmingham) WPTS(10) Civic Hall, Wolverhampton Source: Boxing News (Midlands Area Heavyweight Title) Prescott boxed for the British Heavyweight Title 1965 and was Midlands Area Heavyweight Champion 1962. Bodell 14st 7lbs Prescott 13st 7lbs 12ozs Referee: Roland Dakin Promoter: Alex Griffiths Mar 6 Lion Ven (Belgium) WRSF2(10) Midlands SC, Solihull Source: Boxing News 15/03/1968 page 5 Bodell 14st 4lbs Ven 13st 9lbs Referee: Mick Fox Jun 10 Brian London (Blackpool) WRTD9(15) Liverpool Source: Boxing News (British Heavyweight Title Eliminator) London was British and British Empire Heavyweight Champion 1958-59. Aug 12 Mel Turnbow WRTD5 Blackpool Source: Boxing News Nov 27 Carl Gizzi (Rhyl) WRSF2 Cardiff Source: Boxing News (British Heavyweight Title Final Eliminator) Gizzi boxed for the British Heavyweight Title 1969 and was Welsh Area Heavyweight Champion 1965-71.
1969
Feb 17 Roosevelt Eddie WDSQ1 Nottingham Source: Boxing News Mar 25 Billy Walker (West Ham) WRSF8(10) Pool, Wembley Source: Boxing News 28/03/1969 pages 8 and 9 Walker boxed for the European Heavyweight Title 1967 and boxed for the British Heavyweight Title in 1967. Bodell 14st 6lbs 12ozs Walker 13st 9lbs 8ozs Referee: Harry Gibbs Jun 23 John Jordan WKO2 Anglo-American Sporting Club, Mayfair Source: Boxing News Jul 14 Jose Roman (Venezuela) WPTS(10) Nottingham Source: Boxing News Oct 13 Carl Gizzi (Rhyl) WPTS(15) Nottingham Source: Boxing News (British Heavyweight Title)
1970
Mar 24 Henry Cooper (Bellingham) LPTS(15) Pool, Wembley Source: Boxing News (British and Commonwealth Heavyweight Title) Jul 18 Jimmy Richards (South Africa) WPTS(10) Ellis Park, Johannesburg South Africa Source: Boxing News 24/07/1970 page 8 Bodell 14st 10lbs 12ozs Richards 14st 0lbs
1971
Feb 24 Jack O'Halloran (USA) WKO4(10) Civic Hall, Wolverhampton Source: Boxing News Bodell 14st 7lbs 4ozs O'Halloran 17st 2lbs 12ozs Referee: Roland Dakin Apr 13 Manuel Ramos (Mexico) WPTS(10) Civic Hall, Wolverhampton Source: Boxing News Apr 27 Bill Drover (USA) WPTS(10) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing News Sep 27 Joe Bugner (St Ives) WPTS(15) Pool, Wembley Source: Boxing News (British and Commonwealth and European Heavyweight Title) Bugner was British and Commonwealth and European Heavyweight Champion between 1971 and 1977. Nov 16 Jerry Quarry (USA) LKO1(10) Empire Pool, Wembley Source: Boxing News 19/11/1971 pages 2, 03 and 4 Bodell 14st 7lbs 12ozs Quarry 14st 7lbs Referee: George Smith Dec 17 Jose Urtain (Spain) LRSF2(15) Palacio de Deportes, Madrid Spain Source: Boxing News 24/12/1971 pages 4 and 5 (European Heavyweight Title) Bodell 14st 6lbs Urtain 14st 4lbs Referee: Karl Perpeet
1972
Jun 27 Danny McAlinden (Coventry) LKO2(15) Villa Park, Birmingham Source: Boxing News (British and Commonwealth Heavyweight Title) McAlinden was British and Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion 1972-75. Bodell 14st 3lbs McAlinden 13st 8lbs Referee: George Smith
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