© 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 Dave Charnley (Dartford) Active: 1954-1964 Weight classes fought in: Recorded fights: 61 contests (won: 48 lost: 12 drew: 1) Fight Record 1954 Oct 19 Malcolm Ames (Croydon) WRSF3 Arena, Harringay Source: Boxing News 22/10/1954 pages 3, 04 and 5 Charnley 9st 3lbs 4ozs Ames 9st 3lbs 8ozs Nov 12 Percy James (Southport) WKO2(6) Tower Circus, Blackpool Source: Boxing News 19/11/1954 pages 10 and 11 Charnley 9st 4lbs James 9st 3lbs Nov 23 Roy Paine (Notting Hill) WPTS(6) Manor Place Baths, Walworth Source: Boxing News 26/11/1954 page 11 Charnley 9st 3lbs 8ozs Paine 9st 2lbs 8ozs Promoter: Stan Baker Dec 7 Pat McCoy (Galway) WRSF6(6) Arena, Harringay Source: Boxing News 10/12/1954 pages 8, 09 and 10 Charnley 9st 3lbs McCoy 9st 3lbs 8ozs 1955 Jan 6 Andy Monohan (Southport) WKO1(8) Tower Circus, Blackpool Source: Boxing News 14/01/1955 page 9 Charnley 9st 6lbs Monohan 9st 7lbs Jan 27 Nye Ankrah (Ghana) WKO1 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing News 04/02/1955 pages 8 and 9 Charnley 9st 3lbs 8ozs Ankrah 9st 0lbs Feb 8 Neville Tetlow (Manchester) WRSF2(8) Arena, Harringay Source: Boxing News 11/02/1955 pages 8 and 9 Charnley 9st 5lbs 4ozs Tetlow 9st 4lbs 4ozs Feb 17 Willie Lloyd (Brecon) DRAW(8) Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing News 25/02/1955 page 8 Lloyd boxed a British Lightweight Title Eliminator 1957 and was Welsh Area Lightweight Champion 1954-55 and 1956. Charnley 9st 4lbs 8ozs Lloyd 9st 11lbs Mar 22 Denny Dawson (Sheffield) WDSQ7(8) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing News 25/03/1955 pages 8, 09 and 12 Dawson was Central Area Featherweight Champion 1953. Charnley 9st 3lbs 4ozs Dawson 9st 4lbs 4ozs May 24 Jeff Walters (Scarborough) WDSQ6(8) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing News 27/05/1955 pages 8 and 9 Charnley 9st 5lbs 4ozs Walters 9st 5lbs 14ozs Jun 9 Johnny Mann (Birmingham) WPTS(8) Perry Barr Greyhound Stadium, Birmingham Source: Boxing News 17/06/1955 page 8 Mann was Midlands Area Lightweight Champion 1956-58. Charnley 9st 5lbs Mann 9st 9lbs 2ozs Jul 26 Teddy Best (Cardiff) WPTS(8) Embassy Sportsdrome, Birmingham Source: Boxing News 29/07/1955 page 4 Best was Welsh Area Lightweight Champion 1957-63. Charnley 9st 7lbs 4ozs Best 9st 8lbs Oct 3 Stan Skinkiss (Manchester) WRSF4(8) Ice Stadium, Nottingham Source: Boxing News 07/10/1955 pages 8 and 9 Charnley 9st 6lbs Skinkiss 9st 8lbs 14ozs Oct 13 Jackie Butler (Preston) WRSF4 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing News 21/10/1955 pages 8 and 9 Charnley 9st 7lbs 4ozs Butler 9st 9lbs 4ozs Promoter: Harry Levene Nov 1 Leo Molloy (Birkenhead) WPTS(8) Empress Stadium, Earls' Court Source: Boxing News 04/11/1955 pages 8 and 9 Charnley 9st 5lbs 12ozs Molloy 9st 8lbs 12ozs Nov 15 Guy Gracia (France) LPTS(10) Arena, Harringay Source: Boxing News 18/11/1955 pages 4 and 5 Charnley 9st 6lbs 8ozs Gracia 9st 7lbs 12ozs Nov 28 Kurt Ernest (Exeter) WRSF6(8) Ice Stadium, Nottingham Source: Boxing News 02/12/1955 pages 8 and 9 Charnley 9st 7lbs Ernest 9st 8lbs 1ozs damaged eye 1956 Mar 6 Johnny Butterworth (Rochdale) WRSF5(8) Seymour Hall Baths, Marylebone Source: Boxing News 16/03/1956 page 7 Butterworth was Central Area Lightweight Champion 1953-54. Charnley 9st 7lbs Butterworth 9st 9lbs 6ozs Referee: Pat Floyd Apr 3 Sammy McCarthy (Stepney) WPTS(10) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing News 06/04/1956 pages 8 and 9 McCarthy was British Featherweight Champion 1954-55. Charnley 9st 8lbs 6ozs McCarthy 9st 9lbs 12ozs Jun 19 Fernand Coppens (Belgium) WRSF2 Stadium, Clapton Source: Boxing News 22/06/1956 pages 8 and 9 Charnley 9st 10lbs Coppens 9st 10lbs Jul 24 Johnny Miller (North Shields) WRTD4 Watling Street Football Ground, Dartford Source: Boxing News 27/07/1956 page 4 Charnley 9st 6lbs Miller 9st 10lbs 8ozs Attendance: 4000 Aug 27 Willie Lloyd (Brecon) LPTS(10) Maindy Stadium, Cardiff Source: Boxing News 31/08/1956 pages 8 and 9 Charnley 9st 6lbs 8ozs Lloyd 9st 7lbs Referee: Ike Powell Nov 16 Alby Tissong (South Africa) WPTS(8) Belle Vue, Manchester Source: Boxing News 23/11/1956 page 5 Charnley 9st 10lbs 8ozs Tissong 9st 10lbs 1957 Jan 22 Willie Lloyd (Brecon) WRSF12(12) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing News 25/01/1957 pages 8 and 9 (British Lightweight Title Final Eliminator) Charnley 9st 7lbs 12ozs Lloyd 9st 8lbs 4ozs Referee: Bill Williams Apr 9 Joe Lucy (Mile End) WPTS(15) Arena, Harringay Source: Boxing News 12/04/1957 pages 8 and 9 (British Lightweight Title) Lucy was British Lightweight Champion 1953-55 and 1956-57. Charnley 9st 7lbs 8ozs Lucy 9st 8lbs 12ozs Referee: Andrew Smythe Jun 4 Johnny Gonsalves (USA) WRSF8(10) Arena, Harringay Source: Boxing News 07/06/1957 pages 8 and 9 Charnley 9st 8lbs 4ozs Gonsalves 9st 10lbs 8ozs Referee: Tommy Little Jul 9 Willie Toweel (South Africa) LPTS(15) Empress Stadium, Earls' Court Source: Boxing News 12/07/1957 pages 8 and 9 (British Empire Lightweight Title) Charnley 9st 7lbs 8ozs Toweel 9st 7lbs 4ozs Sep 30 Joe Woussem (Belgium) WRSF10(10) Ice Rink, Southampton Source: Boxing News 04/10/1957 page 11 Charnley 9st 7lbs 8ozs Woussem 9st 7lbs 8ozs Nov 16 Ron Hinson (Dagenham) WPTS(10) Empress Stadium, Earls' Court Source: Boxing News 22/11/1957 pages 8 and 9 Hinson boxed a British Lightweight Title Eliminator twice 1958 and was Southern Area Lightweight Champion 1958-59. 1958 Jan 28 Don Jordan (USA) WPTS(10) Arena, Harringay Source: Boxing News 31/01/1958 pages 8 and 9 Charnley 9st 10lbs 4ozs Jordan 9st 10lbs 8ozs Mar 11 Tony Garcia (France) WRSF5(10) Ice Rink, Streatham Source: Boxing News 14/03/1958 page 5 Charnley 9st 10lbs 14ozs Garcia 9st 6lbs 12ozs Referee: Jack Hart Apr 15 Peter Waterman (Clapham) WRSF5(10) Arena, Harringay Source: Boxing News 18/04/1958 pages 9 and 8 Waterman was British Welterweight Champion 1956-58. Match made at 10st 9lbs Referee: Ike Powell Jun 3 Joey Lopes (USA) WPTS(10) Stadium, White City Source: Boxing News 06/06/1958 pages 8 and 9 Lopes 9st 8lbs 12ozs Sep 18 Jimmy Croll (Dundee) WRTD4(10) Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing News 26/09/1958 page 7 Croll was Scottish Area Welterweight Champion 1955. Charnley 9st 13lbs 4ozs Croll 10st 5lbs 12ozs Oct 28 Carlos Ortiz (USA) LPTS(10) Arena, Harringay Source: Boxing News 31/10/1958 pages 8 and 9 Charnley 9st 8lbs 8ozs Ortiz 9st 9lbs 8ozs 1959 Mar 10 Guy Gracia (France) LPTS(10) Empire Pool, Wembley Source: Boxing News 13/03/1959 pages 8 and 9 Charnley 9st 9lbs 4ozs Gracia 9st 9lbs 12ozs Referee: Fred Blakeborough shocking decision May 12 Willie Toweel (South Africa) WRSF10(15) Empire Pool, Wembley Source: Boxing News 15/05/1959 pages 8 and 9 (British Empire Lightweight Title) Charnley 9st 7lbs 12ozs Toweel 9st 9lbs Referee: Andrew Smyth Jun 17 Billy Spider Kelly (Derry) WDSQ6(10) Firhill Park, Glasgow Source: Boxing News 26/06/1959 page 7 Kelly was British Featherweight Champion 1955-56 and British Empire Featherweight Champion 1954-55. Referee: Frank Wilson Sep 1 Jimmy Brown (Belfast) WRSF8(10) Ice Rink, Streatham Source: Boxing News 04/09/1959 page 5 Brown boxed for the British Featherweight Title 1957 and was Northern Ireland Area Lightweight Champion 1958. Match made at 9st 11lbs Referee: Tommy Little Dec 2 Joe Brown (USA) LRTD5(15) Houston USA Source: Boxing News 11/12/1959 pages 8 and 9 (World Lightweight Title) 1960 Feb 23 Sauveur Benamou (France) WPTS(10) Empire Pool, Wembley Source: Boxing News 26/02/1960 pages 8 and 9 Match made at 9st 11lbs Charnley 9st 12lbs Benamou 9st 9lbs Referee: Jack Hart Promoter: Jack Solomons Mar 29 Mario Vecchiatto (Italy) WRTD10(15) Empire Pool, Wembley Source: Boxing News 01/04/1960 pages 8 and 9 (European Lightweight Title) Charnley 9st 8lbs 14ozs Vecchiatto 9st 8lbs 6ozs Referee: Phillippe de Backer(Belgium) Promoter: Jack Solomons May 31 Paul Armstead (USA) WKO9(10) Empire Pool, Wembley Source: Boxing News 03/06/1960 pages 8 and 9 Charnley 9st 10lbs 12ozs Armstead 9st 7lbs 8ozs Referee: Andrew Smythe Promoter: Jack Solomons 1961 Jan 17 Gene Gresham (USA) WPTS(10) Ice Rink, Streatham Source: Boxing News 20/01/1961 page 3 Charnley 9st 11lbs 10ozs Gresham 9st 11lbs 6ozs Referee: Tommy Little Promoter: Stan Baker Feb 21 Fernand Nollet (France) WPTS(15) Ice Rink, Streatham Source: Boxing News 24/02/1961 page 8 (European Lightweight Title) Charnley 9st 8lbs 8ozs Nollet 9st 9lbs Promoter: Stan Baker Apr 18 Joe Brown (USA) LPTS(15) Empress Stadium, Earls' Court Source: Boxing News 21/04/1961 pages 8 and 9 (World Lightweight Title) Charnley 9st 8lbs 8ozs Brown 9st 8lbs Referee: Tommy Little Jul 5 Raimondo Noble (Italy) WRTD4(15) Flaminio Stadium, Rome Italy Source: Boxing News 14/07/1961 page 4 (European Lightweight Title) Charnley 9st 9lbs Noble 9st 7lbs 12ozs Sep 5 Lenny Matthews (USA) WPTS(10) Empire Pool, Wembley Source: Boxing News 08/09/1961 pages 8 and 9 Charnley 9st 11lbs Matthews 9st 10lbs 4ozs Referee: Eugene Henderson Nov 20 Darkie Hughes (Cardiff) WKO1(15) Ice Stadium, Nottingham Source: Boxing News 24/11/1961 page 2 (British and Empire and European Lightweight Title) Hughes boxed for the British Lightweight Title 1961. Charnley 9st 8lbs 12ozs Hughes 9st 6lbs 14ozs Referee: Frank Wilson Promoter: Reg King Nov 27 L C Morgan (USA) WKO3(10) Belle Vue, Manchester Source: Boxing News 01/12/1961 page 3 Charnley 9st 10lbs Morgan 9st 10lbs 12ozs Referee: Harry Humphreys Promoter: Harry Levene 1962 Jan 30 Jose Stable (Cuba) WPTS(10) Stadium, Liverpool Source: Boxing News 02/02/1960 page 4 Charnley 9st 11lbs 8ozs Stable 9st