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Peter Waterman

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Peter Waterman
Born(1934-12-08)8 December 1934
Stepney, Tower Hamlets, East London, England
Died16 January 1986(1986-01-16) (aged 51)
Islington, London, England
NationalityBritish
Statistics
Weight(s)Welterweight

Peter Waterman (8 December 1934 – 16 January 1986) was an English boxer and a British and European welterweight champion.[1]

Waterman was born in Stepney, East London, England, one of nine children of Rose Juliana (née Saunders) and Harry Frank Waterman.[2] His younger brother, Dennis Waterman, became an actor and singer. His father had been an amateur boxer and made all of his sons box.[3]

He began boxing at the age of 11 and had an amateur career winning 121 of his 130 bouts.[1] He won the 1952 Amateur Boxing Association British light-welterweight title, when boxing out of the Caius ABC.[4]

In 1952, he represented the Great Britain at the 1952 Summer Olympics at Helsinki, Finland, in the light-welterweight class.[1]

When Waterman was 18, he became a professional and won the British welterweight title in 1956.[1] In 1957, he beat Emilio Marconi to gain the European welterweight title.[1] In April 1958, after a fight with British lightweight champion, Dave Charnley, he had to be helped to the dressing room. A few months later Waterman underwent brain surgery and never fought again.[1][5][6]

He died suddenly in Islington at the age of 51.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Peter Waterman", The Times, London, England, p. 14, 17 January 1986
  2. ^ Waterman, Dennis & Jill Arlon (2000), ReMinder, Hutchinson, p. 1, ISBN 978-0-09-180108-3
  3. ^ Waterman and Arlon. - p.13-14.
  4. ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  5. ^ Boxing record for Peter Waterman from BoxRec (registration required)
  6. ^ Bio: Peter Waterman, BoxRec.com
Achievements
Preceded by British Welterweight Champion
5 June 1956 — 17 December 1956
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Emilio Marconi
European Welterweight Champion
18 January 1958 – 26 December 1958
Succeeded by
Emilio Marconi