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John Westgarth

118 KOs

1511 KOs

3Draws

Last six: W-L-L-L-L-D

Career

division

Heavyweight

status

inactive

bouts

29

rounds

158

KO %

72.7%

KO wins

8

KO losses

11

career

1982–1992

debut

1982-11-29

last fight

1992-03-30

Profile

sex

M

height

6′ 5″ / 196cm

nationality

United Kingdom

origin

Malta

city / state / zip

Newcastle, Tyne and Wear

dob

1959-12-23

age

66

Latest news

Ex-boxer John Westgath pays emotional tribute to son Scott after his tragic death

2018-04-07 · ChronicleLive

Scott Westgarth followed in his dad's footsteps when he pulled on a pair of boxing gloves for the first time. Now proud dad and former heavyweight champion John Westgarth has spoken for the first time after 31-year-old Scott died following a fight in…

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

Warren Richards

4 1 0

D-PTS

Yorkshire Grey, Eltham, London, United Kingdom

6 of 6x3

10 0 0

L-TKO

Town Hall, Dudley, West Midlands, United Kingdom

4 of 8x3 · 204 lbs

13 5 1

L-TKO

International Centre, Brentwood, Essex, United Kingdom

5 of 8x3 · 221 / 223 lbs

Referee: Tony Walker

11 1 0

L-TKO

North Bridge Leisure Centre, Halifax, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

4 · 218 / 227 lbs

4 2 0

L-TKO

Oldham, Lancashire, United Kingdom

4 · 224 lbs

9 1 1

W-TKO

Hudsons Sports Centre, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

5 of 6x3 · 221 / 218 lbs · 0:45

Referee: Tony Walker

7 1 1

L-KO

Rivermead Leisure Centre, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom

3 · 216 lbs

11 0 0

L-PTS

Hotel Sheraton, Copenhagen, Denmark

8 of 8

11 1 0

L-TKO

Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London, United Kingdom

2 of 8x3 · 226 / 229 lbs · 2:15

Referee: Roy Francis

11 26 4

W-PTS

St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3 · 216 / 217 lbs

7 3 1

L-TKO

Festival Hall, Basildon, Essex, United Kingdom

5 · 222 / 218 lbs

8 11 0

W-TKO

Hartlepool, County Durham, United Kingdom

1

8 1 0

L-TKO

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

7 of 10x3 · 229 lbs

Referee: Larry O'Connell

3 3 1

W-TKO

Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

3

21 8 0

L-TKO

Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

9 of 10x3

Donovan Ruddock

10 1 1

L-KO

Alexandra Pavilion, Muswell Hill, London, United Kingdom

7 of 8x3 · 216 lbs

Steffen Tangstad

22 1 2

L-SD

Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark

vacant EBU (European) heavyweight title

12 of 12

14 1 0

L-PTS

Mayfair Ballroom, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

10 of 10x3 · 214 / 196 lbs

Damiens Marignan

4 11 2

W-TKO

Mayfair Ballroom, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

3 of 10x3 · 214 / 221 lbs · 2:20

13 0 0

W-KO

Leisure Centre, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

4 of 10x3 · 209 / 208 lbs · 0:56

Referee: Arnold Bryson

11 1 0

L-PTS

Thionville, Moselle, France

8 of 8

17 17 0

W-KO

Buddy's Night Club, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

1 of 8x3 · 213 / 210 lbs · 0:30

Referee: Fred Potter

12 32 0

W-KO

Buddy's Night Club, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

2 · 211 / 189 lbs · 1:22

Referee: Fred Potter

14 5 0

W-TKO

Buddy's Night Club, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

5 · 209 / 200 lbs · 1:28

Referee: Fred Potter

5 0 1

D-PTS

Buddy's Night Club, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

8 of 8x2 · 209 / 205 lbs

Referee: Arnold Bryson

3 2 0

L-TKO

Europa Hotel, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom

6 of 8x2 · 216 / 207 lbs

Referee: Harry Gibbs

3 1 0

W-PTS

Assembly Hall, Walthamstow, London, United Kingdom

6 of 6x2 · 218 / 198 lbs

2 4 0

W-PTS

Great International Sporting Club, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

6 of 6x3 · 217 / 219 lbs

1 0 0

D-PTS

Headland Hotel, Newquay, Cornwall, United Kingdom

6 of 6x3