Real name Mark Davey Total fights 14 Wins 10 | Height 5 ft 7 ⁄2 in (1.71 m) Name Mark Davey Nationality English | |
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Born 14 February 1964 (age 60) Wakefield, England ( 1964-02-14 ) | ||
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Mark Davey ( (1964-02-14) 14 February 1964 ) born in Wakefield, is an English amateur and professional welterweight boxer of the 1970s, and '80s.
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Amateur
Mark Davey trained at the White Rose Boys' Club Amateur Boxing Club [1].
Professional
Mark Davey's first professional boxing bout was a sixth-round points victory over Kevin Howard at Astoria Ballroom, Leeds on Tuesday 6 April 1982, this was followed by fights including; third-round Knockout victory over Andy Thomas (Welsh Area lightweight challenger), eighth-round points victory over, and a fourth-round disqualification defeat by Kevin Pritchard (Central (England) Area lightweight challenger, Central (England) Area super featherweight challenger, British super featherweight champion, British featherweight challenger), Davey's final professional bout was a fifth-round Technical knockout defeat by George Collins (World Boxing Council International welterweight challenger, Commonwealth (British Empire) welterweight challenger, British welterweight challenger) at North Bridge Leisure Centre [2], Halifax on Thursday 20 February 1986.
Genealogical information
Mark Davey is the son of Terence Davey [3][4], and Lucy Davey (née Page) [5], and the younger brother of Paul A. Davey [6], and the twin brother of boxer Karl Davey.