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
Born (1943-02-05) 5 February 1943 (age 81)
England
NationalityEnglish
Statistics
Weight(s)light welter/welter/light middle/middleweight
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights43
Wins39 (KO 33)
Losses4 (KO 3)

References

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  1. ^ "1959 ABAE National Championship". abae.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Archived from the original on 16 April 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  2. ^ "1960 ABAE National Championship". abae.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  3. ^ "1963 76th ABAE National Championship". abae.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
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