Ray Cattouse
Ray Cattouse | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 July 1952 Balham, London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Lightweight |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 31 |
| Wins | 26 |
| Wins by KO | 11 |
| Losses | 2 |
| Draws | 3 |
Ray Cattouse (born 24 July 1952) is a British former boxer who was British lightweight champion between 1980 and 1982 and fought for the European title.
Career
Born in
BBBofC Southern Area lightweight title, the fight also an eliminator for the British title. Cattouse won, and went on to meet Dave McCabe in March 1980 for the British title.[1]
Cattouse stopped McCabe in the eighth round to become British champion.
Cattouse successfully defended the title a year later against McCabe, stopping him in the fifteenth and final round.Giuseppe Gibilisco's European title in Italy, the fight ending in a draw.[3] He made his second defence of the British title in October 1982, losing it after being stopped in the fourteenth round by George Feeney, only the second defeat of Cattouse's career and a contest that was hailed as the fight of the year.[4][5]
He fought twice in 1983, a win over Willie Booth and a draw with
Rene Weller for the European title in February 1985,[5]
but the fight didn't happen and Cattouse retired from the sport.
References
- Glasgow Herald, 23 March 1981, p. 28. Retrieved 27 December 2015
- Glasgow Herald, 2 September 2003. Retrieved 27 December 2015
- Glasgow Herald, 24 February 1982, p. 39. Retrieved 27 December 2015
- ISBN 978-1844540969
- ^ Glasgow Herald, 19 December 1984, p. 19. Retrieved 27 December 2015
External links
- Boxing record for Ray Cattouse from BoxRec (registration required)