James Hare | |
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Born |
Dewsbury, England | 16 July 1976
Nationality | English |
Other names | Roberttown Rocket |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | feather/ lightweight, and light welter/ welter/ light middle/ middleweight |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 37 |
Wins | 33 ( KO 19) |
Losses | 3 (KO 2) |
Draws | 1 |
James " Roberttown Rocket" Hare (born 16 July 1976 in Dewsbury) is an English amateur feather/ lightweight and professional light welter/ welter/ light middle/ middleweight boxer of the 1990s and 2000s who as an amateur was runner-up for the 1991 Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) Junior Class-A featherweight (57 kg) title, against Daniel Happe (Honor Oak ABC), [1] boxing out of Batley ABC, and won the 1992 Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) Junior Class-B lightweight (60 kg) title, against George Robshaw (Dale Youth), [2] boxing out of Batley and Dewsbury ABC, and as a professional won the European Boxing Union (EBU) European Union (EU) welterweight title, World Boxing Federation (WBF) welterweight title, and Commonwealth welterweight title, and was a challenger for the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) British welterweight title against David Barnes, his professional fighting weight varied from 139 lb (63 kg; 9 st 13 lb), i.e. light welterweight to 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb), i.e. middleweight. [3]
James Hare | |
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Born |
Dewsbury, England | 16 July 1976
Nationality | English |
Other names | Roberttown Rocket |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | feather/ lightweight, and light welter/ welter/ light middle/ middleweight |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 37 |
Wins | 33 ( KO 19) |
Losses | 3 (KO 2) |
Draws | 1 |
James " Roberttown Rocket" Hare (born 16 July 1976 in Dewsbury) is an English amateur feather/ lightweight and professional light welter/ welter/ light middle/ middleweight boxer of the 1990s and 2000s who as an amateur was runner-up for the 1991 Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) Junior Class-A featherweight (57 kg) title, against Daniel Happe (Honor Oak ABC), [1] boxing out of Batley ABC, and won the 1992 Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) Junior Class-B lightweight (60 kg) title, against George Robshaw (Dale Youth), [2] boxing out of Batley and Dewsbury ABC, and as a professional won the European Boxing Union (EBU) European Union (EU) welterweight title, World Boxing Federation (WBF) welterweight title, and Commonwealth welterweight title, and was a challenger for the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) British welterweight title against David Barnes, his professional fighting weight varied from 139 lb (63 kg; 9 st 13 lb), i.e. light welterweight to 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb), i.e. middleweight. [3]