Jack Bodell
Jack Bodell | |
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 Bodell (right) during a boxing match | |
| Born | 11 August 1940 Newhall Swadlincote, Derbyshire, England, UK |
| Died | 9 November 2016 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | English |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Heavyweight, light heavyweight |
| Height | 6 ft 0.5 in (184 cm) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 71 |
| Wins | 58 |
| Wins by KO | 31 |
| Losses | 13 |
Jack Bodell (11 August 1940 – 9 November 2016) was an English professional boxer who competed in the heavyweight division.
Boxing career
Born in
Henry Cooper in his first defense. Bodell regained the title a year later by outpointing Joe Bugner. He lost the European title in 1971 after a defeat by Spaniard José Manuel Urtaín, and after losing both his British and Commonwealth titles to a second-round knockout by Danny McAlinden
in June 1972, he retired from professional boxing.
Among his notable fights were a first-round knockout loss to Jerry Quarry after just 64 seconds, and a points win over future world title contender José Roman. Bodell's record was 58 wins (including 31 by knockout) and 13 losses. He died on 9 November 2016 at the age of 76.[1]
Professional boxing record
| 71 fights | 58 wins | 13 losses |
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| By knockout | 31 | 11 |
| By decision | 27 | 2 |
| Draws | 0 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | |
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| 71 | Loss | 58–13 |  Danny McAlinden
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KO | 2 (15) | 27 Jun 1972 | Birmingham, West Midlands
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For BBBofC /Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles
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| 70 | Loss | 58–12 |  José Manuel Urtain
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TKO | 2 (15) | 17 Dec 1971 | Madrid
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For EBU Heavyweight Title | |
| 69 | Loss | 58–11 |  Jerry Quarry
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KO | 1 (10) | 16 Nov 1971 | Wembley, London
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| 68 | Win | 58–10 |  Joe Bugner
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PTS | 15 | 27 Sep 1971 | Wembley, London
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BBBofC/Commonwealth/EBU Heavyweight Titles
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| 67 | Win | 57–10 |  Bill Drover
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PTS | 10 | 27 Apr 1971 | Kensington, London
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| 66 | Win | 56–10 |  Manuel Ramos
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PTS | 10 | 13 Apr 1971 |  Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
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| 65 | Win | 55–10 | Jack O'Halloran
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KO | 4 (10) | 24 Feb 1971 | Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
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| 64 | Win | 54–10 |  Jimmy Richards
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PTS | 10 | 18 Jul 1970 | Johannesburg, Gauteng
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| 63 | Loss | 53–10 | Henry Cooper
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PTS | 15 | 24 Mar 1970 | Wembley, London
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Lost BBBofC /Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles
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| 62 | Win | 53–9 |  Carl Gizzi
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PTS | 15 | 13 Oct 1969 | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
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Won BBBofC Heavyweight Title
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| 61 | Win | 52–9 |  José Roman
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PTS | 10 | 14 Jul 1969 | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
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| 60 | Win | 51–9 | John Jordan
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KO | 2 (10) | 23 Jun 1969 | Mayfair, London
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| 59 | Win | 50–9 | Billy Walker
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TKO | 8 (10) | 25 Mar 1969 | Wembley, London
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| 58 | Win | 49–9 | Roosevelt Eddie
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DQ | 1 (10) | 17 Feb 1969 | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
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Eddie disqualified at 1:15 for hitting Bodell while he was down. | |
| 57 | Win | 48–9 | Carl Gizzi
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TKO | 2 (12) | 27 Nov 1968 | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
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BBBofC Heavyweight Title Eliminator
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| 56 | Win | 47–9 | Mel Turnbow
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RTD | 5 (10) | 12 Aug 1968 | Blackpool, Lancashire
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| 55 | Win | 46–9 | Brian London
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TKO | 9 (12) | 10 Jun 1968 | Liverpool, Merseyside
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BBBofC Heavyweight Title Eliminator
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| 54 | Win | 45–9 |  Lion Ven
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TKO | 2 (10) | 6 Mar 1968 | Solihull, West Midlands
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| 53 | Win | 44–9 | Johnny Prescott
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PTS | 10 | 6 Feb 1968 | Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
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Retained BBBofC Midlands Heavyweight Title
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| 52 | Win | 43–9 |  Rocky Campbell
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PTS | 8 | 19 Oct 1967 | Colston Hall, Bristol, Avon
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| 51 | Win | 42–9 | Rocky Campbell
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PTS | 8 | 6 Sep 1967 | Leicester, Leicestershire
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| 50 | Loss | 41–9 | Henry Cooper
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TKO | 2 (15) | 13 Jun 1967 | Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
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For BBBofC /Commonwealth Heavyweight Titles
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| 49 | Win | 41–8 | Sonny Moore
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PTS | 10 | 17 Apr 1967 | Leicester, Leicestershire
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| 48 | Win | 40-8 | Ray Patterson
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PTS | 10 | 24 Jan 1967 | Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
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| 47 | Win | 39–8 | Bob Stallings
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TKO | 7 (10) | 13 Dec 1966 | Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
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| 46 | Win | 38–8 |  Giorgio Masteghin
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TKO | 1 (10) | 15 Nov 1966 | Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
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| 45 | Win | 37–8 | Santo Amonti
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PTS | 10 | 27 Oct 1966 | Liverpool, Merseyside
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| 44 | Win | 36–8 |  Renato Moraes
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PTS | 10 | 21 Sep 1966 | Birmingham, West Midlands
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| 43 | Loss | 35–8 | Piero Tomasoni
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TKO | 3 (10) | 28 Jun 1966 | Kensington, London
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| 42 | Loss | 35–7 | Thad Spencer
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RTD | 2 (10) | 18 Apr 1966 | Belle Vue Zoological Gardens, Belle Vue, Manchester
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| 41 | Win | 35–6 | Giuseppe Migliari
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PTS | 10 | 22 Mar 1966 | Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
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| 40 | Win | 34–6 | Ski Goldstein
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TKO | 3 (10) | 17 Feb 1966 | Mayfair, London
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| 39 | Win | 33–6 | Bill Nielsen
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TKO | 8 (10) | 31 Jan 1966 | Colston Hall, Bristol, Avon
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| 38 | Win | 32–6 |  Joseph Juvillier
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PTS | 10 | 19 Jan 1966 | Solihull, West Midlands
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| 37 | Win | 31–6 | Billy Daniels
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PTS | 10 | 14 Dec 1965 | Liverpool, Merseyside
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| 36 | Win | 30–6 | Benito Canal
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KO | 2 (10) | 9 Dec 1965 | Derby, Derbyshire
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| 35 | Win | 29–6 | Jose Mariano Moracia Ibanes
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TKO | 5 (8) | 8 Nov 1965 | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
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| 34 | Win | 28–6 |  Ivan Prebeg
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TKO | 2 (8) | 19 Oct 1965 | Wembley, London
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| 33 | Win | 27–6 |  Al Roye
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TKO | 3 (8) | 4 Oct 1965 | Colston Hall, Bristol, Avon
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| 32 | Win | 26–6 | Levi Forte
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TKO | 2 (10) | 20 Sep 1965 | Liverpool, Merseyside
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| 31 | Win | 25–6 | Freddie Mack
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PTS | 8 | 7 Sep 1965 | Kensington, London
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| 30 | Win | 24–6 | Dave Ould
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DQ | 4 (8) | 15 Jun 1965 | Birmingham, West Midlands
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| 29 | Loss | 23–6 | Hubert Hilton
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TKO | 6 (10) | 24 May 1965 | Mayfair, London
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| 28 | Win | 23–5 |  Johnny Halafihi
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RTD | 7 (8) | 26 Apr 1965 | Walworth, London
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| 27 | Win | 22–5 | Buddy Turman
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TKO | 4 (8) | 20 Apr 1965 | Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
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| 26 | Win | 21–5 | Ray Shiel
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TKO | 5 (8) | 12 Apr 1965 | Colston Hall, Bristol, Avon
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| 25 | Win | 20–5 |  Rudolph Vaughan
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KO | 2 (8) | 30 Mar 1965 | Wembley, London
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| 24 | Win | 19–5 | Eric Fearon
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TKO | 4 (8) | 22 Mar 1965 | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
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| 23 | Win | 18–5 | Al Roye
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TKO | 4 (8) | 1 Mar 1965 | St James's Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne
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| 22 | Win | 17–5 | Ron Gray
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PTS | 10 | 20 Jan 1965 | Solihull, West Midlands
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Won BBBofC Midlands Heavyweight Title
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| 21 | Loss | 16–5 | Freddie Mack
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TKO | 5 (10) | 29 Sep 1964 | Birmingham, West Midlands
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| 20 | Win | 16–4 | Ron Redrup
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PTS | 8 | 21 Apr 1964 | Birmingham, West Midlands
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| 19 | Loss | 15–4 | Joe Erskine
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PTS | 10 | 3 Mar 1964 | Leicester, Leicestershire
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| 18 | Loss | 15–3 | Renato Moraes
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TKO | 6 (10) | 5 Dec 1963 | Milan, Lombardy
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| 17 | Loss | 15–2 | Stoffel Willemse
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TKO | 2 (10) | 7 Sep 1963 | Johannesburg, Gauteng
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| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Ron Gray
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DQ | 5 (8) | 7 May 1963 | Birmingham, West Midlands
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| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Dave Ould
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PTS | 8 | 11 Mar 1963 | Walworth, London
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| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Rupert Bentley
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KO | 3 (8) | 6 Mar 1963 | Solihull, West Midlands
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| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Jack Whittaker
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TKO | 8 (8) | 13 Feb 1963 | Leicester, Leicestershire
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| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Roy Seward
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TKO | 3 (12) | 10 Dec 1962 | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
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Retained BBBofC Midlands Light Heavyweight Title
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| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Johnny Hendrickson
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TKO | 4 (8) | 7 Nov 1962 | Marylebone, London, England
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| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Rupert Bentley
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KO | 1 (8) | 31 Oct 1962 | Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
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| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Brian Lacey Stannard
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TKO | 7 (8) | 8 Oct 1962 | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
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| 8 | Win | 7–1 | Jimmy Blanche
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PTS | 8 | 18 Sep 1962 | Birmingham, West Midlands
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| 7 | Loss | 6–1 |  Joe Louis
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RTD | 1 (8) | 3 Jul 1962 | Highbury Speedway Stadium, Fleetwood, Lancashire
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Roy Seward
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TKO | 5 (12) | 7 Jun 1962 | Swadlincote, Derbyshire
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Won BBBofC Midlands Light Heavyweight Title
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| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Jack Whittaker
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PTS | 8 | 17 Apr 1962 | Leicester, Leicestershire
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Joe Louis
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PTS | 6 | 2 Apr 1962 | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Jimmy Leach
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TKO | 2 (6) | 20 Mar 1962 | Wolverhampton, West Midlands
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Ossie Nelson
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TKO | 1 (6) | 22 Feb 1962 | Coventry, West Midlands
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Mick Cowan
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PTS | 6 | 13 Feb 1962 | West Bromwich, West Midlands
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Trivia
Jack Bodell is mentioned in the "Boxing Tonight" sketch in episode 37 of
Sir Kenneth Clark (played by Graham Chapman
).
References
- ^ "Jack Bodell, former British champion, dies aged 76". Press Association.
External links
- Boxing record for Jack Bodell from BoxRec (registration required)
See also
- List of left-handed boxers