Victor Andreetti
Born29 January 1942
Hoxton, London, England
Died21 February 2018
Loughton, Essex
NationalityBritish
Statistics
Weight(s)Light welterweight, lightweight
Boxing record
Total fights67
Wins51
Wins by KO19
Losses13
Draws3

Vic Andreetti (29 January 1942 – 21 February 2018) was a British former boxer who won the British junior welterweight title in 1969.

Career

Born in Hoxton, London, Andreetti won ABA national schoolboy titles in 1955, 1956, and 1957, and won the junior class A championship at 140lbs in 1958.[1] As an amateur he boxed for Shoreditch, Hackney, and Fitzroy Lodge.[1]

He worked as a porter at Spitalfields Market, and turned professional at the age of 19, training under Danny Holland at the Thomas a' Beckett gym on the Old Kent Road.[1] He 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.[1]

In November 1965 he challenged for Cullen's British lightweight title, losing on points at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall.[1]

In July 1966 he beat Phil Lundgren to take the BBBofC Central Area lightweight title.[1] In April 1967 he got a second shot at Cullen's British title, but again lost on points.[1]

In February 1968 he faced Des Rea for the newly created British junior welterweight title, again losing on points.[2] The two fought again for the title in February 1969, this time Andreetti taking the decision to become British champion.[1] He defended the title successfully against Rea in October.[1]

Andreetti had three further fights, losing the last two to Borge Krogh and Pedro Carrasco. He was ordered to defend his title against Cullen, but unhappy with the purse offered, chose to retire.[1] The British junior welterweight title was subsequently dropped by the BBBofC before being resurrected in 1973 as the light welterweight title.[3]

Andreetti relocated to Florida and went on to work as a boxing trainer, working with Nigel Benn among others.[4][5] He returned to Britain in 2008 to help run the Boca Club in Loughton along with Jim McDonnell.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Daley, Alex (2017) "Happy 75th, Vic Andreetti", Boxing News, 2 February 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2018 via Pressreader.com
  2. ↑ Stead, Peter & Williams, Gareth (2008) Wales and Its Boxers: The Fighting Tradition, University of Wales Press, ISBN 978-0708319154, p. 172
  3. ↑ Morrison, Ian (1986) Boxing: The Records, Guinness Books, ISBN 978-0851128054, p. 121
  4. ↑ Mitchell, Kevin (2003) War, Baby: The Glamour of Violence, Yellow Jersey, ISBN 978-0224060738, pp. 80-81
  5. ↑ Maloney, Frank & Brennan, Kevin (2003) No Baloney: A Journey From Peckham To Las Vegas, Mainstream Publishing, ISBN 978-1840187014
  6. ↑ "Tyson fans left to endure a heavy wait", The Docklands & East London Advertiser, 5 June 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2015
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