Mark Davey
Mark Davey | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mark Davey 14 February 1964 Wakefield, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | welterweight |
| Height | 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m) |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 14 |
| Wins | 10 |
| Wins by KO | 4 |
| Losses | 4 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Mark Davey (born 14 February 1964[1] in Wakefield) is an English amateur and professional welterweight boxer of the 1970s, and '80s.
Boxing career
[edit]Amateur
[edit]Mark Davey trained at the White Rose Boys' Club Amateur Boxing Club [1].
Professional
[edit]Mark Davey's first professional boxing bout was a sixth-round points victory over Kevin Howard at Astoria Ballroom, Leeds on Tuesday 6 April 1982, this was followed by fights including; third-round Knockout victory over Andy Thomas (Welsh Area lightweight challenger), eighth-round points victory over, and a fourth-round disqualification defeat by Kevin Pritchard (Central (England) Area lightweight challenger, Central (England) Area super featherweight challenger, British super featherweight champion, British featherweight challenger), Davey's final professional bout was a fifth-round Technical knockout defeat by George Collins (World Boxing Council International welterweight challenger, Commonwealth (British Empire) welterweight challenger, British welterweight challenger) at North Bridge Leisure Centre [2], Halifax on Thursday 20 February 1986.[2]
Genealogical information
[edit]Mark Davey is the son of Terence Davey [3][4], and Lucy Davey (née Page) [5], and the younger brother of Paul A. Davey [6], and the twin brother of boxer Karl Davey.
References
[edit]- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Mark Davey from BoxRec (registration required)