Dave Needham (boxer)

Dave Needham
Born
Dave Needham

15 August 1951 (1951-08-15)
Nottingham, England.
Died19 September 2008 (2008-09-20) (aged 57)
Chonburi, Thailand
NationalityBritish (English)
Other namesThe Artful Dodger
Statistics
Weight(s)Featherweight and Bantamweight
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights39
Wins30
Wins by KO10
Losses8
Draws1
No contests0
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1970 Edinburgh Flyweight

Dave Needham (15 August 1951 – 19 September 2008) was a British boxer. He was a Commonwealth Games gold medal winner and one of the few boxers to have held both the BBBC bantamweight and featherweight titles.[1]

Early life and amateur career

Needham was born in Nottingham and attended Cottesmore School. He trained at the Nottingham Boxing School in Radford.[1][2]

Needham won the 1969 and 1970 Amateur Boxing Association British flyweight title, when boxing out of the Nottingham School of Boxing ABC.[3][4] He represented England and won a gold medal in the flyweight division, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[5][6][7][2] defeating Uganda's Leo Rwabwogo in the final.

Professional career

Needham's first professional fight was on 25 January 1971 when he fought Jimmy Killeen.[8]

His first title fight was on 10 December 1974 at the former Nottingham ice rink, when he had a points win over Paddy Maguire and became the British bantamweight champion.

He lost the bantamweight title on 20 October 1975 at Grosvenor House (World Sporting Club), Mayfair on a technical knockout (TKO) to the same Paddy Maguire.

On 20 April 1978 at the World Sporting Club, Piccadilly. Needham won the title of British featherweight champion when he defeated Alan Richardson on points.

On 16 December 1978 in Leon, Spain, he fought for the EBU featherweight title, but lost on a TKO to Roberto Castanon.

Needham lost the featherweight title on 6 November 1979 at the Royal Albert Hall when he was defeated by Pat Cowdell on points.

His last fight was on 29 May 1979 at Wolverhampton Civic Hall against Pat Cowdell for the British featherweight title. Cowdell won on a TKO.

Retirement

Needham retired aged 29 in 1980, after becoming disillusioned with the sport. He went on to run a motorcycle dealership with his brother.
He spent the last couple of years of his life in Thailand. Needham died in Chonburi hospital from liver problems. He was 57.[1][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Boxing champ Needham dies". thisisnottingham.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2008.
  2. ^ a b "9th Edinburgh Games (Scotland) 1970". Amateur Boxing Association of England. Archived from the original on 5 June 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2008.
  3. ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Dave 'The Artful Dodger' Needham RIP". Britishboxing.net. Archived from the original on 22 September 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2008.
  5. ^ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
  6. ^ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
  7. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  8. ^ "Dave Needham". boxrec.com. Retrieved 24 September 2008.


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