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Randy Turpin
(Randolph Adolphus Turpin)

BORN   June 7 1928; Leamington, Warwickshire, England
DIED May 16 1966; Leamington, Warwickshire, England (Some sources report May 17 1966; suicide)
HEIGHT 5-10
WEIGHT 156-175 lbs
MANAGERS George Middleton, Lew Burston
TRAINER Dick Turpin

Turpin was a special talent; He could box and punch with the best; His greatest performance came against "Sugar" Ray Robinson in 1951 when he won the Middleweight Championship of the World; This win made Turpin an instant British hero; During his career, he also won the Middleweight Championship of Europe, the Middleweight Championship of the British Commonwealth, the Middleweight Championship of Britain, the Light Heavyweight Championship of the British Commonwealth and the Light Heavyweight Championship of Britain; Unfortunately, Randy was not pleased with his life outside the ring - and ended it

During his career, he defeated such men as "Sugar" Ray Robinson, Don Cockell, Luc Van Dam, Albert Finch, Arthur Howard, Wim Snoek, Alex Buxton, Charles Humez, Jean Stock, Walt Cartier, Pete Mead, Cyrille Delannoit, George Angelo, Mickey Laurent, Dai Jones and Tommy Davies

Turpin was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2001

*** AMATEUR BOUTS (95-5) ***

1943
          -Turpin won the ABA Junior 112 lbs Championship
 
1944
          -Turpin won the ABA Junior 133 lbs Championship

1945
          -Turpin won the ABA Welterweight Championship

1946
          -Turpin won the ABA Middleweight Championship


*** PROFESSIONAL BOUTS ***

1946
Sep 17 Gordon Griffiths            London, Eng                     TK  1
Nov 19 Des Jones                   London, Eng                      W  6  
Dec 26 Bill Blything               Birmingham, Eng                 KO  1

1947
Jan 14 Jimmy Davis                 London, Eng                     KO  4
Jan 24 Dai James                   Birmingham, Eng                 KO  3
Feb 18 Johnny Best                 London, Eng                     KO  1
Mar 18 Bert Hyland                 London, Eng                     KO  1
Apr  1 Frank Dolan                 London, Eng                     KO  2
Apr 15 Tommy Davies                London, Eng                     KO  2
Apr 28 Bert Sanders                London, Eng                      W  6
May 12 Ron Coopers                 Oxford, Eng                     KO  4
May 27 Kouider Jury                London, Eng                      W  6
Jun  3 Mark Hart                   London, Eng                      W  6
Jun 23 Leon Fouquet                Coventry, Eng                   KO  1
Sep  9 Jimmy Ingle                 Coventry, Eng                   KO  3
Oct 20 Mark Hart                   London, Eng                      D  6

1948
Jan 26 Freddie Price               Coventry, Eng                   KO  1
Feb 17 Gerry McCready              London, Eng                     TK  1
Mar 16 Vince Hawkins               London, Eng                      W  8
Apr 26 Albert Finch                London, Eng                      L  8
Jun 28 Alby Hollister              Birmingham, Eng                  W  8
Sep 21 Jean Stock                  London, Eng                     LT  5

1949
Feb  7 Jackie Jones                Coventry, Eng                   TK  5
          -Some sources report "KO 4"
Feb 21 Doug Miller                 London, Eng                      W  8
Mar 25 Mickey Laurent              Manchester, Eng                 TK  3
May  3 William Poli                London, Eng                     WF  4
Jun 20 Cyrille Delannoit           Birmingham, Eng                 TK  8
Aug 22 Jean Wanes                  Manchester, Eng                 TK  3
Sep 19 Roy Wouters                 Coventry, Eng                   TK  5
Nov 15 Pete Mead                   London, Eng                     TK  4

1950
Jan 31 Gilbert Stock               London, Eng                      W  8
Mar  6 Richard Armah               Croydon, Eng                    TK  6
Apr 24 Gustave Degouve             Nottingham, Eng                  W  8
Sep  5 Eli Elandon                 Watford, Eng                    KO  2
Oct 17 Albert Finch                London, Eng                     KO  5
	  -Middleweight Championship of Britain
Nov 13 Jose Alamo Medina           Abergavenny, Eng                KO  2
Dec 12 Tommy Yarosz                London, Eng                     WF  8

1951
Jan 22 Eduardo Lopez               Birmingham, Eng                 KO  1
Feb 27 Luc Van Dam                 London, Eng                     KO  1
          -EBU Middleweight Championship of Europe
Mar 19 Jean Stock                  Leicester, Eng                  TK  5
Apr 16 Billy Brown                 Birmingham, Eng                 KO  2
May  7 Jan DeBruin                 Coventry, Eng                   KO  6
Jun  5 Jackie Keough               London, Eng                     TK  7
Jul 10 "Sugar" Ray Robinson        London, Eng                      W 15
          -Middleweight Championship of the World
Sep 12 "Sugar" Ray Robinson        New York, NY                    LT 10
        -Middleweight Championship of the World

1952
Feb 12 Alex Buxton                 London, Eng                     TK  7
Apr 22 Jacques Hairabedian         London, Eng                     KO  3
Jun 10 Don Cockell                 London, Eng                     TK 11
        -Light Heavyweight Championship of the British Commonwealth;
          Light Heavyweight Championship of Britain
Oct 21 Georges Angelo              London, Eng                      W 15
          -Middleweight Championship of the British Commonwealth

1953
Jan 19 Victor D'Haes               Birmingham, Eng                 KO  7
Feb 16 Doug Miller                 Leicester, Eng                   W 10
Mar 17 Walter Cartier              London, Eng                     WF  2
Jun  9 Charles Humez               London, Eng                      W 15
          -EBU Middleweight Championship of Europe
Oct 21 Carl "Bobo" Olson           New York, NY                     L 15
          -Middleweight Championship of the World

1954
Mar 30 Olle Bengtsson              London, Eng                      W 10
May  2 Tiberio Mitri               Rome, It                        LT  1
        -EBU Middleweight Championship of Europe

1955
Feb 15 Ray Schmitt                 Birmingham, Eng                 WF  8
Mar  8 Jose Gonzalez               London, Eng                     KO  7
Apr 26 Alex Buxton                 London, Eng                     KO  2
        -Light Heavyweight Championship of the British Commonwealth;
          Light Heavyweight Championship of Britain
Sep 19 Polly Smith                 Birmingham, Eng                  W 10
Oct 18 Gordon Wallace              London, Eng                     LK  4

1956
Apr 17 Alessandro D'Ottavio        Birmingham, Eng                 TK  6
Jun 18 Jacques Bro                 Birmingham, Eng                 KO  5
Sep 21 Hans Stretz                 Hamburg, Ger                     L 10
Nov 26 Alex Buxton                 Leicester, Eng                  KO  5
        -Light Heavyweight Championship of the British Commonwealth

1957
Jun 11 Arthur Howard               Leicester, Eng                   W 15
        -Light Heavyweight Championship of the British Commonwealth
Sep 17 Ahmed Boulgroune            London, Eng                     TK  9
Oct 28 Sergio Burchi               Birmingham, Eng                 TK  2
Nov 25 Uwe Janssen                 Leicester, Eng                  TK  8

1958
Feb 24 Wim Snoek                   Birmingham, Eng                  W 10
Apr 21 Eddie Wright                Leicester, Eng                  TK  7
Jul 22 Redvers Sangoe              Oswestry, Eng                   TK  4
Sep  9 Yolande Pompey              Birmingham, Eng                 LK  2

1963
Mar 19 Eddie Marcano               Wisbech, Eng                    KO  6

1964
Sep  1 Charles Seguna              Valetta, Malta                  KO  2


*** Assistance Provided By Seth Callis ***

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

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