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 Brian London (Blackpool) Active: 1955-1970 Weight classes fought in: Recorded fights: 58 contests (won: 37 lost: 20 drew: 1) Fight Record 1955 Mar 22 Dennis Lockton (Manchester) WRSF1(6) Royal Albert Hall, Kensington 25/03/1955 pages 8, 09 and 12 London 13st 10lbs Lockton 13st 4lbs 8ozs Apr 18 Frank Walshaw (Barnsley) WKO2 Pershore Road Stadium, Birmingham 22/04/1955 page 11 London 13st 7lbs Walshaw 13st 11lbs May 23 Hugh McDonald (Glasgow) WKO2(8) Engineers Club, West Hartlepool 27/05/1955 page 11 McDonald boxed for the Scottish Heavyweight Title 1951. London 13st 9lbs 8ozs McDonald 17st 4lbs Jun 6 Dinny Powell (Walworth) WKO6(6) New St James Hall, Newcastle 10/06/1955 page 9 London 13st 9lbs 8ozs Powell 13st 3lbs 4ozs
Jul 11 Paddy Slavin (Belfast) WRSF2 Engineers Club, West Hartlepool 15/07/1955 page 11 Slavin was Northern Ireland Area Heavyweight Champion 1948. London 13st 7lbs 8ozs Slavin 14st 1lbs 4ozs Aug 8 Robert Eugene (Belgium) WPTS(8) Engineers Club, West Hartlepool 12/08/1955 page 12 London 13st 8lbs Eugene 16st 9lbs Oct 7 Jose Gonzalez (Spain) WRTD3 Belle Vue, Manchester 14/10/1955 pages 8 and 9 London 13st 8lbs 12ozs Gonzalez 13st 2lbs 8ozs Oct 24 Simon Templar (Burton-on-Trent) WRSF7(8) Farrer Street Stadium, Middlesbrough 28/10/1955 page 5 London 13st 9lbs Templar 16st 7lbs Nov 11 Prosper Beck (Belgium) WKO1 Belle Vue, Manchester 18/11/1955 pages 8 and 9 London 13st 9lbs 12ozs Beck 14st 11lbs 12ozs Dec 6 Basil Kew (Putney) WRSF2 Arena, Harringay 09/12/1955 pages 8 and 9 London 13st 11lbs 12ozs Kew 13st 8lbs 1956 Jan 17 Jim Cooper (Bellingham) WRSF4(10) Ice Rink, Streatham 20/01/1956 pages 4 and 5 London 13st 12lbs 8ozs Cooper 13st 11lbs 12ozs Mar 13 Jose Peyre (Belgium) WRSF1 Arena, Harringay 23/03/1956 pages 4, 05 and 7 London 14st 1lbs 12ozs Peyre 14st 5lbs 8ozs Referee: Pat Floyd May 1 Henry Cooper (Bellingham) LRSF1(10) Empress Stadium, Earls' Court 04/05/1956 pages 8 and 9 Cooper was British Heavyweight Champion 1959-69 and 1970-71 and British Empire/Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion 1959-71. London 13st 13lbs Cooper 13st 9lbs 8ozs Referee: Tommy Little Jul 9 George Naufahu (Tonga) WRSF4(10) Engineers Club, West Hartlepool 13/07/1956 page 11 London 13st 13lbs Naufahu 14st 0lbs Aug 27 Trevor Snell (Cardiff) WKO2 Maindy Stadium, Cardiff 31/08/1956 pages 8 and 9 London 13st 12lbs 10ozs Snell 13st 3lbs 8ozs Nov 19 Werner Wiegand (Luxembourg) WKO2 New St James Hall, Newcastle 23/11/1956 page 12 London 14st 2lbs 4ozs Wiegand 15st 11lbs 6ozs
1957 Feb 3 Heinz Neuhaus (Germany) LPTS(10) Westfalenhalle, Dortmund Germany 08/02/1957 page 4 Mar 5 Robert Duquesne (France) WKO1(8) Embassy Sportsdrome, Birmingham 08/03/1957 page 5 London 14st 5lbs 12ozs Duquesne 13st 10lbs May 27 Willie Schagen (Holland) WKO1 Sophia Gardens, Cardiff 31/05/1957 page 4 Jul 1 Peter Bates (Shirebrook) WKO2(8) Greyhound Stadium, West Hartlepool 07/05/1957 page 7 London 14st 1lbs Bates 13st 13lbs Aug 12 Kitione Lave (Tonga) WPTS(10) Greyhound Stadium, West Hartlepool 16/08/1957 page 5 London 14st 1lbs 8ozs Lave 14st 1lbs Dec 10 Howie Turner (USA) WPTS(10) Arena, Harringay 13/12/1957 pages 8 and 9 London 14st 9lbs 8ozs Turner 15st 7lbs 8ozs 1958 Feb 25 Willie Pastrano (USA) LPTS(10) Arena, Harringay 28/02/1958 pages 8 and 9 London 14st 8lbs 8ozs Pastrano 13st 5lbs 12ozs Referee: Bill Williams Jun 3 Joe Erskine (Cardiff) WKO8(15) Stadium, White City 06/06/1958 pages 8 and 9 (British and Empire Heavyweight Title) Erskine was British Heavyweight Champion 1956-58 and British Empire Heavyweight Champion 1957-58. London 14st 8lbs Erskine 13st 13lbs 8ozs Sep 30 Willie Pastrano (USA) WRSF5(10) Arena, Harringay 03/10/1958 pages 8 and 9 London 14st 11lbs Pastrano 13st 7lbs 8ozs Referee: Jack Hart cut eye 1959 Jan 12 Henry Cooper (Bellingham) LPTS(15) Empress Stadium, Earls' Court 16/01/1959 pages 4 and 5 (British and Empire Heavyweight Title) London 14st 13lbs 8ozs Cooper 13st 10lbs 8ozs
May 1 Floyd Patterson (USA) LKO11(15) Indianapolis USA 08/05/1959 pages 8 and 9 (World Heavyweight Title) Dec 1 Nino Valdes (Cuba) LRTD7(10) Empire Pool, Wembley 04/12/1959 pages 8 and 9 London 15st 1lbs Valdes 15st 8lbs Referee: Jack Hart cut eye 1960 Apr 26 Pete Rademacher (USA) WKO7(10) Empire Pool, Wembley 29/04/1960 pages 8 and 9 London 15st 4lbs Rademacher 14st 7lbs Referee: Ike Powell Promoter: Jack Solomons Aug 29 Dick Richardson (Newport) LRTD8(15) Coney Beach Arena, Porthcawl 02/09/1960 page 5 (European Heavyweight Title) Richardson was European Heavyweight Champion 1960-62. London 15st 0lbs Richardson 14st 8lbs Referee: Andrew Smythe (Belfast) Promoter: Sir Leslie Joseph Attendance: 12000 1961 Apr 24 Billy Hunter (USA) WRTD8(10) Belle Vue, Manchester 28/04/1961 page 3 London 14st 13lbs 6ozs Hunter 14st 2lbs 12ozs Referee: Ike Powell Promoter: Harry Levene Oct 17 Eddie Machen (USA) LRTD5(10) Empire Pool, Wembley 20/10/1961 pages 8 and 9 London 14st 13lbs Machen 14st 4lbs Referee: Andrew Smythe Promoter: Harry Levene 1962 Feb 26 Young Jack Johnson (USA) WPTS(10) Belle Vue, Manchester 02/03/1963 page 16 London 15st 3lbs 8ozs Johnson 17st 7lbs Promoter: Harry Levene Jul 7 Sante Amonti (Italy) LPTS(10) Brescia Italy Aug 14 Howard King (USA) WKO6(10) Stanley Park, Blackpool 17/08/1962 pages 2 and 16 London 15st 4lbs King 14st 9lbs Promoter: Lawrence Lewis
Oct 11 Von Clay (USA) WPTS(10) Empress Ballroom, Blackpool 19/10/1962 page 3 London 14st 13lbs Clay 13st 4lbs Promoter: Lawrie Lewis 1963 Jan 29 Tom McNeeley (USA) WPTS(10) Olympia, Kensington 25/01/1963 pages 8 and 9 London 14st 13lbs McNeeley 14st 7lbs Referee: Harry Gibbs Promoter: Harry Levene Apr 21 Ingemar Johansson (Sweden) LPTS(12) Stockholm Sweden May 8 Don Warner (USA) WPTS(8) Empress Ballroom, Blackpool 17/05/1963 page 4 London 14st 8lbs Warner 13st 4lbs Promoter: Laurie Lewis Dec 2 Bill Nielsen (USA) WKO4(10) New St James Hall, Newcastle 06/12/1963 page 4 London 15st 0lbs Nielson 14st 1lbs Referee: Jimmy Folland Promoter: Mickey Duff and Joe Shepherd 1964 Feb 24 Henry Cooper (Bellingham) LPTS(15) Belle Vue, Manchester 28/02/1964 pages 6 and 11 (European British and Empire Heavyweight Title) London 14st 13lbs 9ozs Cooper 13st 6lbs 13ozs Promoter: Harry Levene Aug 13 Johnny Prescott (Birmingham) LPTS(10) Stadium, Liverpool 21/08/1964 pages 4 and 12 Prescott boxed for the British Heavyweight Title 1965 and was Midlands Area Heavyweight Champion 1962. London 15st 4lbs 4ozs Prescott 13st 12lbs 12ozs Referee: Wally Thom Promoter: Ray Peers and Jack Turner Dec 15 Chip Johnson (USA) WRSF4(10) Civic Hall, Wolverhampton 18/12/1964 page 5 London 14st 2lbs 12ozs Johnson 13st 10lbs 12ozs Referee: Chris Maggs Promoter: Alex Griffiths
1965 Feb 2 Giorgio Masteghin (Italy) WRTD4(10) Tower Circus, Blackpool 12/02/1965 page 4 London 14st 3lbs Masteghin 15st 12lbs Promoter: Lawrie Lewis Mar 30 Billy Walker (West Ham) WPTS(10) Pool, Wembley 02/04/1964 pages 8, 09 and 16 Walker boxed for the European Heavyweight Title 1967 and boxed for the British Heavyweight Title in 1967. London 14st 4lbs 8ozs Walker 13st 13lbs 4ozs Referee: Harry Gibbs Sep 20 Roger Rischer (USA) WKO1(10) Stadium, Liverpool 24/09/1965 pages 8 and 9 London 14st 2lbs Rischer 14st 0lbs 8ozs Referee: George Smith (Edinburgh) Promoter: Jack Turner and Ray Peers Attendance: packed 1966 May 2 Thad Spencer (USA) LPTS(10) Belle Vue, Manchester 06/05/1966 pages 6 and 7 London 14st 1lbs 4ozs Spencer 14st 1lbs 4ozs Referee: Bill Williams Promoter: Harry Levene Attendance: 4000 Jun 21 Amos Johnson (USA) WDSQ7(10) Stadium, Liverpool 24/06/1966 pages 2 and 16 London 14st 3lbs Johnson 14st 4lbs Referee: Ike Powell Promoter: Lawrie Lewis Aug 6 Muhammed Ali (USA) LKO3(15) Empress Stadium, Earls' Court 12/08/1966 pages 8, 09 and 16 (World Heavyweight Title) Referee: Harry Gibbs Promoter: Jack Solomons and Lawrie Lewis 1967 Mar 9 Jerry Quarry (USA) LPTS(10) Los Angeles USA Aug 15 James Woody (USA) WPTS(10) Liverpool Nov 13 Zora Folley (USA) WPTS(10) Stadium, Liverpool 17/11/1967 page 5 London 14st 2lbs 12ozs Folley 15st 2lbs Referee: Harry Gibbs
1968 Feb 29 Roberto Davila (Peru) LRSF6(10) Stadium, Liverpool 08/03/1968 page 7 London 14st 1lbs 8ozs Davila 14st 2lbs 8ozs Referee: Harry Warner(Ashton) Promoter: Lawrie Lewis cut eye Jun 10 Jack Bodell (Swadlincote) LRTD9(15) Liverpool (British Heavyweight Title Eliminator) Bodell was British Heavyweight Champion 1969-70 and Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion 1971-72 and European Heavyweight Champion 1971. 1969 Feb 6 Henry Clark DRAW(10) Liverpool Apr 10 Jim Fletcher (USA) LRSF1(10) Stadium, Liverpool 18/04/1969 page 10 London 14st 3lbs 8ozs Fletcher 15st 1lbs Referee: Billy Simpson Promoter: Lawrie Lewis Sep 3 Jerry Quarry (USA) LKO2 Oakland USA 1970 May 12 Joe Bugner (St Ives) LRSF5 Pool, Wembley Bugner was British and Commonwealth and European Heavyweight Champion between 1971 and 1977. 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 boxinghistory@hotmail.co.uk or phone 07872 578596 for details