Fight Record Vince Hawkins (Eastleigh)

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Vince Hawkins (Eastleigh)

Active: 1940-1950

Weight classes fought in:

Recorded fights: 89 contests (won: 78 lost: 10 drew: 1)

Fight Record

1940

Jan 15 Pte. Spike Robson (Stockton) WPTS Sportsdrome, Southampton Source: Southern Daily Echo(Southampton) Dec 28 Teddy Catlin (Luton) WPTS(6) Reading Source: Vic Hardwicke (Boxing Historian)

1941

Jan 15 Spike Robson WPTS(6) Southampton Source: Vic Hardwicke (Boxing Historian) Jan 22 Teddy Catlin (Luton) WPTS Source: Vic Hardwicke (Boxing Historian) Jun 18 Jock Kennedy (Watford) WRSF5 Watford Source: Boxing News 26/06/1941 page 11 cut eye Jun 26 Billy Smith WKO5 Source: Vic Hardwicke (Boxing Historian) Jul 16 Joe Prince (Slough) WRSF6 Source: Vic Hardwicke (Boxing Historian) Jul 16 Johnny White (Slough) WRSF4(8) Dolphin Stadium, Slough Source: Slough Windsor and Eton Observer Aug 9 Phil Shaw (Maidenhead) WRSF2(8) Weybridge Source: Boxing News 14/08/1941 pages 13 and 14 Aug 23 Billy Doyle (RE) WKO2 Basingstoke Source: Vic Hardwicke (Boxing Historian) Sep 6 Billy Doyle (RE) WKO2 Basingstoke Source: Vic Hardwicke (Boxing Historian) Sep 13 Cpl. Rodell WRSF(8) Basingstoke Source: Boxing News 18/09/1941 pages 14 and 15 Sep 20 Freddie Baxter WPTS(8) Source: Vic Hardwicke (Boxing Historian) Oct 11 Johnny Byles (Oxford) WRSF2 Corn Exchange, Abingdon Source: Oxford Mail Promoter: Freddie Fox Dec 2 Joe Boyle WRSF4 Source: Vic Hardwicke (Boxing Historian)

1942

Feb 9 Les Campbell (Scotland) WPTS(8) Town Hall, Watford Source: Boxing News 19/02/1942 page 13 Mar 10 Teddy Horwood (Rickmansworth) WRSF5 Town Hall, Watford Source: Boxing News 19/03/1942 page 14 Promoter: Eddie Mallett May 6 George Bennett (Gosport) WPTS(10) Town Hall, Watford Source: West Herts and Watford Observer May 25 Ben Green (Leicester) WKO6(10) Queen Mary's School, Basingstoke Source: Hants and Berks Gazette Jul 4 Tony Ward (Leicester) WRSF5(10) Thorneycroft's Canteen, Basingstoke Source: Hants and Berks Gazette Aug 1 Les Campbell (Scotland) WPTS(10) Thorneycroft's Canteen, Basingstoke Source: Hants and Berks Gazette Aug 22 Les Campbell (Scotland) WPTS Source: Vic Hardwicke (Boxing Historian) Aug 29 George Bennett (Gosport) WPTS Source: Vic Hardwicke (Boxing Historian) Oct 3 George Bennett (Gosport) WPTS(10) Thorneycroft's Canteen, Basingstoke Source: Hants and Berks Gazette Dec 15 Les Campbell (Scotland) WPTS(10) Town Hall, Watford Source: Vic Hardwicke (Boxing Historian)

1943

Jan 2 Jack Kenny (Manchester) WRSF4(10) Eastleigh Source: Boxing News 21/01/1943 page 14 Referee: Mickey Fox Feb 15 Harry O'Grady (Amersham) WRSF4(8) Town Hall, Hornsey Source: Boxing News 04/03/1943 page 15 Promoter: John Byrne Apr 13 Jack Beech (Bletchley) WPTS(6) Town Hall, Hornsey Source: Boxing News 29/04/1943 pages 13 and 14 Promoter: Johnny Byrne Beech sub for Benny Droll(USA) May 5 Ron Lindley (Sheffield) WRSF3(8) Town Hall, Watford Source: Boxing News 13/05/1943 page 16 Hawkins 11st 8lbs Lindley 11st 10lbs Hawkins sub for Trevor Burt(Ogmore Vale) May 10 Harold Maywood (Peterborough) WRSF3 Watford Source: Vic Hardwicke (Boxing Historian) Jun 14 Harry O'Grady (Amersham) WKO3(10) Memorial Park, Basingstoke Source: Hants and Berks Gazette Jun 29 Trevor Burt (Ogmore Vale) WKO5(8) Town Hall, Watford Source: Boxing News 08/07/1943 pages 15 and 16 Promoter: Eddie Mallett Aug 3 Alex Buxton (Watford) WRSF8(10) Town Hall, Eastleigh Source: Boxing News Annual Buxton was British Light-Heavyweight Champion 1953-55. Referee: Mickey Fox Promoter: Tommy Green Buxton sub for Johnny Byles(Oxford) Aug 24 Charlie Parkin (Mansfield) WRTD6(10) Town Hall, Watford Source: Boxing News 02/09/1943 pages 14 and 15 Parkin was Northern Area Middleweight Champion 1937-45. Promoter: A E Mallett sprained ankle Sep 2 Jimmy Duffy (Liverpool) WPTS(10) Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing News 16/09/1943 page 12 Nov 2 Paddy Roche (Ireland) WPTS(10) Town Hall, Watford Source: Boxing News 11/11/1943 page 14 Promoter: A E Mallett Nov 19 Jackie Potts (Crewe) WRSF3(8) Belle Vue, Manchester Source: Boxing News 25/11/1943 page 15 Dec 3 Frank Duffy (Bootle) WPTS(10) Tower Circus, Blackpool Source: Boxing News 23/12/1943 page 12 Dec 14 Ivor Jones (Blaenavon) WKO3(10) Town Hall, Watford Source: Boxing News 06/01/1944 page 11 Promoter: Eddie Mallett

1944

Jan 26 Ron Lindley (Sheffield) WRSF3(10) Town Hall, Watford Source: Boxing News 03/02/1944 page 14 Jan 30 Paddy Roche (Ireland) WRTD4(10) Town Hall, Eastleigh Source: Boxing News 16/03/1944 page 11 Feb 15 Ginger Sadd (Norwich) WPTS(10) Town Hall, Watford Source: Boxing News 02/03/1944 page 11 Sadd boxed for the British Middleweight Title 1939 and was Eastern Counties Welterweight Champion 1935-36 and Eastern Area Middleweight Champion 1937 and 1948-49. Hawkins 11st 6lbs Sadd 11st 8lbs Mar 8 Charlie Knock (Hanley) WRTD4(8) Queensberry Club, Soho Source: Boxing News 16/03/1944 pages 7 and 11 Mar 20 Tommy Davies (Cwmgorse) DRAW(10) Delicia Stadium, Birmingham Source: Boxing News 30/03/1944 page 13 Davies was Welsh Area Middleweight Champion 1943-49. Apr 26 Tommy Davies (Cwmgorse) WPTS(8) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing News 11/05/1944 pages 6 and 7 Match made at 11st 8lbs Promoter: Jack Cappell May 9 Charlie Knock (Hanley) WKO4(10) Town Hall, Watford Source: Boxing News 25/05/1944 page 13 Promoter: Eddie Mallett May 31 Pat O'Connor (Ireland) WRSF5(8) Queensberry Club, Soho Source: Boxing News 08/06/1944 pages 11 and 12 Hawkins 11st 6lbs O'Connor 11st 11lbs cut eye Jun 10 Jackie Wilson (Liverpool) WPTS(10) Pirelli's Sports Field, Eastleigh Source: Boxing News 23/11/1944 page 13 Referee: Sgt. Mickey Fox Jun 20 Jack Moran (Bournemouth) WRSF5(10) Town Hall, Watford Source: Boxing News 09/11/1944 page 9 Jul 3 Charlie Parkin (Mansfield) WKO6(10) Eastleigh Source: Boxing News 23/11/1944 page 13 Jul 17 Tommy Davies (Cwmgorse) WPTS(8) Birmingham Source: Boxing News 09/11/1944 page 10 Jul 29 Johnny Clements (Coatbridge) WRSF7(10) The Dell, Southampton Source: Boxing News 09/11/1944 page 10 Clements boxed for the Scottish Middleweight Title 1939. Promoter: Tommy Green Attendance: 3000 Aug 12 Jack Moran (Bournemouth) WRSF4(10) Gosport Source: Boxing News 23/11/1944 pages 13 and 14 Aug 23 Dave McCleave (Battersea) WRTD5(12) Queensberry Club, Soho Source: Boxing News 09/11/1944 page 11 (British Middleweight Title Eliminator and Southern Area Middleweight Title) McCleave was British Welterweight Champion 1936. Sep 13 Jackie Wilson (Liverpool) WPTS(8) Queensberry Club, Soho Source: Boxing News 09/11/1944 pages 13 and 14 Oct 23 Johnny Clements (Coatbridge) WPTS Wolverhampton Source: Boxing News 09/11/1944 page 12 Nov 14 Jack Lewis (Bournemouth) WPTS(8) Town Hall, Watford Source: Boxing News 23/11/1944 page 10 Lewis was Western Area Welterweight Champion 1937-38. Nov 15 Johnny Kilburn (North Shields) WPTS(8) Queensberry Club, Soho Source: Boxing News 23/11/1944 page 9

1945

Jan 16 Jack Lewis (Bournemouth) WRTD4 Winchester Source: Boxing News 24/01/1945 page 14 Jan 22 Lefty Satan Flynn (Jamaica) WPTS(8) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing News 24/01/1945 page 16 Hawkins 11st 7lbs Flynn 10st 10lbs Feb 19 Bert Gilroy (Coatbridge) WPTS Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing News 21/02/1945 page 16 Gilroy boxed a British Middleweight Title Eliminator 1940 and was Scottish Area Middleweight Champion 1938-39 and Scottish Area Light-Heavyweight Champion 1945-49. Mar 15 Jim Laverick (Tyne Dock) WRSF9(10) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing News 21/03/1945 page 13 Laverick boxed for the Northern Area Middleweight Title 1943. cut eye Apr 9 Jack Lewis (Bournemouth) WRTD5 Swindon Source: Boxing News 18/04/1945 pages 13 and 14 Hawkins 11st 8lbs Lewis 11st 9lbs Apr 16 Glen Moody (Pontypridd) WPTS(8) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing News 18/04/1945 page 16 Moody was Welsh Area Middleweight Champion 1931 and 1932-33 and Welsh Area Light-Heavyweight Champion 1939. May 29 Ernie Roderick (Liverpool) LPTS(15) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing News 06/06/1945 pages 13 and 14 (British Middleweight Title) Roderick was British Welterweight Champion 1939-48 and European Welterweight Champion 1946-47 and British Middleweight Champion 1945-46. Referee: Eugene Henderson Aug 7 Tommy Jones (Derby) WPTS(8) Fratton Park, Portsmouth Source: Boxing News 15/08/1945 pages 14 and 15 Jones was Northern Area Welterweight Champion 1939. Attendance: 10000

1946

Jun 11 Mark Hart (Croydon) WPTS(8) Brighton Source: Boxing News 19/06/1946 page 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. Match made at 11st 9lbs Jun 22 Jim Hockley (Covent Garden) WDSQ6(8) Recreation Ground, Redruth Source: Brian Strickland (Boxing Historian) Referee: Mickey Fox(London) Jul 18 George Dilkes (South Elmsall) WPTS(8) Town Hall, Watford Source: Boxing News 24/07/1946 pages 14 and 15 Dilkes was North Central Area Middleweight Champion 1948-49. Aug 28 Taffy Williams (Swansea) WRSF8(8) Merthyr Source: Boxing News 04/09/1946 pages 14 and 15 Williams was Welsh Area Welterweight Champion 1939. Match made at 11st 8lbs Sep 17 Albert Finch (Croydon) WPTS(8) Arena, Harringay Source: Boxing News 25/09/1946 pages 12 and 13 Finch was British Middleweight Champion 1949-50. Match made at 11st 8lbs Oct 28 Ernie Roderick (Liverpool) WPTS(15) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing News 30/10/1946 page 14 (British Middleweight Title) Hawkins 11st 5lbs 12ozs Roderick 11st 7lbs 8ozs Dec 2 Joe Brun (France) WPTS(8) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing News 04/12/1946 page 15 Hawkins 11st 5lbs 8ozs Brun 11st 4lbs

1947

Jan 11 Jimmy Ingle (Dublin) WPTS Jersey Source: Boxing News 15/01/1947 page 15 Match made at 11st 8lbs Apr 8 Widmer Milandri (Italy) WPTS(10) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing News 16/04/1947 page 10 Hawkins 11st 5lbs Milandri 11st 5lbs 4ozs May 8 Gustave Degouve (France) LPTS(10) Paris France Source: Boxing News 14/05/1947 page 15 Aug 8 Jimmy Bray (Liverpool) WRSF7 Belle Vue, Manchester Source: Boxing News 13/08/1947 page 12 Bray was North Central Area Middleweight Champion 1947-48. Match made at 11st 8lbs Aug 14 Augustin Mendicate (Spain) WKO7 San Sebastian Spain Source: Boxing News 20/08/1947 page 15 Sep 9 Dick Turpin (Leamington) LRSF6 Coventry Source: Boxing News 17/09/1947 pages 12 and 13 Turpin was British Middleweight Champion 1948-50 and British Empire Middleweight Champion 1948-49. cut eye

1948

Jan 26 Bos Murphy (New Zealand) LPTS(15) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing News 28/01/1948 page 16 (British Empire Middleweight Title) Hawkins 11st 3lbs 12ozs Murphy 11st 3lbs 12ozs Mar 16 Randolph Turpin (Leamington) LPTS(8) Arena, Harringay Source: Boxing News 24/03/1948 pages 11 and 12 Turpin was British and British Empire and European and World Champion from Middleweight to Light-Heavyweight between 1950 and 1958. Match made at 11st 8lbs May 17 Bert Sanders (Kilburn) WPTS(8) Fratton Park, Portsmouth Source: Boxing News 26/05/1948 pages 14 and 15 Match made at 11st 8lbs Promoter: Harry Garcia Attendance: 8000 Sanders sub for Mark Hart Jun 28 Dick Turpin (Leamington) LPTS(15) Villa Park, Birmingham Source: Boxing News 30/06/1948 page 16 (British Middleweight Title) Hawkins 11st 5lbs 12ozs Turpin 11st 2lbs Nov 29 Jean Stock (France) WPTS(8) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing News 01/12/1948 page 15 Hawkins 11st 7lbs 4ozs Stock 11st 7lbs 4ozs

1949

Jan 22 Cyril Delannoit (Belgium) LPTS(10) Brussels Belgium Source: Vic Hardwicke (Boxing Historian) May 3 Alex Buxton (Watford) WPTS(10) Empress Stadium, Earls' Court Source: Boxing News 11/05/1949 page 14 Hawkins 11st 7lbs Buxton 11st 5lbs Jul 1 George Angelo (South Africa) LPTS(10) Durban South Africa Source: Boxing News 06/07/1949 page 15

1950

Jan 16 Dick Turpin (Leamington) LPTS(8) Drill Hall, Coventry Source: Boxing News 25/01/1950 pages 11 and 12 Match made at 11st 8lbs Jan 31 George Casson (North Shields) LRTD1 Town Hall, Watford Source: Boxing News 08/02/1950 page 11 Casson was Northern Area Middleweight Champion 1950. Hawkins 11st 9lbs Casson 11st 9lbs Promoter: Eddie Mallett

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