© 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 Walter McGowan (Hamilton) Active: 1961-1969 Weight classes fought in: fly, bantam Recorded fights: 40 contests (won: 32 lost: 7 drew: 1) Born: 13th October 1942 Fight Record 1961 Aug 9 George McDade (Glasgow) WRTD3(6) Kelvin Hall, Glasgow Source: Boxing News 18/08/1961 page 4 McGowan 7st 13lbs 12ozs McDade 8st 1lbs 8ozs Sep 22 Eddie Barraclough (Rotherham) WPTS(8) Town Hall, Hamilton Source: Boxing News 29/09/1961 page 4 McGowan 7st 13lbs 8ozs Barraclough 8st 3lbs Promoter: Peter Keenan Oct 25 Jackie Brown (Edinburgh) LPTS(8) Ice Rink, Paisley Source: Boxing News 03/11/1961 page 4 Brown was British and British Empire Flyweight Champion 1962-63. Referee: George Smith Promoter: Peter Keenan Dec 16 Brian Bissmire (West Ham) WPTS(8) Kelvin Sports Arena, Glasgow Source: Boxing News 22/12/1961 page 4 Bissmire boxed for the Southern Area Bantamweight Title 1963. Match made at 8st 2lbs 1962 Jun 14 Danny Lee (Port Glasgow) WPTS(8) Kelvin Hall, Glasgow Source: Boxing News 22/06/1962 page 4 Lee was Scottish Area Flyweight Champion 1962. McGowan 7st 13lbs 8ozs Lee 8st 0lbs 8ozs Promoter: Peter Keenan Attendance : 3500 Sep 20 Jacques Jacob (France) WKO6(10) Kelvin Hall, Glasgow Source: Boxing News 28/09/1962 page 4 McGowan 8st 1lbs 4ozs Jacob 8st 2lbs Referee: Frank Wilson Promoter: Jack Solomons Oct 16 Rene Libeer (France) WRSF6 Empire Pool, Wembley Source: Boxing News 19/10/1962 pages 8 and 9 McGowan 8st 0lbs 12ozs Libeer 8st 0lbs 12ozs Nov 14 Ray Jutras (USA) WRSF6(10) Kelvin Hall, Glasgow Source: Boxing News 23/11/1962 page 4 Match made at 8st 3lbs McGowan 8st 0lbs Jutras 7st 13lbs 8ozs Referee: Eugene Henderson Promoter: Jack Solomons 1963 Jan 31 Bernard Jubert (France) WPTS(8) Kelvin Hall, Glasgow Source: Boxing News 08/02/1963 page 5 McGowan 8st 2lbs 3ozs Jubert 8st 7lbs Promoter: Jack Solomons May 2 Jackie Brown (Edinburgh) WKO12(15) Ice Rink, Paisley Source: Boxing News 10/05/1963 pages 8 and 9 (British and Empire Flyweight Title McGowan 7st 13lbs 8ozs Brown 8st 0lbs Referee: Jack Hart Promoter: Peter Keenan Jun 27 Arnold Perez (USA) WRSF9(10) Ice Rink, Paisley Source: Boxing News 05/07/1967 pages 4 and 5 McGowan 8st 1lbs Perez 8st 2lbs 8ozs Referee: Frank Wilson Promoter: Peter Keenan Sep 12 Kid Solomon (Jamaica) WRSF9(15) Ice Rink, Paisley Source: Boxing News 20/09/1963 pages 8 and 9 (British Empire Flyweight Title) McGowan 7st 13lbs 11ozs Solomon 7st 13lbs 9ozs Referee: Harry Gibbs Promoter: Peter Keenan Nov 28 Ric Magrano (Philippinnes) WPTS(10) Ice Rink, Paisley Source: Boxing News 06/12/1963 page 2 McGowan 7st 13lbs 4ozs Magrano 7st 10lbs 12ozs Referee: Frank Wilson Promoter: Peter Keenan 1964 Mar 4 Risto Luukkonen (Finland) WPTS(10) Ice Rink, Paisley Source: Boxing News 13/03/1964 page 4 Match made at 8st 8lbs Promoter: Peter Keenan Apr 24 Salvatore Burrini (Italy) LPTS(15) Rome Italy Source: Boxing News 01/05/1964 page 2 (European Flyweight Title) Sep 3 Natalio Jiminez (Dominican Republic) WPTS(10) Ice Rink, Paisley Source: Boxing News 11/09/1964 pages 4 and 16 McGowan 7st 13lbs 6ozs Jiminez 8st 0lbs Promoter: Peter Keenan Nov 25 Luis Rodriguez (Cuba) WRSF2 Midlands SC, Solihull Source: Boxing News 04/12/1964 page 12 McGowan 8st 2lbs 8ozs Rodriguez 8st 1lbs 4ozs 1965 Jan 20 Mick Hussey (Peckham) WRSF3(8) Midlands SC, Solihull Source: Boxing News 29/01/1965 page 5 McGowan 8st 3lbs 8ozs Hussey 8st 7lbs 4ozs Referee: Mickey Fox Feb 23 Felix Brami (Tunisia) WPTS(10) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Source: Boxing News 26/02/1965 pages 8, 09 and 16 Match made at 8st 8lbs McGowan 8st 4lbs 8ozs Brami 8st 6lbs 8ozs Referee: Jack Hart Promoter: Jack Solomons Apr 23 Benny Lee (Hainault) WPTS(10) Olympic Stadium, Rome Italy Source: Boxing News 30/04/1965 pages 5 and 14 Jun 1 Joe Medel (Mexico) LRSF6(10) Empire Pool, Wembley Source: Boxing News 04/06/1965 pages 6 and 7 Match made at 8st 6lbs McGowan 8st 4lbs 12ozs Medel 8st 4lbs 12ozs Referee: Ike Powell Promoter: Jack Solomons Aug 20 Ron Jones (West Ham) LRSF6(10) Ice Rink, Paisley Source: Boxing News 27/08/1965 pages 4 and 12 McGowan 8st 4lbs 6ozs Jones 8st 6lbs 14ozs Referee: Frank Wilson Promoter: Peter Keenan Dec 3 Tommaso Galli (Italy) DRAW(15) Palazzo dello Sport, Rome Italy Source: Boxing News 10/12/1965 pages 8 and 16 (European Bantamweight Title) 1966 Jan 6 Nevio Carbi (Italy) WRSF6(8) World Sporting Club, Mayfair Source: Boxing News 14/01/1966 pages 5 and 12 McGowan 8st 6lbs Carbi 8st 8lbs Referee: Harry Gibbs Mar 28 Ernesto Miranda (Argentina) WPTS(8) World Sporting Club, Mayfair Source: Boxing News 01/04/1966 page 4 McGowan 8st 3lbs 12ozs Miranda 8st 9lbs Referee: Bill Williams Jun 14 Salvatore Burrini (Italy) WPTS(15) Empire Pool, Wembley Source: Boxing News 17/06/1966 pages 8 and 9 (World Flyweight Title) Referee: Harry Gibbs Promoter: Jack Solomons Sep 6 Alan Rudkin (Liverpool) WPTS(15) Empire Pool, Wembley Source: Boxing News 09/09/1966 pages 8, 09 and 12 (British and Empire Bantamweight Title) Rudkin was British Bantamweight Champion 1965-66 and 1968-72 and British Empire Bantamweight Champion 1965-66 and 1968-69 and British Commonwealth Champion 1971. McGowan 8st 6lbs Rudkin 8st 3lbs Referee: Bill Jones Promoter: Jack Solomons Nov 16 Jose Bisbal (Spain) WRTD5 World Sporting Club, Mayfair Source: Boxing News 25/11/1966 page 3 McGowan 8st 3lbs 8ozs Bisbal 8st 9lbs 8ozs Referee: Harry Gibbs Dec 30 Chartchai Chionoi (Thailand) LRSF9(15) Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok Thailand Source: Boxing News 06/01/1967 pages 4, 05 and 7 (World Flyweight Title) Referee: Sangvien Hiranlekah 1967 Mar 15 Osamu Miyashita (Japan) WPTS(10) World Sporting Club, Mayfair Source: Boxing News 24/03/1967 page 3 McGowan 8st 4lbs Miyashita 8st 8lbs Referee: Harry Gibbs May 10 Giancarlo Centa (France) WPTS(10) Midlands SC, Solihull Source: Boxing News 19/05/1967 page 2 Match made at 8st 8lbs McGowan 8st 3lbs 8ozs Centa 8st 8lbs Referee: Mickey Fox Promoter: Alex Griffiths Jul 10 Antoine Porcel (France) WPTS(10) World Sporting Club, Mayfair Source: Boxing News Sep 19 Chartchoi Chionoi LRSF7(15) Wembley Source: Boxing News (World Flyweight Title) 1968 May 13 Alan Rudkin (Liverpool) LPTS(15) Belle Vue, Manchester Source: Boxing News (British and European Bantamweight Title) Oct 23 Gerard Macrez WRSF4 World Sporting Club, Mayfair Source: Boxing News Nov 26 Marc van Domme WRSF7 Ulster Hall, Belfast Source: Boxing News Dec 17 Messaoud Boussaboua WPTS(8) Metropole Hotel, Brighton Source: Boxing News 1969 Apr 28 Michel Houdeau WRSF4 World Sporting Club, Mayfair Source: Boxing News Aug 13 Umberto Simbola WPTS(8) San Remo Italy Source: Boxing News Nov 11 Antonio Chilorio WPTS(8) World Sporting Club, Mayfair Source: Boxing News © This record was researched and compiled by Miles Templeton and Richard Ireland. 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