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Biography
Alan Minter (born 17 August 1951) is a British former professional boxer competed from 1972 to 1981. He held the undisputed middleweight title in 1980, having previously held the British middleweight from 1975 to 1976, and the European middleweight title twice between 1977 and 1979. As an amateur, Minter won a bronze medal in the light-middleweight division at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Amateur career
Minter was the 1971 Amateur Boxing Association of England Middleweight Champion. He won the bronze medal at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games. Minter began his professional career in London on 31 October 1972 by knocking out Maurice Thomas in six rounds.
Olympic results
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Reggie Ford (Guyana) KO 2
- Defeated Valeri Tregubov (Soviet Union) 5–0
- Defeated Loucif Hamani (Algeria) 4–1
- Lost to Dieter Kottysch (West Germany) 2–3
Professional career
Minter won five fights in a row by knockout and, in 1973, Pat Dwyer became the first boxer to go the distance with him, over eight rounds in London. Minter won his next five fights, three by knockout, before tasting defeat for the first time after the referee stopped the fight in the eighth round to "Scottish" Don McMillan due to bad cuts suffered by Minter. Two more wins followed before facing Jan Magziarz, who beat him twice in a row (once in the eighth and once in the sixth) again due to cuts.
1974 was a mixed year for Minter, beating Tony Byrne by a decision in eight, losing in two to Ricky Torres (again on cuts), having a third fight with Magziarz result in a no contest in four rounds and closing the year with a win in eight rounds by decision in his first international fight, against Shako Mamba in Hamburg, Germany.
In 1975, he won four fights in a row, including another bout in Hamburg and, by the end of the year, he challenged Kevin Finnegan for the British Middleweight title, winning it by a 15-round decision. In 1976 he won six fights, to extend his streak to ten consecutive wins. Among the boxers he beat were Billy Knight by a knockout in two and Finnegan once again, by decision in 15, both in defence of his British title, along with former world title challenger Tony Licata, knocked out in six and American Olympic Games Gold medal winner Sugar Ray Seales, beaten in five. These wins gave Minter a ranking among the top ten Middleweight challengers.
In 1977, he won the European Middleweight title by beating Germano Valsecchi by a knockout in five in Italy. But in his next fight his winning streak ended when he lost to former world title challenger Ronnie Harris by a knockout in eight. Minter returned to top ten challenger status by upsetting the former World Welterweight and Light Middleweight Champion Emile Griffith with a ten-round decision win in Monte Carlo, but then he lost his European title to Gratien Tonna by a knockout in eight at Milan. He closed '77 with a third 15-round decision win over Finnegan to retain his British title.
1978 was a sad year for Minter, although he won all three of his bouts. On 15 February, at the Muhammad Ali–Leon Spinks I undercard in Las Vegas, Nevada, he won his first bout in the United States by knocking out Sandy Torres in five. Then, he went to Italy once again to regain his European Middleweight title by knocking out Angelo Jacopucci in twelve rounds. Jacopucci died a few days afterwards, due to injuries sustained in the bout. Minter finished his year by avenging his loss to Tonna with a six-round knockout.
In 1979, Minter won all four of his fights, two of them by knockout. On 16 March 1980, in Las Vegas, he was given a shot at World Middleweight Champion Vito Antuofermo's title at the Caesars Palace. He won the title by a 15-round decision and, in a rematch, he retained the world title by a TKO in eight rounds. Minter's run as world champion came to an end on 27 September of that year, when he was stopped on cuts in three rounds to Marvin Hagler at Wembley Arena in London. After the fight was stopped, Minter's supporters caused a riot, throwing beer cans and bottles into the ring and both boxers had to be ushered away by the police.
Minter beat fringe contender Ernie Singletary in London, in 1981, but after losses to future Hagler challengers Mustafa Hamsho in Las Vegas and Tony Sibson in London, he retired for good.
He left boxing with a record of 39 wins, 9 losses and 1 no contest, with 23 wins by knockout.
Professional boxing record
Professional record summary | ||
49 fights | 39 wins | 9 losses |
By knockout | 23 | 8 |
By decision | 16 | 1 |
No contests | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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49 | Loss | 39–9 (1) | ![]() | TKO | 3 (12), 1:59 | 15 Sep 1981 | ![]() | For European middleweight title |
48 | Loss | 39–8 (1) | ![]() | SD | 10 | 6 Jun 1981 | ![]() | |
47 | Win | 39–7 (1) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | 17 Mar 1981 | ![]() | |
46 | Loss | 38–7 (1) | ![]() | TKO | 3 (15), 1:45 | 27 Sep 1980 | ![]() | Lost WBA, WBC, The Ring, and lineal middleweight titles |
45 | Win | 38–6 (1) | ![]() | RTD | 8 (15) | 28 Jun 1980 | ![]() | Retained WBA, WBC, The Ring, and lineal middleweight titles |
44 | Win | 37–6 (1) | ![]() | SD | 15 | 16 Mar 1980 | ![]() | Won WBA, WBC, The Ring, and lineal middleweight titles |
43 | Win | 36–6 (1) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | 23 Oct 1979 | ![]() | |
42 | Win | 35–6 (1) | ![]() | TKO | 2 (10), 1:05 | 26 Jun 1979 | ![]() | |
41 | Win | 34–6 (1) | ![]() | TKO | 9 (10), 2:40 | 1 May 1979 | ![]() | |
40 | Win | 33–6 (1) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | 6 Feb 1979 | ![]() | |
39 | Win | 32–6 (1) | ![]() | RTD | 6 (15) | 7 Nov 1978 | ![]() | Retained European middleweight title |
38 | Win | 31–6 (1) | ![]() | KO | 12 (15) | 19 Jul 1978 | ![]() | Won vacant European middleweight title |
37 | Win | 30–6 (1) | ![]() | KO | 5 (10), 1:57 | 15 Feb 1978 | ![]() | |
36 | Win | 29–6 (1) | ![]() | PTS | 15 | 8 Nov 1977 | ![]() | Won vacant British middleweight title |
35 | Loss | 28–6 (1) | ![]() | TKO | 8 (15), 1:10 | 21 Sep 1977 | ![]() | Lost European middleweight title |
34 | Win | 28–5 (1) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | 30 Jul 1977 | ![]() | |
33 | Loss | 27–5 (1) | ![]() | TKO | 8 (10), 3:00 | 12 Apr 1977 | ![]() | |
32 | Win | 27–4 (1) | ![]() | KO | 5 (15) | 4 Feb 1977 | ![]() | Won European middleweight title |
31 | Win | 26–4 (1) | ![]() | TKO | 5 (10), 2:14 | 7 Dec 1976 | ![]() | |
30 | Win | 25–4 (1) | ![]() | TKO | 6 (10), 1:30 | 9 Nov 1976 | ![]() | |
29 | Win | 24–4 (1) | ![]() | PTS | 15 | 14 Sep 1976 | ![]() | Retained British middleweight title |
28 | Win | 23–4 (1) | ![]() | TKO | 8 (10) | 24 May 1976 | ![]() | |
27 | Win | 22–4 (1) | ![]() | TKO | 2 (15), 3:00 | 27 Apr 1976 | ![]() | Retained British middleweight title |
26 | Win | 21–4 (1) | ![]() | TKO | 8 (10), 1:05 | 20 Jan 1976 | ![]() | |
25 | Win | 20–4 (1) | ![]() | PTS | 15 | 4 Nov 1975 | ![]() | Won vacant British middleweight title |
24 | Win | 19–4 (1) | ![]() | KO | 6 (10) | 30 May 1975 | ![]() | |
23 | Win | 18–4 (1) | ![]() | PTS | 10 | 25 Mar 1975 | ![]() | |
22 | Win | 17–4 (1) | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 10 Feb 1975 | ![]() | |
21 | Win | 16–4 (1) | ![]() | KO | 1 (8), 2:25 | 20 Jan 1975 | ![]() | |
20 | Win | 15–4 (1) | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 30 Nov 1974 | ![]() | |
19 | NC | 14–4 (1) | ![]() | NC | 4 (10) | 29 Oct 1974 | ![]() | NC after both boxers were disqualified for inactivity |
18 | Loss | 14–4 | ![]() | TKO | 2 (10) | 21 May 1974 | ![]() | |
17 | Win | 14–3 | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 26 Mar 1974 | ![]() | |
16 | Loss | 13–3 | ![]() | RTD | 6 (8) | 11 Dec 1973 | ![]() | |
15 | Loss | 13–2 | ![]() | TKO | 3 (8) | 30 Oct 1973 | ![]() | |
14 | Win | 13–1 | ![]() | TKO | 5 (8) | 2 Oct 1973 | ![]() | |
13 | Win | 12–1 | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 10 Sep 1973 | ![]() | |
12 | Loss | 11–1 | ![]() | TKO | 8 (8), 0:45 | 5 Jun 1973 | ![]() | |
11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() | TKO | 5 (8) | 9 May 1973 | ![]() | |
10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 27 Mar 1973 | ![]() | |
9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 13 Mar 1973 | ![]() | |
8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() | TKO | 7 (8) | 20 Feb 1973 | ![]() | |
7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() | TKO | 7 (8) | 30 Jan 1973 | ![]() | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() | PTS | 8 | 16 Jan 1973 | ![]() | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() | KO | 5 (8) | 8 Jan 1973 | ![]() | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() | TKO | 5 (8) | 11 Dec 1972 | ![]() | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() | TKO | 7 (8) | 5 Dec 1972 | ![]() | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() | TKO | 3 (6) | 14 Nov 1972 | ![]() | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() | TKO | 6 (6) | 31 Oct 1972 | ![]() | Professional debut |