Ralph Charles | |
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Born | England | 5 February 1943
Nationality | English |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | light welter/ welter/ light middle/ middleweight |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 43 |
Wins | 39 ( KO 33) |
Losses | 4 (KO 3) |
Ralph Charles (born 5 February 1943) is an English amateur welterweight and professional light welter/ welter/ light middle/ middleweight boxer of the 1960s and '70s who as an amateur won the Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) 1959 Junior Class-A title against Kenneth " Ken"/" Kenny" J. Cooper [1] ( Warley ABC), [1] boxing out of West Ham Boys & ABC, won the Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) 1960 Junior Class-B title against J. Harwood (National Association of Boys Clubs), [2] boxing out of West Ham Boys & ABC, and was runner-up for the 1963 Amateur Boxing Association of England welterweight title, against Johnny Pritchett (Bingham & District ABC), [3] boxing out of West Ham ABC, and as a professional won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) Southern Area welterweight title, BBBofC British welterweight title, European Boxing Union (EBU) welterweight title, and Commonwealth welterweight title, and was a challenger for the World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight title, and World Boxing Association (WBA) World welterweight title against José Nápoles, his professional fighting weight varied from 140 lb (64 kg; 10 st 0 lb), i.e. light welterweight to 157 lb (71 kg; 11 st 3 lb), i.e. middleweight. [4]
Ralph Charles | |
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Born | England | 5 February 1943
Nationality | English |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | light welter/ welter/ light middle/ middleweight |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 43 |
Wins | 39 ( KO 33) |
Losses | 4 (KO 3) |
Ralph Charles (born 5 February 1943) is an English amateur welterweight and professional light welter/ welter/ light middle/ middleweight boxer of the 1960s and '70s who as an amateur won the Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) 1959 Junior Class-A title against Kenneth " Ken"/" Kenny" J. Cooper [1] ( Warley ABC), [1] boxing out of West Ham Boys & ABC, won the Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) 1960 Junior Class-B title against J. Harwood (National Association of Boys Clubs), [2] boxing out of West Ham Boys & ABC, and was runner-up for the 1963 Amateur Boxing Association of England welterweight title, against Johnny Pritchett (Bingham & District ABC), [3] boxing out of West Ham ABC, and as a professional won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) Southern Area welterweight title, BBBofC British welterweight title, European Boxing Union (EBU) welterweight title, and Commonwealth welterweight title, and was a challenger for the World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight title, and World Boxing Association (WBA) World welterweight title against José Nápoles, his professional fighting weight varied from 140 lb (64 kg; 10 st 0 lb), i.e. light welterweight to 157 lb (71 kg; 11 st 3 lb), i.e. middleweight. [4]