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Des Rea (Belfast)

Active: 1964-1973

Weight classes fought in:

Recorded fights: 65 contests (won: 28 lost: 33 drew: 4)

Fight Record

1964

Nov 9 Kenny Hinds (Nottingham) WDSQ5(6) Free Trade Hall, Manchester Source: Boxing News 13/11/1964 pages 12 and 16 Rea 10st 0lbs Hinds 10st 3lbs 4ozs Promoter: Gus Demmy Nov 26 Tommy Tiger (Leicester) WPTS(6) Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing News 04/12/1964 page 3 Rea 10st 1lbs Tiger 10st 2lbs 8ozs

1965

Jan 18 Chris McAuley (Larne) WRTD5(6) Free Trade Hall, Manchester Source: Boxing News 22/01/1965 page 6 Rea 10st 1lbs McAuley 10st 9lbs Promoter: Gus and Selwyn Demmy Feb 15 Ron Rowley (Pontypridd) WPTS(6) Free Trade Hall, Manchester Source: Boxing News 19/02/1965 page 4 Rea 10st 3lbs Rowley 9st 11lbs 8ozs Promoter: Gus Demmy Mar 4 Manley Brown (Bournemouth) WPTS(6) Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing News 12/03/1965 page 4 Rea 10st 0lbs 8ozs Brown 9st 12lbs Mar 15 John McMillan (Glasgow) LPTS(8) Free Trade Hall, Manchester Source: Boxing News 19/03/1965 page 5 McMillan boxed for the Scottish Lightweight Title 1967. Rea 10st 1lbs 12ozs McMillan 10st 3lbs 8ozs Apr 6 Ivan Drew (East Ham) WPTS(6) Clarendon Restaurant, Hammersmith Source: Boxing News 16/04/1965 page 4 Rea 10st 2lbs 12ozs Drew 10st 1lbs 4ozs May 4 Ivan Whiter (Tooting) WPTS(8) Clarendon Restaurant, Hammersmith Source: Boxing News 14/05/1965 page 4 Whiter was Southern Area Lightweight Champion 1966 and Southern Area Welterweight Champion 1967-68. Rea 10st 3lbs 8ozs Whiter 10st 5lbs 4ozs May 31 John McMillan (Glasgow) WPTS(8) Wyvern SC, Manchester Source: Boxing News 04/06/1965 page 3 Rea 10st 3lbs McMillan 10st 3lbs Sep 29 Bob Sempey (Belfast) WPTS(10) Clarendon Restaurant, Hammersmith Source: Boxing News 08/10/1965 page 6 (Northern Ireland Area Lightweight Title) Sempey boxed for the Northern Ireland Welterweight Title 1965. Rea 10st 5lbs 12ozs Sempey 10st 5lbs 8ozs Referee: Harry Gibbs Nov 15 Rory O'Shea (USA) WPTS(8) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News 19/11/1965 page 3 Rea 10st 7lbs O'Shea 10st 8lbs 8ozs Referee: Bill Williams Dec 7 Brian McCaffrey (Liverpool) DRAW(8) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing News 10/12/1965 pages 8, 09 and 11 McCaffrey boxed for the British Welterweight Title 1967. Rea 10st 7lbs 12ozs McCaffrey 10st 8lbs 12ozs Referee: Pat Floyd Promoter: Mike Barrett

1966

Feb 1 Joe Falcon (Leicester) WPTS(8) Clarendon Restaurant, Hammersmith Source: Boxing News 11/02/1966 page 5 Rea 10st 8lbs Falcon 10st 11lbs Mar 7 Shaun Doyle (Barnsley) LPTS(12) City Hall, Sheffield Source: Boxing News 18/03/1966 page 2 Doyle boxed for the British Welterweight Title 1967 and was Central Area Welterweight Champion 1965. Rea 10st 6lbs Doyle 10st 6lbs 8ozs Promoter: Lawrie Lewis Apr 14 Jose Stable (Cuba) LRSF6(10) Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing News 22/04/1966 page 5 Rea 10st 7lbs 4ozs Stable 10st 10lbs Referee: Wally Thom Promoter: Liverpool Stadiums Jun 16 Fred Powney (Doncaster) WPTS(8) Public Hall, Preston Source: Boxing News 24/06/1966 pages 2 and 3 Powney was Central Area Welterweight Champion 1968. Rea 10st 8lbs 8ozs Powney 10st 7lbs 12ozs Sep 12 Brian Curvis (Swansea) LRSF8(10) Market Hall, Carmarthen Source: Boxing News 16/09/1966 page 13 Curvis was British and British Empire Welterweight Champion 1960-66. Match made at 10st 9lbs Promoter: Sid Baldwin

1967

Mar 1 Peter Cobblah (Ghana) LPTS(8) Midlands SC, Solihull Source: Boxing News 10/03/1967 page 4 Rea 10st 7lbs 8ozs Cobblah 10st 8lbs 4ozs Referee: Austin O'Connor Sep 27 Chris Jobson (East Ham) DRAW(8) Merthyr Source: Boxing News Jobson was Southern Area Welterweight Champion 1968. Nov 14 Mickey Laud (St Ives) WPTS(8) Raynor's SC, Leicester Source: Boxing News 24/11/1967 page 3 Laud boxed a British Junior Welterweight Title Eliminator 1967. Rea 10st 1lbs 4ozs Laud 10st 6lbs Dec 18 Mickey Laud (St Ives) WPTS(10) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News 22/12/1967 page 3 (British Welterweight Title Eliminator) Rea 9st 12lbs 12ozs Laud 10st 0lbs 1968

Feb 27 Vic Andreetti (Hoxton) WPTS(15) York Hall, Bethnal Green Source: Boxing News 01/03/1968 page 3 (British Junior-Welterweight Title) Andreetti was British Junior Welterweight Champion 1969-70. Rea 9st 12lbs Andreetti 9st 12lbs Referee: Bill Williams Mar 25 Lex Hunter (Antigua) WPTS(8) World Sporting Club, Mayfair Source: Boxing News 29/03/1968 page 3 Match made at 10st 2lbs Rea 10st 1lbs 8ozs Hunter 9st 11lbs Referee: Bill Williams May 22 Paul Armstead (USA) LPTS(10) Aberavon Source: Boxing News (British Junior-Welterweight Title Eliminator) Aug 21 Bruno Arcari (Italy) LRSF6(15) San Remo Italy Source: Boxing News (European Junior-Welterweight Title) Nov 4 Jose Napoles (Cuba) LRSF5 Inglewood USA Source: Boxing News Dec 9 Amos Talbot (Manchester) WRSF3 Anglo-American Sporting Club, Mayfair Source: Boxing News Talbot was Central Area Welterweight Champion 1968-69.

1969

Feb 17 Vic Andreetti (Hoxton) LPTS(15) Nottingham Source: Boxing News (British Junior-Welterweight Title) Oct 13 Vic Andreetti (Hoxton) LKO4 Nottingham Source: Boxing News (British Junior-Welterweight Title) Nov 24 Barry Calderwood (Manchester) LPTS(8) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News Calderwood was Central Area Welterweight Champion 1970.

1970

Feb 10 Gus Farrell (Dublin) WKO11(12) Ulster Hall, Belfast Source: Boxing News (All Ireland Welterweight Title) Rea 10st 6lbs 4ozs Farrell 10st 7lbs Promoter: Mike Callaghan Mar 10 Chuck Henderson (Peterlee) WRSF3(8) Ulster Hall, Belfast Source: Boxing News Henderson boxed for the British Welterweight Title 1969. Rea 10st 6lbs 8ozs Henderson 10st 7lbs 12ozs Referee: Billy Duncan Apr 14 Johnny Cooke (Bootle) LPTS(10) Ulster Hall, Belfast Source: Boxing News Cooke was British and British Empire Welterweight Champion 1967-68. Jun 29 Alan Moore (Australia) WPTS(10) Melbourne Australia Source: Boxing News 03/07/1970 page 13 Jul 13 Brendan Jackson (Australia) LRSF3 Melbourne Australia Source: Boxing News Sep 28 Alan Tottoh (Manchester) LRSF7(8) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News 02/10/1970 page 7 Tottoh boxed for the Central Area Welterweight Title 1970 and 1973. Match made at 10st 9lbs Rea 10st 6lbs Tottoh 10st 7lbs Referee: Harry Humphreys Dec 14 Bernie Terrell (Edmonton) LPTS(8) Crest Hotel, Bloomsbury Source: Boxing News 18/12/1970 page 24 Terrell boxed for the British Welterweight Title 1971 and was Southern Area Welterweight Champion 1969-71. Match made at 10st 8lbs Rea 10st 8lbs Terrell 10st 5lbs Referee: Bill White Promoter: Tommy Barnham

1971

Feb 22 Joseph Bessala (Cameroons) LRSF3 Paris France Source: Boxing News May 24 Chris Jobson (East Ham) WPTS(8) New Century Hall, Manchester Source: Boxing News Rea 10st 9lbs Jobson 10st 8lbs Jul 1 Jorgen Hansen (Denmark) LPTS(8) Copenhagen Denmark Source: Boxing News Sep 11 Stoffel Steyn (South Africa) LPTS(10) Johannesburg South Africa Source: Boxing News Oct 4 Jimmy Fairweather (Clapham) WPTS(8) Premier Ring SC, Kensington Source: Boxing News Rea 10st 8lbs Fairweather 10st 6lbs 8ozs Referee: Harry Humphreys Nov 8 Barry Calderwood (Manchester) LRSF5(8) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News 12/11/1971 page 8 Rea 10st 12lbs Calderwood 11st 1lbs 1972

Jan 25 Teddy Meho (Ghana) WPTS(8) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing News Rea 10st 10lbs 8ozs Meho 11st 0lbs Referee: Jack Short Feb 21 Amos Talbot (Manchester) WPTS(8) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News Rea 10st 8lbs 8ozs Talbot 10st 10lbs Mar 7 John H Stracey (Bethnal Green) LRSF2(8) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing News Stracey was British Welterweight Champion 1973-75 and European Welterweight Champion 1974-75 and World Welterweight Champion 1975-76. Rea 10st 10lbs Stracey 10st 8lbs 4ozs Referee: Bill White cut eye Aug 12 Giele Buitendag (South Africa) LPTS(8) Johannesburg South Africa Source: Boxing News Sep 4 Mickey Flynn (Manchester) LPTS(8) Free Trade Hall, Manchester Source: Boxing News Flynn was Central Area Welterweight Champion 1972-75. Rea 10st 8lbs 12ozs Flynn 10st 4lbs 8ozs Referee: Billy Simpson Sep 18 Mickey Flynn (Manchester) WRSF7(8) Top Rank Suite, Swansea Source: Boxing News Rea 10st 8lbs 12ozs Flynn 10st 6lbs Referee: Jim Brimell cut eye Oct 9 Alan Tottoh (Manchester) LPTS(8) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News Rea 10st 7lbs 8ozs Tottoh 10st 8lbs 8ozs Referee: Sid Nathan Oct 30 Charlie Cooper (Southampton) LPTS(8) West of England SC, Bristol Source: Boxing News Rea 10st 9lbs Cooper 10st 9lbs Referee: Jim Brimell Nov 20 Tommy Joyce (Doncaster) WPTS(8) Double Diamond Club, Caerphilly Source: Boxing News Joyce boxed for the Central Area Welterweight Title 1973. Rea 10st 9lbs 8ozs Joyce 10st 9lbs 8ozs Referee: Adrian Morgan Dec 11 Des Morrison (St Ives) LPTS(8) Anglo-American Sporting Club, Mayfair Source: Boxing News Morrison was British Light-Welterweight Champion 1973-74. Rea 10st 9lbs 8ozs Morrison 10st 3lbs Referee: Sid Nathan

1973

Jan 15 Pat Thomas (Cardiff) LPTS(8) Double Diamond Club, Caerphilly Source: Boxing News Thomas was British Welterweight Champion 1975-76 and British Light-Middleweight Champion 1979-81. Rea 10st 8lbs 12ozs Thomas 10st 7lbs Referee: Ivor Bassett Feb 10 Ronnie du Preez (South Africa) LPTS(10) Port Elizabeth South Africa Source: Boxing News Mar 6 Frank Young (Belfast) LPTS(8) Norbreck Castle, Blackpool Source: Boxing News Young boxed a British Welterweight Title Eliminator 1972. Rea 10st 10lbs 8ozs Young 10st 11lbs Referee: Billy Simpson Mar 12 Des Morrison (St Ives) LPTS(8) Anglo-American Sporting Club, Mayfair Source: Boxing News Morrison 10st 3lbs 4ozs Referee: Billy White Apr 2 Alan Reid (Edinburgh) WPTS(8) National Sporting Club, Piccadilly Source: Boxing News Reid was Scottish Area Welterweight Champion 1973. Rea 10st 9lbs 8ozs Reid 10st 8lbs 12ozs Referee: Billy White Apr 10 Alan Reid (Edinburgh) LRSF8(8) New Jury's Hotel, Dublin Source: Boxing News Rea 10st 7lbs Reid 10st 8lbs 8ozs Referee: Willie Douglas May 30 Kenny Webber (Manchester) DRAW(8) Anglo-Welsh SC, Caerphilly Source: Boxing News Webber was Central Area Light-Middleweight Champion 1977. Rea 10st 8lbs Webber 10st 8lbs Referee: Ivor Bassett Sep 12 Mickey Laud (St Ives) WRSF3(8) Executive Sportsman's Club, Port Talbot Source: Boxing News Rea 10st 9lbs Laud 10st 9lbs Referee: Adrian Morgan cut eye Sep 17 Jim Melrose (Glasgow) LPTS(8) St Andrews SC, Glasgow Source: Boxing News Rea 10st 4lbs Melrose 9st 13lbs 8ozs Referee: Len Mullen Oct 5 Pat Thomas (Cardiff) LRSF4(8) Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Source: Boxing News Rea 10st 8lbs 8ozs Thomas 10st 8lbs cut eye Nov 19 Les Pearson (Pontefract) DRAW(8) St Andrews SC, Glasgow Source: Boxing News Pearson boxed a British Welterweight Title Eliminator 1971 and 1972 and was Central Area Welterweight Champion 1970-71. Rea 10st 9lbs Pearson 10st 9lbs Referee: Len Mullen Dec 7 Max Hebeisen (Switzerland) LRSF8(10) Berne Switzerland Source: Boxing News

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