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Monty Betham (boxer)

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Monty Betham
Born
Montgomery Richard Betham

(1952-09-27) 27 September 1952 (age 72)
NationalityNew Zealand New Zealander
Statistics
Weight(s)Middleweight
Height5' 10½ (179 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Wins43
Wins by KO23
Losses10
Draws0

Monty Betham (born 27 September 1952 in Savai'i) was a Samoan professional boxer who fought boxers such as Tony Mundine, and Lance Revill in a professional career beginning in 1973 until 1984.[1] He is the father of former New Zealand Warriors rugby league star Monty Betham. He is also the older brother of Richard Betham, who won a bronze medal for Western Samoa in boxing at the 1978 Commonwealth Games.[2]

In July 1975 he won the Commonwealth middleweight boxing title, after defeating Carlos Marks.[3] he retained the title in February 1976 after defeating Semi Bula.[4] He lost the title to Al Korovou in March 1978.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Monty Betham". BoxRec. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
  2. ^ "McElwaine out for gold". Sydney Morning Herald. 11 August 1978. p. 27.
  3. ^ "Likely challengers". The Canberra Times. 26 July 1975. p. 36. Retrieved 23 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Betham wins with a TKO". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier. 25 February 1976. p. 23. Retrieved 23 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Gillon wants more fights". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier. 5 April 1978. p. 36. Retrieved 23 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.