Albert Finch
Albert Finch | |
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Real name | Albert Finch |
Rated at | Light Heavyweight |
Nationality | British |
Born |
Croydon, England | 16 May 1926
Died | 23 January 2003 76) | (aged
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 103 |
Wins | 72 |
Wins by KO | 21 |
Losses | 21 |
Draws | 9 |
No contests | 1 |
Albert Finch (16 May 1926 – 23 January 2003) was a British boxer from Croydon in South London, who was active from 1945 to 1958. He fought as both a middleweight and light-heavyweight, becoming British middleweight champion in 1950.
He was one of seven children and learnt to box at the age of eight. He had a successful amateur career, winning 63 out of 68 contests.
Professional career
He had his first professional fight on 14 August 1945 at the Queensbury Club, Soho, London. He fought a draw over six rounds against Eddie Starrs.
He continued to build up a successful domestic record with the odd defeat. In October 1948 he beat Mark Hart for the Southern Area middleweight title, winning on points over 12 rounds.
In April 1948, he fought the promising young middleweight, Randolph Turpin, at the Royal Albert Hall, and inflicted Turpin's first defeat, winning on points over eight rounds.
In June 1949, he challenged Dick Turpin, elder brother of Randolph, for his British and Commonwealth middleweight titles. The fight was held in Birmingham and Turpin won on points over fifteen rounds.
In April 1950, he had a re-match with Dick Turpin, who in the meantime had lost his Commonwealth title. The fight was held in Nottingham and Finch won on points over fifteen rounds after having been knocked down twice. He was now the British middleweight champion.
Finch held the British title for only six months before losing it to Dick Turpin's brother, Randolph in October 1950. They met at Harringay Arena, and Turpin, who had a powerful punch, knocked Finch out in the fifth round.
Finch began to find it difficult to make the middleweight weight limit and so moved up to fight as a light-heavyweight. Following the Turpin defeat, he had a run of seven straight victories against light-heavyweights before fighting Don Cockell for his British and European light-heavyweight titles. The fight was in October 1951, at the Harringay Arena, and Cockell won by a knockout in the seventh round.
He continued fighting as a light-heavyweight and in November 1954 he had another attempt at the British light-heavyweight title when he fought the holder, Alex Buxton, in Birmingham. Unfortunately, he suffered another knockout, this time in the eighth round. By fighting at the heavier weight he was meeting heavier punches and so suffered more knockouts than previously.
In March 1956, he had a third attempt at the British light-heavyweight title when he fought Ron Barton for the vacant title. The fight at Harringay Arena ended with Barton winning by a technical knockout in the eighth round. This was his last title fight.
He continued fighting, with mixed success. One notable victory was a win by disqualification against Jim Cooper, Henry Cooper's twin brother, in Stockholm. He had his last fight in March 1958, losing by a knockout in the third round against Noel Trigg.
Retirement
After his retirement he worked at a meat market in Croydon and was active in assisting youthful boxers. He died in 2003 at the age of 76 years.
Professional boxing record
72 Wins (21 knockouts, 50 decisions, 1 DQ), 21 Losses (9 knockouts, 11 decisions, 1 DQ), 9 Draws, 1 No Contest[1] | |||||||
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
Loss | 15–4 | ![]() |
KO | 3 | 17 March 1958 | ![]() |
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Draw | 5–2 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 3 February 1958 | ![]() |
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Draw | 15–3–2 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 13 January 1958 | ![]() |
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Win | 12–9–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | 3 October 1957 | ![]() |
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Loss | 30–15–2 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 21 August 1957 | ![]() |
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Loss | 17–2 | ![]() |
KO | 2 | 29 July 1957 | ![]() |
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Win | 5–5 | ![]() |
DQ | 7 | 19 May 1957 | ![]() |
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Win | 19–5–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 12 | 26 March 1957 | ![]() |
BBBofC Southern Area Light Heavyweight Title. |
Loss | 11–0–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 3 February 1957 | ![]() |
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Win | 23–6–3 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 28 December 1956 | ![]() |
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Win | 14–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 10 | 8 September 1956 | ![]() |
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Loss | 20–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 8 | 13 March 1956 | ![]() |
BBBofC Light Heavyweight Title. |
Draw | 10–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 22 January 1956 | ![]() |
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Win | 36–2–3 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | 30 October 1955 | ![]() |
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Draw | 31–13 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 4 October 1955 | ![]() |
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Loss | 72–20–1 | ![]() |
KO | 8 | 9 November 1954 | ![]() |
BBBofC Light Heavyweight Title. |
Win | 25–2–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 9 | 18 May 1954 | ![]() |
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Win | 18–1–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 8 | 23 March 1954 | ![]() |
BBBofC Light Heavyweight Title Eliminator. |
Win | 14–3 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 23 February 1954 | ![]() |
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Win | 17–9 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 | 3 November 1953 | ![]() |
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Win | 17–14–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 | 20 October 1953 | ![]() |
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Draw | 14–1–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 13 October 1953 | ![]() |
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Win | 60–19–5 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 6 October 1953 | ![]() |
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Loss | 40–20–4 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | 8 September 1953 | ![]() |
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Loss | 17–2 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | 18 May 1953 | ![]() |
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Win | 18–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | 25 April 1953 | ![]() |
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Loss | 38–4–5 | ![]() |
TKO | 9 | 20 March 1953 | ![]() |
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Win | 25–18–2 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 16 February 1953 | ![]() |
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Loss | 8–2 | ![]() |
DQ | 5 | 2 December 1952 | ![]() |
BBBofC Southern Area Light Heavyweight Title. |
Loss | 7–2 | ![]() |
KO | 6 | 28 October 1952 | ![]() |
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Win | 14–10–2 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 14 October 1952 | ![]() |
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Win | 29–5–3 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | 23 February 1952 | ![]() |
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Win | 23–15–6 | ![]() |
TKO | 8 | 13 February 1952 | ![]() |
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Win | 21–35 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 | 21 January 1952 | ![]() |
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Loss | 54–9–1 | ![]() |
KO | 7 | 16 October 1951 | ![]() |
BBBofC/EBU Light Heavyweight Titles. |
Win | 14–11–5 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 | 29 May 1951 | ![]() |
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Win | 11–6 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 | 16 May 1951 | ![]() |
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Win | 15–9–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | 30 April 1951 | ![]() |
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Win | 17–7–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 9 | 19 March 1951 | ![]() |
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Win | 19–15–3 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 26 February 1951 | ![]() |
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Win | 15–12–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 12 February 1951 | ![]() |
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Win | 31–17–8 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 22 January 1951 | ![]() |
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Loss | 31–2–1 | ![]() |
KO | 5 | 17 October 1950 | ![]() |
BBBofC Middleweight Title. Finch knocked out at 1:02 of the fifth round. |
Win | 12–7 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | 27 September 1950 | ![]() |
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Draw | 55–12–3 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | 21 July 1950 | ![]() |
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Win | 77–19–6 | ![]() |
TKO | 8 | 3 July 1950 | ![]() |
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Win | 0–2–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | 26 June 1950 | ![]() |
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Win | -- | ![]() |
TKO | 3 | 12 June 1950 | ![]() |
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Win | 77–17–6 | ![]() |
PTS | 15 | 24 April 1950 | ![]() |
BBBofC Middleweight Title. |
Win | 30–6–3 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | 29 March 1950 | ![]() |
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Draw | 37–9–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | 13 March 1950 | ![]() |
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Draw | 35–13–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 21 February 1950 | ![]() |
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Loss | 10–13–2 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | 7 February 1950 | ![]() |
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Win | 16–14–2 | ![]() |
KO | 4 | 5 December 1949 | ![]() |
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Win | 8–4 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | 14 November 1949 | ![]() |
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Loss | 21–15–4 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 24 October 1949 | ![]() |
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Win | 28–0–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | 4 October 1949 | ![]() |
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Win | 27–22–6 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 18 August 1949 | ![]() |
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Loss | 72–15–6 | ![]() |
PTS | 15 | 20 June 1949 | ![]() |
BBBofC/Commonwealth Middleweight Titles. |
Win | 21–13–5 | ![]() |
KO | 7 | 24 May 1949 | ![]() |
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Win | 19–14–4 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 21 April 1949 | ![]() |
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Win | 16–19–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 10 March 1949 | ![]() |
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Loss | 74–10–3 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | 24 January 1949 | ![]() |
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Win | 14–8–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 | 13 December 1948 | ![]() |
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Win | 28–6–3 | ![]() |
PTS | 12 | 11 October 1948 | ![]() |
BBBofC Southern Area Middleweight Title. |
Win | 22–16–5 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | 10 August 1948 | ![]() |
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Win | 31–10 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 11 June 1948 | ![]() |
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Win | 17–7–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 | 8 June 1948 | ![]() |
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Win | 18–0–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 26 April 1948 | ![]() |
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Win | 22–17–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 | 15 December 1947 | ![]() |
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Win | 5–8 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 10 December 1947 | ![]() |
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Win | 38–12–6 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 28 November 1947 | ![]() |
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No Contest | 7–2–1 | ![]() |
NC | 4 | 1 July 1947 | ![]() |
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Win | 9–4 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 28 April 1947 | ![]() |
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Loss | 22–3–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 12 | 16 April 1947 | ![]() |
BBBofC Southern Area Middleweight Title. |
Win | 11–7–2 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 11 March 1947 | ![]() |
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Win | 10–6–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 | 11 February 1947 | ![]() |
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Win | 161–30–17 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 21 January 1947 | ![]() |
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Win | 7–5 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 17 December 1946 | ![]() |
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Win | 41–57–5 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 3 December 1946 | ![]() |
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Win | 1–5 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 28 November 1946 | ![]() |
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Win | 6–4–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 19 November 1946 | ![]() |
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Loss | 21–3 | ![]() |
PTS | 12 | 23 October 1946 | ![]() |
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Win | 41–55–5 | ![]() |
TKO | 8 | 14 October 1946 | ![]() |
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Win | 8–1–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | 9 October 1946 | ![]() |
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Loss | 65–1–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 17 September 1946 | ![]() |
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Win | 6–12–2 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 9 July 1946 | ![]() |
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Win | 1–1–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 25 June 1946 | ![]() |
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Win | 16–11–2 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 31 May 1946 | ![]() |
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Loss | 30–5–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 | 25 March 1946 | ![]() |
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Win | 0–2 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 19 March 1946 | ![]() |
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Win | 4–4–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 25 January 1946 | ![]() |
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Win | 39–52–5 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 24 January 1946 | ![]() |
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Win | 4–3–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 | 16 January 1946 | ![]() |
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Win | 6–6–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 7 January 1946 | ![]() |
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Win | 43–10–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 18 December 1945 | ![]() |
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Win | 28–24–5 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 3 December 1945 | ![]() |
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Win | 28–23–5 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 13 November 1945 | ![]() |
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Win | 15–28–3 | ![]() |
KO | 2 | 6 November 1945 | ![]() |
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Win | 5–4–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 20 October 1945 | ![]() |
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Win | -- | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 9 October 1945 | ![]() |
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Win | 1–1–2 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 11 September 1945 | ![]() |
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Draw | -- | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 14 August 1945 | ![]() |