James Hare (boxer)
James "Roberttown Rocket" Hare (born 16 July 1976 in Dewsbury) is an English amateur feather/lightweight and professional light welter/welter/light middle/middleweight boxer of the 1990s and 2000s who as an amateur was runner-up for the 1991 Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) Junior Class-A featherweight (57 kg) title, against Daniel Happe (Honor Oak ABC),[1] boxing out of Batley ABC, and won the 1992 Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) Junior Class-B lightweight (60 kg) title, against George Robshaw (Dale Youth),[2] boxing out of Batley and Dewsbury ABC, and as a professional won the European Boxing Union (EBU) European Union (EU) welterweight title, World Boxing Federation (WBF) welterweight title, and Commonwealth welterweight title, and was a challenger for the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) British welterweight title against David Barnes, his professional fighting weight varied from 139 lb (63 kg; 9 st 13 lb), i.e. light welterweight to 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb), i.e. middleweight.[3]
James Hare | |
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Statistics | |
Nickname(s) | Roberttown Rocket |
Weight(s) | feather/lightweight, and light welter/welter/light middle/middleweight |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
Nationality | English |
Born | Dewsbury, England | 16 July 1976
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 37 |
Wins | 33 (KO 19) |
Losses | 3 (KO 2) |
Draws | 1 |
References
- "1991 ABAE National Championship". abae.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- "1992 ABAE National Championship". abae.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- "James Hare". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.