Vic Andreetti

Vic Andreetti
Statistics
Rated at Light welterweight, lightweight
Nationality British
Born (1942-01-29) 29 January 1942
Hoxton, London, England
Boxing record
Total fights 67
Wins 51
Wins by KO 19
Losses 13
Draws 3

Vic Andreetti (born 29 January 1942) is a British former boxer who won the British junior welterweight title in 1969.

Career

Born in Hoxton, London, Andreetti made his professional debut in March 1961 with a points win over Colin Mannock. By late 1965 he had built up a record of 41 wins from 49 fights, two of his five losses coming at the hands of Maurice Cullen.

In November 1965 he challenged for Cullen's British lightweight title, losing on points at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall.

In July 1966 he beat Phil Lundgren to take the BBBofC Central Area lightweight title. In April 1967 he got a second shot at Cullen's British title, but again lost on points.

In February 1968 he faced Des Rea for the newly-created British junior welterweight title, again losing on points.[1] The two fought again for the title in February 1969, this time Andreetti taking the decision to become British champion. He defended the title successfully against Rea in October.

Andreetti had three further fights, losing the last two to Borge Krogh and Pedro Carrasco, before retiring from boxing. The British junior welterweight title was subsequently dropped by the BBBofC before being resurrected in 1973 as the light welterweight title.[2]

Andreetti relocated to Florida and went on to work as a boxing trainer, working with Nigel Benn among others.[3][4] He returned to Britain in 2008 to help run the Boca Club in Loughton along with Jim McDonnell.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Stead, Peter & Williams, Gareth (2008) Wales and Its Boxers: The Fighting Tradition, University of Wales Press, ISBN 978-0708319154, p. 172
  2. ↑ Morrison, Ian (1986) Boxing: The Records, Guinness Books, ISBN 978-0851128054, p. 121
  3. ↑ Mitchell, Kevin (2003) War, Baby: The Glamour of Violence, Yellow Jersey, ISBN 978-0224060738, pp. 80-81
  4. ↑ Maloney, Frank & Brennan, Kevin (2003) No Baloney: A Journey From Peckham To Las Vegas, Mainstream Publishing, ISBN 978-1840187014
  5. ↑ "Tyson fans left to endure a heavy wait", The Docklands & East London Advertiser, 5 June 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2015
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