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James Hare (boxer)

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James Hare
Born (1976-07-16) 16 July 1976 (age 48)
Dewsbury, England
NationalityEnglish
Other namesRoberttown Rocket
Statistics
Weight(s)feather/lightweight, and light welter/welter/light middle/middleweight
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights37
Wins33 (KO 19)
Losses3 (KO 2)
Draws1

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]

References

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  1. ^ "1991 ABAE National Championship". abae.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  2. ^ "1992 ABAE National Championship". abae.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  3. ^ "James Hare". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
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