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Alan Minter (Crawley) © www.boxinghistory.org.uk - all rights reserved This page has been brought to you by www.boxinghistory.org.uk Click on the image above to visit our site Alan Minter (Crawley) Active: 1972-1973 Weight classes fought in: Recorded fights: 16 contests (won: 13 lost: 3) Fight Record 1972 Oct 31 Maurice Thomas (Bradford) WPTS(8) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing News Match made at 11st 8lbs Minter 11st 6lbs 12ozs Thomas 11st 9lbs 8ozs Referee: Mike Jacobs Thomas overweight and paid forfeit Nov 14 John Lowe (Middlesbrough) WRSF6(8) Wembley Source: Boxing News Minter 11st 7lbs 8ozs Lowe 11st 6lbs Referee: Jack Short Dec 5 Anton Scnedl (Austria) WRSF7(8) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing News Minter 11st 4lbs 4ozs Schnedl 11st 3lbs Referee: Harry Gibbs Dec 11 Ronnie Hough (Liverpool) WRSF5(8) Anglo-American Sporting Club, Mayfair Source: Boxing News Hough was Central Area Middleweight Champion 1970-71. Minter 11st 9lbs Hough 11st 7lbs 8ozs Referee: Sid Nathan 1973 Jan 8 Mike McCluskie (Caerau) WKO5(8) Anglo-American Sporting Club, Mayfair Source: Boxing News McCluskie was Welsh Area Featherweight Champion 1973. Minter 11st 6lbs 10ozs McCluskie 11st 10lbs Referee: Ron Hackett Jan 16 Pat Dwyer (Liverpool) WPTS(8) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing News Dwyer boxed for the Commonwealth Light-Middleweight Title 1972 and was Central Area Middleweight Champion 1971-73. Minter 11st 6lbs 8ozs Dwyer 11st 6lbs Referee: Sid Nathan Jan 30 Pat Brogan (Crewe) WRSF7(8) York Hall, Bethnal Green Source: Boxing News Minter 11st 7lbs Brogan 11st 6lbs 8ozs Feb 20 Gabe Bowens (USA) WRSF7(8) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing News Minter 11st 8lbs Bowens 11st 0lbs Referee: Don Chandler Mar 13 Harry Scott (Bootle) WPTS(8) Wembley Source: Boxing News Scott boxed a British Middleweight Title Eliminator 1964 and 1968 and twice in 1970 and again in 1972 and was Central Area Middleweight Champion 1962-65. Minter 11st 7lbs 8ozs Scott 11st 8lbs Referee: Mike Jacobs Mar 27 Frank Young (Belfast) WPTS(8) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing News Young boxed a British Welterweight Title Eliminator 1972. Minter 11st 7lbs 4ozs Young 11st 8lbs 8ozs Referee: Harry Gibbs May 9 King George Aidoo (Ghana) WRSF5(8) York Hall, Bethnal Green Source: Boxing News Minter 11st 5lbs 12ozs Aidoo 11st 7lbs 8ozs Referee: Sid Nathan Jun 5 Don McMillan (Glasgow) LRSF8(8) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing News McMillan boxed for the British Middleweight Title 1973 and was Scottish Area Middleweight Champion 1971. Minter 11st 6lbs McMillan 11st 6lbs 12ozs cut eye Sep 10 Octavio Romero (Venezuela) WPTS(8) Wembley Source: Boxing News Minter 11st 6lbs 8ozs Romero 11st 9lbs 3ozs Referee: Mark Hart Oct 2 Ernie Burnes (USA) WRSF5(10) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing News Minter 11st 6lbs 8ozs Burnes 11st 5lbs 8ozs Referee: Roland Dakin Oct 30 Jan Magdziarz (Eastleigh) LRSF3(8) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing News Magdziarz boxed a British Middleweight Title Eliminator 1974 and was Southern Area Middleweight Champion 1977-79. Minter 11st 5lbs Magdziarz 11st 7lbs Referee: Harry Gibbs Dec 11 Jan Magdziarz (Eastleigh) LRSF6(8) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing News Minter 11st 6lbs Magdziarz 11st 5lbs 8ozs Referee: Benny Caplan cut eye © 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 © www.boxinghistory.org.uk - all rights reserved This page has been brought to you by www.boxinghistory.org.uk Click on the image above to visit our site We have a lot more information on this boxer, and for all of the boxers listed on this record. Please email [email protected] or phone 07872 578596 for details.
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