Les McAteer

Les McAteer ( (1945-08-19) 19 August 1945^[1]) born in Birkenhead is an English amateur and professional light middle/middle/light heavyweight boxer of the 1960s and '70s who as an amateur won the Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) 1960 Schools Intermediate title,^[2] boxing out of Birkenhead, and won the Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) 1962 Junior Class-B title against K. Kemp (West Ham Boys' Club),^[3] boxing out of Willaston Birkenhead ABC, and as a professional won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) Central Area middleweight title, BBBofC British middleweight title, and Commonwealth middleweight title, and was a challenger for the BBBofC British middleweight title, and British Commonwealth middleweight title against Johnny Pritchett, and European Boxing Union (EBU) middleweight title against Tom Bogs, his professional fighting weight varied from 153 ³⁄₄ lb (69.7 kg; 10 st 13.8 lb), i.e. light middleweight to 164 lb (74 kg; 11 st 10 lb), i.e. light heavyweight.^[4] Les McAteer was managed by Johnny Campbell (circa-1905 — 2 May 1994 (aged 89)).^[5]

Genealogical information

Les McAteer was the cousin of the boxer Pat McAteer, and relative of association (soccer) footballer Jason McAteer.^[6]

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for Les McAteer from BoxRec
• Image - Les McAteer
• Merseyside Form Boxers Association → The Greats → Les McAteer