Terry Allen
(Edward Albert Govier)

BORN June 18 1924; Islington, London, England
DIED April 8 1987; London, England
HEIGHT 5-2
WEIGHT 109 3/4-116 lbs
MANAGER Johnny Sharpe
RECORD 61-13-1 (18 KO)

Allen was a clever boxer who won the Flyweight Championship of the World during his career; He began his career using the name Edward Govier; After going AWOL from the British Navy during World War II, he swapped ID cards with a person named Terry Allen; He eventually was arrested and sent to Egypt to serve out the remainder of World War II

He defeated such men as Rinty Monaghan, Jimmy Gill, Norman Tennant, Honore Pratesi, Vic Herman, Eric Marsden, Jimmy Pearce, Dickie O'Sullivan and Mickey Jones

1942
Sep  3 Jim Thomas                  Islington, Eng                   W  6

1943
Mar  8 Douglas Claxton             Islington, Eng                  KO  4
Mar 19 Ronnie Kingston             Pype Hayes, Eng                 KO  4
Apr  7 George Howell               York, Eng                       KO  1
May 10 Les Johnson                 Islington, Eng                   W  6
Sep  9 Tommy Burney                Liverpool, Eng                   W  8
Sep 30 Ronnie Bishop               Liverpool, Eng                   W  8
Nov  4 Roy Ball                    Liverpool, Eng                   W  8
Nov 19 Jack McKenzie               Blackpool, Eng                   W 10
Nov 29 Mickey Jones                Pype Hayes, Eng                  W  8
Dec 31 Billy Hazelgrove            Blackpool, Eng                  TK  9

1944
Jan 13 Jackie Evans                Liverpool, Eng                   W  8
Feb    Joe Josephs                 London, Eng                     TK  4
Mar 17 Joe Josephs                 Hornsby, Eng                    KO  4 
Apr  6 Tommy Burney                Liverpool, Eng                   W 10
Apr 21 Roy Ball                    Blackpool, Eng                  KO  5
May  2 Mickey Jones                Southend, Eng                    W  8
May 10 Georges Shamar              Alexandria, Egypt                W  4
Jul  8 Ahmed Marly                 Alexandria, Egypt               KO  1
Dec 10 Hassan Ramadin              Alexandria, Egypt                W  4
Dec 23 Chehata Hafez               Alexandria, Egypt               KO  3

1945
Jan  4 Christie Kyrisco            Alexandria, Egypt                W  6
Feb  4 Hassan Abou Saada           Alexandria, Egypt                W  6
Mar  3 Sapper Johnstone            Alexandria, Egypt                W  6
Mar  8 Phil Milligan               Alexandria, Egypt                W  6
Apr 28 Mustapha Ezzatt             Alexandria, Egypt                W  6
May 24 Mustapha Ezzatt             Alexandria, Egypt                W  6
Jul 16 Abdel Hassan                Alexandria, Egypt               KO  8
Sep 29 Mustapha Ezzatt             Alexandria, Egypt                W  8
Oct 12 Sayed Mustapha              Alexandria, Egypt               KO  2
Nov  8 Hacine Rabah                Alexandria, Egypt               KO  1
Dec 13 Abdel Hassan                Alexandria, Egypt               KO  3

1946
May 14 Alec Murphy                 Harringay, Eng                  LK  6
          -Some sources report 5/20/46
Aug 13 Les Johnson                 Wembley, Eng                     W  8
Oct 30 Frank Tierney               Glasgow, Scot                    W  8
Dec  4 Billy Davies                Sheperd's Bush, Eng             TK  4
Dec 18 Billy Hazelgrove            Islington, Eng                   W  8
   
1947
Mar 11 Rinty Monaghan              Marylebone, Eng                 LK  1
Jun 17 Pinchie Thompson            Willesden, Eng                   W  8
Jul  7 Alf Hughes                  West Hartlepool, Eng             W  8
Aug 26 Johnny Summers              Wembley, Eng                     W  8
Oct 14 Andy McCulloch              Islington, Eng                  KO  5
Nov  3 Les Johnson                 Kentish Town, Eng                W  8
Nov 12 Frank Tierney               Islington, Eng                   W  8
Dec 15 Tom Whittle                 Kentish Town, Eng               KO  3

1948
Jan 21 Jackie Bryce                Islington, Eng                   W  8
Feb 18 Jimmy Gill                  Islington, Eng                  KO  4
Mar 16 Dickie O'Sullivan           Harringay, Eng                  WF  2
          -Flyweight Championship of the British Southeast Area
Jun 25 Jackie Bryce                Coatbridge, Eng                  L 12
Nov  4 Charley Wilson              Islington, Eng                   W  8
Dec 14 Tommy Farricker             Islington, Eng                   W  8
          -Some sources report "Kentish Town, Eng"

1949
Jan 10 Billy Hazelgrove            Walworth, Eng                    W  8
Jan 24 Dickie O'Sullivan           Kensington, Eng                  W 12
Feb  7 Rinty Monaghan              Harringay, Eng                   W  8
          -Some sources report "W 10"
Mar  3 Jackie Foster               Islington, Eng                   W  8
May  3 Honore Pratesi              Kensington, Eng                  L 10
Jun  8 Norman Tennant              Dundee, Scot                     W 12
Sep 30 Rinty Monaghan              Belfast, Ire                     D 15
          -Flyweight Championship of the World;
           Flyweight Championship of Europe;
           Flyweight Championship of the British Empire
           BBBC Flyweight Championship of Britain

1950
Feb 15 Peter Fay                   Kentish Town, Eng                W  8
Apr 25 Honore Pratesi              Harringay, Eng                   W 15
          -Flyweight Championship of the World;
           Flyweight Championship of Europe
Aug  1 Dado Marino                 Honolulu, Oahu, Hi               L 15
          -Flyweight Championship of the World
Oct 30 Jean Sneyers                Nottingham, Eng                  L 15
          -Flyweight Championship of Europe

1951
Apr 11 Jimmy Pearce                Kentish Town, Eng                W  8
          -Some sources report "W 8" on 4/01/51 in "Kentish Town, Eng";
           Perhaps, there was another bout
Apr 30 Henry Carpentier            Kensington, Eng                  W 10
Jun 11 Vic Herman                  Leicester, Eng                   W 15
          -BBBC Flyweight Championship of Britain
Nov  1 Dado Marino                 Honolulu, Oahu, Hi               L 15
          -Flyweight Championship of the World

1952
Jan 29 Maurice Sandeyron           Kensington, Eng                  L 10
Mar 17 Teddy Gardner               Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Eng         L 15
          -Flyweight Championship of Europe;
           Flyweight Championship of the British Empire
           BBBC Flyweight Championship of Britain;
           Some sources report "West Hartlepool, Eng"
Aug 25 Jimmy Pearce                West Hartlepool, Eng             W 12
          -BBBC Flyweight Championship of Britain Elimination Bout
Oct 21 Eric Marsden                Harringay, Eng                  TK  6
          -BBBC Flyweight Championship of Britain

1953
Apr 28 Gaetano Annaloro            Kensington, Eng                  L 10
Oct 27 Yoshio Shirai               Tokyo, Japan                     L 15
          -Flyweight Championship of the World

1954
Feb 16 Eric Marsden                London, Eng                     WF  5
          -BBBC Flyweight Championship of Britain
Mar 26 Dai Dower                   London, Eng                     LK  2
Sep 10 Nazzareno Giannelli         Milan, Italy                     L 15
          -Flyweight Championship of Europe

*** The Following Bout Is Reported But Not Confirmed ***

1947
Aug 25 Johnny Bollen               West Hartlepool, Eng            KO  1

1951
Apr  1 Jimmy Pearce                Kentish Town, Eng                W  8



Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
 
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