Karl Davey

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Karl Davey
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Real nameKarl Davey
Weight(s) welterweight
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Nationality English
Born (1964-02-14) 14 February 1964 (age 55)
Wakefield, England
Boxing record
Total fights2
Wins1
Wins by KO1
Losses1
Draws0
No contests0

Karl Davey (born 14 February 1964 [1] in Wakefield) is an English amateur and professional welterweight boxer of the 1970s, and '80s.

Wakefield city in West Yorkshire, England

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Boxing career

Amateur

Karl Davey trained at the White Rose Boys' Club Amateur Boxing Club , and was runner-up for the Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) Intermediate 51 kg title against O. Jones (Dagenham) at The City of Derby, Assembly Rooms , Derby on Saturday 31 March 1979. [2]

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Professional

Karl Davey's first professional boxing bout was a fifth-round Technical knockout defeat by Kevin Howard at Hotel Piccadilly (Anglo-American Sporting Club), Manchester on Thursday 7 October 1982, Davey's second and final professional bout was a second-round Technical knockout victory over Mike Calderwood at Morley Town Hall, Morley, Leeds on Monday 18 April 1988. [3]

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Genealogical information

Karl Davey is the son of Terence Davey , and Lucy Davey (née Page) , and the younger brother of Paul A. Davey , and the twin brother of boxer Mark Davey.

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Mark Davey is an English amateur and professional welterweight boxer of the 1970s, and '80s.

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References

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  2. ↑ "1979 ABAE National Championship". abae.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.

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