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Maurice Cullen (Shotton)

Active: 1959-1970

Weight classes fought in:

Recorded fights: 55 contests (won: 45 lost: 8 drew: 2)

Fight Record

1959

Nov 9 Ricky McMasters (Jamaica) WPTS(6) Farrer Street Stadium, Middlesbrough Source: News 13/11/1959 page 4 Cullen 9st 8lbs 8ozs McMasters 9st 10lbs McMasters sub for John Bacon(Middlesbrough) Nov 23 John Bacon (Grangetown) WRSF6(6) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing News 27/11/1959 page 4 Cullen 9st 9lbs 12ozs Bacon 9st 12lbs 6ozs

1960

Jan 18 Ricky Kiernan (Glasgow) DRAW(6) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing News 22/01/1960 page 8 Cullen 9st 9lbs 4ozs Kiernan 9st 10lbs 4ozs Feb 22 John McNally (Belfast) WPTS(8) Farrer Street Stadium, Middlesbrough Source: Boxing News 26/02/1960 page 5 Cullen 9st 9lbs McNally 9st 8lbs Promoter: Walter Hazeltine Apr 6 Colin Salcombe (Smethwick) WRSF7(8) Civic Hall, Source: Boxing News 15/04/1960 page 5 Cullen 9st 10lbs 9ozs Salcombe 8st 12lbs Promoter: Alex Griffiths and Joe Jacobs May 9 Ricky Kiernan (Glasgow) WRSF1(8) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing News 13/05/1960 page 5 Cullen 9st 9lbs 8ozs Kiernan 9st 11lbs 10ozs cut eye May 30 Love Allotey (Ghana) WPTS(8) Engineers Club Grounds, West Source: Boxing News 03/06/1960 page 3 Cullen 9st 8lbs Allotey 9st 8lbs Promoter: Walter Hazeltine Jun 27 Johnny Davis (Bermondsey) WRSF7(8) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News 01/07/1960 page 7 Cullen 9st 8lbs Davis 9st 6lbs Aug 22 Pat Loughran (Belfast) WKO3(8) Covered Market, Carlisle Source: Boxing News 26/08/1960 page 7 Cullen 9st 10lbs Loughran 9st 9lbs Promoter: William Little Sep 6 Tommy Tiger (Leicester) WPTS(6) Civic Hall, Wolverhampton Source: Boxing News 16/09/1960 page 3 Cullen 9st 10lbs Tiger 9st 9lbs Promoter: Alec Griffiths and Mr Jacobs Oct 10 Jimmy Gibson (Dunfermline) WPTS(8) Farrer Street Stadium, Middlesbrough Source: Boxing News 14/10/1960 page 9 Gibson was Scottish Area Champion 1960-61. Cullen 9st 10lbs 4ozs Gibson 9st 10lbs 8ozs Promoter: Walter Hazeltine Oct 28 Dave Stone (Battersea) WPTS(8) Covered Market, Carlisle Source: Boxing News 04/11/1960 page 7 Stone boxed a British Lightweight Title Eliminator 1960 and was Southern Area Lightweight Champion 1959. Cullen 9st 10lbs 12ozs Stone 9st 10lbs Nov 15 Jim Spike McCormack (Belfast) LPTS(8) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News 18/11/1960 page 7 McCormack boxed a British Lightweight Title Eliminator 1967 and was Northern Ireland Area Lightweight Champion 1958. Cullen 9st 9lbs McCormack 9st 7lbs Referee: Ben Stichbury Dec 6 Ebe Mensah (Ghana) DRAW(8) Empire Pool, Source: Boxing News 09/12/1960 page 5 Cullen 9st 9lbs 8ozs Mensah 9st 10lbs 12ozs Promoter: Jack Solomons

1961

Jan 13 Phil McGrath (Halifax) WPTS(8) Farrer Street Stadium, Middlesbrough Source: Boxing News 20/01/1961 page 7 Cullen 9st 11lbs McGrath 9st 7lbs Promoter: Walter Hazeltine Feb 21 Ebe Mensah (Ghana) WPTS(8) Civic Hall, Wolverhampton Source: Boxing News 03/03/1961 page 2 Cullen 9st 10lbs 6ozs Mensah 9st 13lbs 2ozs Referee: Chris Maggs Promoter: Joe Jacobs and Alex Griffiths Mar 13 Johnny Cooke (Bootle) WPTS(8) Free Trade Hall, Manchester Source: Boxing News 17/03/1961 page 2 Cooke was British and British Empire Welterweight Champion 1967-68. Cullen 9st 10lbs Cooke 9st 8lbs 8ozs Promoter: Gus Demmy Apr 24 Jim Spike McCormack (Belfast) WPTS(8) Belle Vue, Manchester Source: Boxing News 28/04/1961 page 3 Cullen 9st 10lbs 4ozs McCormack 9st 11lbs Promoter: Harry Levene Aug 14 Byron Hollingsworth (Trinidad) WPTS(8) Engineers Club grounds, West Hartlepool Source: Boxing News 18/08/1961 page 16 Cullen 9st 9lbs Hollingsworth 9st 10lbs 12ozs Nov 13 Guy Gracia (France) WPTS(8) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing News 17/11/1961 page 2 Cullen 9st 10lbs 4ozs Gracia 9st 10lbs Dec 11 Roy Jacobs (Nigeria) WPTS(10) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing News 22/12/1961 page 4 Cullen 9st 9lbs Jacobs 9st 7lbs

1962

Feb 5 Jim Spike McCormack (Belfast) WPTS(10) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing News 09/02/1962 page 3 Cullen 9st 10lbs 8ozs McCormack 9st 8lbs Mar 21 Sammy McSpadden (Fulham) LPTS(10) Seymour Hall Baths, Marylebone Source: Boxing News 30/03/1962 page 3 McSpadden boxed for the British Welterweight Title 1965. Cullen 9st 9lbs McSpadden 9st 10lbs 14ozs Referee: Bill Williams Jun 18 Brian Jones (Nottingham) WPTS(10) Engineers Club, West Hartlepool Source: Boxing News 22/06/1962 page 5 Match made at 9st 11lbs Cullen 9st 11lbs Jones 9st 10lbs 8ozs Promoter: Mr Maxwell Jul 3 Dave Coventry () WPTS(10) Majestic Ballroom, Finsbury Park Source: Boxing News 06/07/1962 page 5 Coventry boxed for the British Lightweight Title 1965. Cullen 9st 7lbs 12ozs Coventry 9st 11lbs 4ozs Oct 4 Johnny Cooke (Bootle) WPTS(12) Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing News 12/10/1962 pages 4 and 5 (British Lightweight Title Final Eliminator) Cullen 9st 8lbs 12ozs Cooke 9st 7lbs 10ozs Promoter: Mickey Duff Nov 9 Ben Said (Algeria) WPTS(10) Free Trade Hall, Manchester Source: Boxing News 16/11/1962 page 4 Cullen 9st 11lbs Said 9st 9lbs 8ozs Promoter: Gus Demmy

1963

Feb 12 Vic Andreetti (Hoxton) WPTS(10) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing News 15/02/1963 pages 8 and 9 Andreetti was British Junior Welterweight Champion 1969-70. Match made at 9st 11lbs Promoter: Jack Solomons May 20 Dave Charnley (Dartford) LPTS(15) Belle Vue, Manchester Source: Boxing News 24/05/1963 pages 4 and 5 (British Lightweight Title) Charnley was British Lightweight Champion 1957-65 and British Empire Lightweight Champion 1959-62 and European Lightweight Champion 1960-61. Cullen 9st 8lbs 14ozs Charnley 9st 8lbs 4ozs Referee: Billy Jones Promoter: Harry Levene Sep 9 Billy Davis (Bow) WRTD7(10) Free Trade Hall, Manchester Source: Boxing News 13/09/1963 page 4 Cullen 9st 11lbs Davis 9st 9lbs Referee: Wally Thom Promoter: Gus Demmy Oct 22 (USA) LPTS(10) Empire Pool, Wembley Source: Boxing News 25/10/1963 pages 8, 09 and 16 Match made at 9st 11lbs Cullen 9st 10lbs 12ozs Ortiz 9st 12lbs Referee: Andrew Smythe Promoter: Jack Solomons 1964

Mar 24 Vic Andreetti (Hoxton) WPTS(8) Empire Pool, Wembley Source: Boxing News 27/03/1964 pages 8 and 9 Cullen 9st 11lbs 8ozs Andreetti 9st 12lbs Sep 30 Harry Edwards (Smethwick) WPTS(8) Midlands SC, Solihull Source: Boxing News 09/10/1964 page 5 Edwards was Midlands Area Lightweight Champion 1958 and 1964. Cullen 9st 9lbs Edwards 9st 11lbs 8ozs Oct 5 Joe Tetteh (Ghana) WRTD5(10) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing News 09/10/1964 page 4 Tetteh boxed for the British Light-Welterweight Title 1973. Cullen 9st 10lbs 4ozs Tetteh 9st 6lbs 4ozs Promoter: Mickey Duff

1965

Apr 8 Dave Coventry (Liverpool) WPTS(15) Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing News 16/04/1965 pages 8 and 9 (British Lightweight Title) Cullen 9st 6lbs 4ozs Coventry 8st 8lbs 4ozs Referee: Bill James Promoter: Ray Peers and Jack Turner (Preston Promotions) Jun 8 Joe Rafiu King (Nigeria) WPTS(10) Metropole Hotel, Brighton Source: Boxing News 11/06/1965 page 3 Cullen 9st 9lbs 4ozs King 9st 5lbs 8ozs Referee: Benny Caplan Sep 21 Bunny Grant (Jamaica) WPTS(10) Belle Vue, Manchester Source: Boxing News 24/09/1965 page 12 Match made at 9st 11lbs Referee: Fred Hampston Promoter: Harry Levene Attendance: hall half full Nov 30 Vic Andreetti (Hoxton) WPTS(15) Civic Hall, Wolverhampton Source: Boxing News 03/12/1965 page 7 (British Lightweight Title) Cullen 9st 7lbs 12ozs Andreetti 9st 7lbs Referee: Bill Jones (Connah's Quay) Promoter: Alex Griffiths

1966

Feb 22 Angel Garcia (Cuba) WPTS(10) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing News 25/02/1966 pages 8 and 9 Match made at 9st 12lbs Cullen 9st 10lbs 8ozs Garcia 9st 12lbs Apr 25 Roger Younsi (France) WRSF2(10) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing News 29/04/1966 page 12 Cullen 9st 11lbs 4ozs Younsi 9st 10lbs 8ozs Referee: Tommy Watson Promoter: Lawrie Lewis Jun 6 Terry Edwards (Smethwick) WRSF5(15) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing News 10/06/1966 page 3 (British Lightweight Title) Edwards boxed for the British Lightweight Title 1966 and was Midlands Area Lightweight Champion 1961-62. Cullen 9st 8lbs Edwards 9st 8lbs Referee: Wally Thom Promoter: Lawrie Lewis Sep 27 Valerio Nunez (Argentina) WRSF8(10) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing News 07/10/1966 pages 3 and 16 Match made at 9st 12lbs Cullen 9st 12lbs Nunez 10st 1lbs 8ozs Referee: Fred Wintrip Promoter: Lawrie Lewis Oct 24 Oblitey Commey (Ghana) WPTS(10) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing News 28/10/1966 page 4 Match made at 10st 2lb Cullen 9st 13lbs Commey 10st 1lbs 8ozs Referee: Fred Windrup

1967

Jan 18 Lloyd Marshall (USA) LKO9(10) World Sporting Club, Mayfair Source: Boxing News 27/01/1967 page 3 Cullen 9st 11lbs Marshall 9st 5lbs 4ozs Apr 25 Vic Andreetti (Hoxton) WPTS(15) New St James Hall, Newcastle Source: Boxing News 28/04/1967 page 6 (British Lightweight Title) Cullen 9st 8lbs 12ozs Andreetti 9st 8lbs 8ozs Referee: Wally Thom Promoter: Jack Solomons Nov 24 Olli Maki (Finland) WPTS(10) Finland Source: Boxing News (European Light-Welterweight Title Eliminator) Dec 15 Mike Cruz WPTS(10) USA Source: Boxing News

1968

Feb 19 (Edinburgh) LKO12(15) Anglo-American Sporting Club, Mayfair Source: Boxing News (British Lightweight Title) Buchanan was British Lightweight Champion 1968-71 and 1973-74 and European Lightweight Champion 1974-75 and World Lightweight Champion 1970-72. Cullen 9st 8lbs 14ozs Buchanan 9st 5lbs 8ozs Referee: Roland Dakin Attendance: 1000 Jun 14 Joao Henrique LPTS(10) Sao Paolo Brazil Source: Boxing News 1969

Mar 10 Tommy Carson (Hammersmith) WPTS(8) Colston Hall, Bristol Source: Boxing News 21/03/1969 page 6 Cullen 10st 4lbs Carson 10st 6lbs 4ozs Referee: Billy White Promoter: Len Bryer Apr 10 Boerge Krogh () WPTS(8) Denmark Source: Boxing News Jun 5 Eddie Perkins (USA) LPTS(8) Rome Italy Source: Boxing News Sep 24 Peter Quinn (Swindon) WPTS(8) Solihull Source: Boxing News Nov 19 Bobby Arthur (Coventry) WPTS(8) Solihull Source: Boxing News Arthur was British Welterweight Champion 1972-73.

1970

Jan 14 Victor Paul (Nigeria) WPTS(8) Midlands SC, Solihull Source: Boxing News Cullen 9st 13lbs 4ozs Paul 9st 10lbs

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