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Randolph Turpin (Leamington)

Active: 1946-1958

Weight classes fought in:

Recorded fights: 73 contests (won: 64 lost: 8 drew: 1)

Fight Record

1946

Sep 17 Gordon Griffiths (Taunton) WRSF1(8) Arena, Source: News 25/09/1946 pages 12 and 13 Turpin 11st 6lbs 8ozs Griffiths 11st 1lbs Nov 19 Des Jones (Tredegar) WPTS(6) Seymour Hall Baths, Source: Boxing News 13/11/1946 page 15 Jones boxed for the Welsh Title 1949. Turpin 11st 6lbs 8ozs Jones 11st 4lbs 12ozs Dec 26 Bill Blything (Wolverhampton) WKO1(8) Source: Boxing News 01/01/1947 page 14

1947

Jan 14 Jimmy Davis (Bethnal Green) WKO4 Seymour Hall Baths, Marylebone Source: Boxing News 22/01/1947 page 11 Turpin 11st 7lbs 4ozs Davis 11st 3lbs Jan 24 Dai Jones () WKO3 Birmingham Source: Boxing News 29/01/1947 page 14 Feb 18 Johnny Best (Poplar) WRSF1 Seymour Hall Baths, Marylebone Source: Boxing News 05/03/1947 page 11 Turpin 11st 7lbs 8ozs Best 11st 6lbs Mar 18 Bert Hyland (Ireland) WKO1 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing News 26/03/1947 pages 11 and 12 Apr 1 Frank Dolan (Salford) WRSF2 Seymour Hall Baths, Marylebone Source: Boxing News 09/04/1947 page 14 Turpin 11st 7lbs 8ozs Dolan 11st 7lbs 8ozs Apr 15 Tommy Davies (Cwmgorse) WKO2 Arena, Harringay Source: Boxing News 23/04/1947 pages 10, 11 and 12 Davies was Welsh Area Middleweight Champion 1943-49. Turpin 11st 3lbs Davies 11st 8lbs 12ozs Apr 28 Bert Sanders (Kilburn) WPTS(6) Green Pond Road FC, Source: Boxing News 07/05/1947 page 13 Turpin 11st 4lbs Sanders 11st 4lbs 4ozs May 12 Ron Cooper (Pyle) WRSF4 Town Hall, Source: Boxing News 21/05/1947 page 13 Cooper was Welsh Area Middleweight Champion 1952. May 27 Jury VII (France) WPTS(6) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing News 04/06/1947 pages 11 and 12 Turpin 11st 4lbs 4ozs Jury VII 11st 8lbs Jun 3 Mark Hart () WPTS(8) Arena, Harringay Source: Boxing News 11/06/1947 pages 11 and 12 Hart boxed for the British Light-Heavyweight Title 1950 and was South Eastern Area Middleweight Champion 1947-48 and South East Area Light-Heavyweight Champion 1949. Turpin 11st 2lbs 8ozs Hart 11st 5lbs 8ozs Jun 23 Leon Fouquet (Belgium) WKO1 Source: Boxing News 02/07/1947 page 13 Turpin 11st 2lbs 12ozs Fouquet 11st 3lbs 4ozs Sep 9 Jimmy Ingle (Dublin) WRSF3 Coventry Source: Boxing News 17/09/1947 pages 12 and 13 Oct 20 Mark Hart (Croydon) DRAW(6) Arena, Harringay Source: Boxing News 22/10/1947 page 16 Turpin 11st 3lbs Hart 11st 8lbs

1948

Jan 26 Freddie Price (Dublin) WKO1(8) Coventry Source: Boxing News 28/01/1948 page 16 Feb 17 Gerry McCready (Lurgan) WRSF1(6) Arena, Harringay Source: Boxing News 25/02/1948 pages 10 and 11 Turpin 11st 6lbs 12ozs McCready 11st 4lbs 8ozs Mar 16 Vince Hawkins (Eastleigh) WPTS(8) Arena, Harringay Source: Boxing News 24/03/1948 pages 11 and 12 Hawkins was British Middleweight Champion 1946-48. Match made at 11st 8lbs Apr 26 (Croydon) LPTS(8) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing News 05/05/1948 pages 11 and 12 Finch was British Middleweight Champion 1949-50. Turpin 11st 4lbs 4ozs Finch 11st 4lbs 12ozs Jun 28 Alby Hollister () WPTS(8) , Birmingham Source: Boxing News 30/06/1948 page 16 Turpin 11st 4lbs 8ozs Hollister 11st 6lbs 12ozs Sep 21 Jean Stock (France) LRTD5 Arena, Harringay Source: Boxing News 29/09/1948 pages 12 and 13 Turpin 11st 8lbs Stock 11st 7lbs 4ozs

1949

Feb 7 Jackie Jones (Bolton) WRTD5(8) Coventry Source: Boxing News 09/02/1949 page 15 Turpin 11st 8lbs 12ozs Jones 11st 7lbs 12ozs Feb 21 Duggie Miller (South Africa) WPTS(8) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing News 23/02/1949 page 15 Turpin 11st 7lbs 4ozs Miller 11st 5lbs Mar 25 Mickey Laurent (France) WRSF3(8) Belle Vue, Manchester Source: Boxing News 30/03/1949 page 15 Turpin 11st 8lbs Laurent 11st 6lbs 8ozs May 3 Bill Poli (Italy) WDSQ4(8) Empress Stadium, Earls' Court Source: Boxing News 11/05/1949 page 14 Turpin 11st 6lbs Poli 11st 5lbs Jun 20 Cyril Delannoit (Belgium) WRSF8(10) City Football Ground, Birmingham Source: Boxing News 22/06/1949 page 15 Turpin 11st 5lbs Delannoit 11st 6lbs 8ozs cut eye Aug 22 Jean Wanes (France) WRTD3(10) Belle Vue, Manchester Source: Boxing News 24/08/1949 page 16 Turpin 11st 6lbs 4ozs Wanes 11st 3lbs 12ozs damaged eye Sep 19 Roy Wouters (Canada) WRSF5 The Butts, Coventry Source: Boxing News 28/09/1949 page 12 Turpin 11st 5lbs 4ozs Wouters 11st 7lbs 4ozs Nov 15 Pete Mead (USA) WRTD4(10) Arena, Harringay Source: Boxing News 23/11/1949 page 7 Turpin 11st 6lbs 8ozs Mead 11st 5lbs 4ozs 1950

Jan 31 Gilbert Stock (France) WPTS(8) Empress Stadium, Earls' Court Source: Boxing News 08/02/1950 page 7 Turpin 11st 7lbs 15ozs Stock 11st 1lbs 12ozs Promoter: Bill Goodwin & Alf Hart Mar 6 Richard Armah (West Africa) WRTD6(8) Davis Theatre, Croydon Source: Boxing News 15/03/1950 page 10 Match made at 11st 8lbs Turpin 11st 7lbs 8ozs Armah 11st 7lbs 6ozs Promoter: Bill Goodwin & Alf Hart cut eye Apr 24 Gustave Degouve (France) WPTS(8) Ice Stadium, Source: Boxing News 03/05/1950 page 10 Match made at 11st 8lbs Turpin 11st 7lbs 12ozs Degouve 11st 6lbs 8ozs Promoter: Reg King Sep 5 Eli Elandon (Belgian Congo) WKO2 Vicarage Road Football Ground, Watford Source: Boxing News 20/09/1950 page 10 Turpin 11st 9lbs Elandon 11st 8lbs 8ozs Promoter: Oct 17 Albert Finch (Croydon) WKO5(15) Arena, Harringay Source: Boxing News 08/11/1950 page 12 (British Middleweight Title) Turpin 11st 4lbs Finch 11st 5lbs 10ozs Nov 13 Jose Alamo (Spain) WKO2 Abergavenny Source: Boxing News 22/11/1950 page 13 Turpin 11st 8lbs Alamo 11st 6lbs 8ozs Dec 12 Tommy Yarosz (USA) WDSQ8(10) Arena, Harringay Source: Boxing News 20/12/1950 page 5 Turpin 11st 9lbs Yarosz 12st 0lbs 14ozs

1951

Jan 22 Eduardo Lopez (Spain) WKO1(10) Embassy Sportsdrome, Birmingham Source: Boxing News 31/01/1951 page 7 Turpin 11st 9lbs Lopez 11st 0lbs 8ozs Feb 27 Luc van Dam (Holland) WKO1(15) Arena, Harringay Source: Boxing News 07/03/1951 pages 8 and 9 (European Middleweight Title) Turpin 11st 5lbs 4ozs Van Dam 11st 3lbs 8ozs Mar 19 Jean Stock (France) WRSF5(10) Granby Halls, Leicester Source: Boxing News 28/03/1951 pages 5 and 14 Match made at 11st 9lbs Apr 16 Billy Brown (USA) WKO2(10) Sportsdrome, Birmingham Source: Boxing News 25/04/1951 page 5 Turpin 11st 10lbs Brown 11st 7lbs 8ozs May 7 Jan de Bruin (Holland) WKO6(15) Butts Stadium, Coventry Source: Boxing News 16/05/1951 page 11 (European Middleweight Title) Turpin 11st 5lbs 12ozs De Bruin 11st 5lbs 8ozs Attendance: 15000 Jun 5 Jackie Keough (USA) WRSF7(10) Stadium, White City Source: Boxing News 13/06/1951 pages 10, 11 and 14 Turpin 11st 6lbs Keough 11st 2lbs Attendance: 60000 Jul 10 (USA) WPTS(15) Empress Stadium, Earls' Court Source: Boxing News 18/07/1951 pages 7, 11 and 14 (World Title) Turpin 11st 4lbs 12ozs Robinson 11st 0lbs 8ozs Sep 12 Sugar Ray Robinson (USA) LRSF10(15) Polo Grounds, New York City USA Source: Boxing News 19/09/1951 pages 14 and 10 Turpin 11st 5lbs Robinson 11st 3lbs 8ozs

1952

Feb 12 Alex Buxton (Watford) WRTD7(10) Arena, Harringay Source: Boxing News 20/02/1952 pages 4 and 5 Buxton was British Light-Heavyweight Champion 1953-55. Apr 22 Jacques Hairabedian (France) WKO3(10) Arena, Harringay Source: Boxing News 30/04/1952 page 5 Turpin 11st 10lbs Hairabedian 12st 5lbs 4ozs Jun 10 () WRSF11(15) Stadium, White City Source: Boxing News 18/06/1952 pages 4, 05 and 14 (British and Empire Light-Heavyweight Title) Cockell was British Light-Heavyweight Champion 1950-52 and European Light-Heavyweight Champion 1951-52 and British and British Empire Heavyweight Champion 1953-56. Turpin 11st 8lbs 8ozs Cockell 12st 6lbs 4ozs Oct 21 George Angelo (South Africa) WPTS(15) Arena, Harringay Source: Boxing News 29/10/1952 pages 7, 10 and 13 (British Empire Light-Heavyweight Title)

1953

Jan 19 Victor D'Haes (Belgium) WKO6(10) Embassy Sportsdrome, Birmingham Source: Boxing News 28/01/1953 pages 10 and 11 Match made at 12st 9lbs Feb 16 Duggie Miller (South Africa) WPTS(10) Granby Halls, Leicester Source: Boxing News 25/02/1953 page 9 Attendance: 9000 Mar 17 Walter Cartier (USA) WDSQ2(10) Empress Stadium, Earls' Court Source: Boxing News 25/03/1953 pages 4 and 5 Jun 9 Charles Humez (France) WPTS(15) Stadium, White City Source: Boxing News 17/06/1953 pages 2, 03, 04 and 14 (Billed for World Middleweight Title) Attendance: 55000 Oct 21 Carl (USA) LPTS(15) Madison Square Garden, New York City USA Source: Boxing News 28/10/1953 pages 7, 10 and 5 (World Middleweight Title) Turpin 11st 3lbs Olson 11st 5lbs 8ozs

1954

Mar 30 Olle Bengtsson (Sweden) WPTS(10) Empress Stadium, Earls' Court Source: Boxing News 02/04/1954 pages 3, 04 and 5 Match made at 11st 8lbs Attendance: 18000 May 2 Tiberio Mitri (Italy) LKO1(15) Stadio Torino, Rome Italy Source: Boxing News 07/05/1954 page 3

1955

Feb 15 Ray Schmit (Luxembourg) WDSQ8(10) Embassy Sportsdrome, Birmingham Source: Boxing News 18/02/1955 page 12 Turpin 12st 3lbs 1ozs Schmit 12st 7lbs 12ozs Mar 8 Jose Gonzalez (Spain) WKO7(10) Empress Stadium, Earls' Court Source: Boxing News 11/03/1955 pages 8, 09 and 10 Turpin 12st 3lbs 12ozs Gonzalez 12st 5lbs 8ozs Apr 26 Alex Buxton (Watford) WKO2 Arena, Harringay Source: Boxing News 29/04/1955 pages 8 and 9 (British Light-Heavyweight Title) Referee: Ben Green Sep 19 Eddie Polly Smith (Bermuda) WPTS(10) Perry Barr Greyhound Stadium, Birmingham Source: Boxing News 23/09/1955 page 4 Match made at 12st 9lbs Oct 18 Gordon Wallace (Canada) LKO4(10) Arena, Harringay Source: Boxing News 21/10/1955 pages 4 and 5 Match made at 12st 9lbs

1956

Apr 17 Alessandro d'Ottavio (Italy) WRSF6(10) Embassy Sportsdrome, Birmingham Source: Boxing News 20/04/1956 page 5 Turpin 12st 6lbs D'Ottavio 13st 0lbs cut eye Jun 18 Jacques Bro (France) WKO5(10) Perry Barr Stadium, Birmingham Source: Boxing News 22/06/1956 page 5 Turpin 12st 7lbs 8ozs Bro 12st 1lbs 8ozs Sep 21 Hans Stretz (Germany) LPTS(10) Hamburg Germany Source: Boxing News 28/09/1956 page 5 Nov 26 Alex Buxton (Watford) WRSF5(15) Granby Halls, Leicester Source: Boxing News 30/11/1956 pages 8 and 9 (British Light-Heavyweight Title) Turpin 12st 5lbs 2ozs Buxton 12st 7lbs

1957

Jun 11 Arthur Howard (Islington) WPTS(15) Granby Halls, Leicester Source: Boxing News 14/06/1957 page 5 (British Light-Heavyweight Title) Howard boxed for the British Light-Heavyweight Title 1957 and 1960 and was Southern Area Light-Heavyweight Champion 1959. Sep 17 Ahmed Boulgroune (Algeria) WRSF9(10) Arena, Harringay Source: Boxing News 20/09/1957 pages 4 and 5 Turpin 12st 2lbs 12ozs Boulgroune 12st 3lbs 4ozs Oct 28 Sergio Burchi (Italy) WRSF2(10) Embassy Sportsdrome, Birmingham Source: Boxing News 01/11/1957 page 4 Turpin 12st 4lbs 8ozs Burchi 12st 9lbs Nov 25 Uwe Janssen (Germany) WRSF8(10) Granby Halls, Leicester Source: Boxing News 29/11/1957 page 4 Turpin 12st 7lbs Janssen 12st 9lbs 6ozs Referee: Chris Maggs

1958

Feb 11 Wim Snoek (Holland) WPTS(10) Embassy Sportsdrome, Birmingham Source: Boxing News 14/02/1958 page 5 Turpin 12st 7lbs Snoek 12st 7lbs 3ozs Apr 21 Eddie Wright (Mile End) WRSF7(10) Granby Halls, Leicester Source: Boxing News 25/04/1958 pages 8 and 9 Wright boxed a British Light-Heavyweight Title Eliminator 1958 and 1959 and was Southern Area Light-Heavyweight Champion 1958-59. Referee: Stan Hiles Promoter: Joe Jacobs Jul 22 Redvers Sangoe () WRSF4(10) Football Ground, Oswestry Source: Boxing News 25/07/1958 page 12 Sangoe was Welsh Area Light-Heavyweight Champion 1958-60. Sep 9 Yolande Pompey (Trinidad) LKO2(10) Pershore Road Stadium, Birmingham Source: Boxing News 12/09/1958 page 6 Turpin 12st 7lbs Pompey 12st 0lbs 12ozs Promoter: Alex Griffiths & Joe Jacobs © This record was researched and compiled by Miles Templeton and Richard Ireland. It may be published elsewhere provided full acknowledgement and a link to www.boxinghistory.org.uk are included

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