FEATHERWEIGHT division
CHARLIE HILL
RetiredBorn 1930-06-20, FLEMINGTON, SCOTLAND (died aged 80)· Died 2010-07-03, BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA· GBR
Residence: CAMBUSLANG, SCOTLAND
Debut: 1953-06-17· Career: 1953–1959 (7 years)
Wins
31
Losses
5
Draws
0
NC
0
Rated Fights
36
EARLY LIFE
Born in Flemington, the son of a steel worker, and based in Cambuslang, Hill began an apprenticeship as a shipyard electrician at Harland & Wolff in Glasgow at the age of 14.
AMATEUR CAREER
Took up boxing at the Halfway Miners club in Cambuslang and later the Scottish National club in Bridgeton, winning West and Scottish (featherweight, 1953) titles as an amateur.
LIFE AFTER BOXING
After retiring from boxing he moved with his family to work in Rugby, Warwickshire before emigrating to Australia in the 1970s with his wife and their two children.
DEATH
He died the morning of Saturday 3 July 2010, in Brisbane, Australia, aged 80.
Head-to-Head Comparison
Compare CHARLIE HILL's career against any other fighter on record — records, ratings, common opponents, and any direct bouts.
Title Reigns — 2
1956-02-04 → 1959-04-13 · 3y 2m · 2 defences
Lost to BOBBY NEILL · TKO
1954-12-07 → 1956-09-19 · 1y 9m · 0 defences
Lost to BOBBY NEILL · TKO
Lonsdale Belt — won outright
- FEATHERWEIGHT — 1958· 3 British title wins
- FEATHERWEIGHT — 1958· awarded outrightWon the Lonsdale Belt outright
Complete Record — 36 Bouts
| Date | Result | Opponent | Rds | Div. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔒 13 APR 1959 | LOSS | BOBBY NEILL | 9 | FEATHERWEIGHT | TITLE |
| 🔒 16 OCT 1958 | DEC | JOE QUINN | 8 | FEATHERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 02 JUL 1958 | TKO | CHIC BROGAN | 11 | FEATHERWEIGHT | TITLE |
| 🔒 09 DEC 1957 | LOSS | PERCY LEWIS | 10 | FEATHERWEIGHT | TITLE |
| 🔒 07 OCT 1957 | KO | JIMMY BROWN | 10 | FEATHERWEIGHT | TITLE |
| 🔒 21 AUG 1957 | DEC | ALF DREW | 8 | FEATHERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 20 MAY 1957 | DEC | DENNY DAWSON | 8 | FEATHERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 19 JAN 1957 | LOSS | JOE QUINN | 5 | FEATHERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 04 DEC 1956 | LOSS | BOBBY NEILL | 1 | FEATHERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 23 JUL 1956 | KO | AIME DE VISCH | 6 | FEATHERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 27 JUN 1956 | TKO | KEN LAWRENCE | 8 | FEATHERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 28 APR 1956 | DEC | FLAVIANO CIANCARELLI | 8 | FEATHERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 04 FEB 1956 | DEC | BILLY SPIDER KELLY | 15 | FEATHERWEIGHT | TITLE |
| 🔒 27 DEC 1955 | DEC | JESUS LUCAS RUBIO | 8 | FEATHERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 14 SEP 1955 | DEC | KEN LAWRENCE | 8 | FEATHERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 30 JUN 1955 | DEC | DENNY DAWSON | 8 | FEATHERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 02 JUN 1955 | DEC | JACQUES BATAILLE | 8 | FEATHERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 10 MAY 1955 | DEC | FLAVIANO CIANCARELLI | 8 | FEATHERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 07 DEC 1954 | DEC | CHIC BROGAN | 12 | FEATHERWEIGHT | TITLE |
| 🔒 21 SEP 1954 | DEC | HENK KLOK | 8 | FEATHERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 24 JUL 1954 | DEC | GENE CAFFREY | 8 | LIGHTWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 30 JUN 1954 | TKO | JACQUES LESSEINE | 6 | FEATHERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 26 MAY 1954 | DEC | FREDDIE KING | 8 | FEATHERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 10 MAY 1954 | TKO | STEVE TRAINOR | 5 | FEATHERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 10 APR 1954 | TKO | EDDIE MCNALLY | 5 | FEATHERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 30 MAR 1954 | TKO | BOBBY DODOO | 5 | FEATHERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 24 FEB 1954 | TKO | BILLY SMITH | 5 | FEATHERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 26 DEC 1953 | KO | MIKE FEENEY | 1 | FEATHERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 14 DEC 1953 | DEC | TOMMY HIGGINS | 8 | FEATHERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 19 NOV 1953 | TKO | PETER FAY | 6 | FEATHERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 03 OCT 1953 | KO | JIM FISHER | 4 | FEATHERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 07 SEP 1953 | DEC | BOB HODGSON | 6 | LIGHTWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 13 AUG 1953 | KO | ANDY MONAHAN | 2 | FEATHERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 27 JUL 1953 | KO | RAY HILLYARD | 5 | FEATHERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 16 JUL 1953 | LOSS | ANDY MONAHAN | 3 | FEATHERWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 17 JUN 1953 | DEC | ART BELEC | 6 | FEATHERWEIGHT |
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