Phil Martin (boxer)

Phil Martin
Statistics
Real name	Philip Martin Adelagan
Rated at	Light-heavyweight
Nationality	English
Born	(1950-04-05)April 5, 1950 Moss Side, Manchester, England
Died	May 27, 1994(1994-05-27) (aged 44)
Boxing record
Total fights	20
Wins	14
Wins by KO	6
Losses	6
Draws	0
No contests	0

Phil Martin (aka Philip Martin Adelagan) (April 5, 1950 – May 27, 1994) was an English professional light-heavyweight boxer. He fought during the 1970s with career statistics of won 14 (KO 6) and lost 6 (KO 4).^[1] He went on to become a respected trainer.

Biography

Martin was born in Moss Side, Manchester, England, in 1950. He had a record of 14 wins and six defeat. The highlight of his career was beating former British Light Heavyweight Champion Gypsy Johnny Frankham over 10 rounds at Belle Vue, Greater Manchester, in November 1975.^[1] His professional career ended when he retired after the Ennio Cometti fight in 1978.^[1]

Martin went on to become a successful boxing trainer, after meeting with Chet Alexander who convinced him to return to a career in boxing as a trainer. Martin was involved and frustrated as a left wing political activist at the time of their first meeting and moved quickly into his more successful role as a trainer at the Alexander Foundation in Princess Road in Moss Side Manchester. After a fast growth teaching classes at the Alexander Foundation in Moss Side, Phil moved into his own premises a few buildings away, starting his own gym, taking disused premises in Princess Road, Moss Side, scene of rioting in 1981, and building the Champs Camp Gym. He steered numerous boxers, such as Tony Ekubia, Frank Grant, Maurice Core, Ossie Maddix, Ensley Bingham and Steve Walker, to British European and Commonwealth title bouts.

He died in 1994, aged 44, from cancer. The Champ Camp Gym was renamed the Phil Martin Centre in his honour.

Professional record

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