FEATHERWEIGHT division

PAT COWDELL

Retired

Born 1953-08-18, SMETHWICK, STAFFORDSHIRE (aged 73)· GBR

Residence: WARLEY, WEST MIDLANDS

Debut: 1977-07-05· Career: 1977–1988 (12 years)

Peak

2953

Current

2888

Wins

36

Losses

6

Draws

0

NC

0

Rated Fights

42

Belts heldBBBOFC BRITISHEBU EUROPEAN

Cowdell won the bronze medal in the bantamweight division at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In the semi-finals he was beaten by eventual gold medalist Gu Yong-Ju from North Korea.

Two years earlier Cowdell won the gold medal, at the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand. He was a bronze medalist at the 1975 European Amateur Boxing Championships held in Katowice, Poland. He was also the 1973 ABA bantamweight champion, lightweight in 1975, and featherweight champion in 1976 and 1977.

Rating Over Time — First 3 Years (Preview)

1977197719771977197719781978197819781979197919791979198019801980198016701870207022702452

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Head-to-Head Comparison

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Title Reigns — 2

continental

EBU EUROPEAN

featherweight

1982-10-301995-10-28 · 12y 11m · 0 defences

Lost to BILLY HARDY · Wu

national

BBBOFC BRITISH

featherweight

1979-11-061994-05-24 · 14y 6m · 0 defences

Lost to BILLY HARDY · TKO

Complete Record — 42 Bouts

DateResultOpponentRdsDiv.Rate
🔒 18 MAY 1988LOSSFLOYD HAVARD8FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 05 APR 1988KODAVE SAVAGE5FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 26 OCT 1987TKONAJIB DAHO9FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 07 APR 1987TKOMICHAEL MARSDEN5FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 21 JAN 1987DECMIKE DURVAN10FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 24 MAY 1986LOSSNAJIB DAHO1FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 17 APR 1986TKOJOHN DOHERTY6FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 06 FEB 1986TKOSTEVE GRIFFITHS6FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 12 OCT 1985LOSSAZUMAH NELSON1FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE
🔒 28 MAY 1985DECJOSE MOSQUEDA10FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 16 MAR 1985UDCARLOS HERNANDEZ12FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 19 JAN 1985TKOSANTOS MORENO7FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 05 DEC 1984TKOKELVIN SEABROOKS5FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 24 OCT 1984TKOROBERTO CASTANON5FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 07 JUL 1984UDJEAN-MARC RENARD12FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 10 MAY 1984TKOKEVIN PRITCHARD5FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 30 OCT 1982TKOSEPP ITEN12FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE
🔒 20 SEP 1982DECROBERT MULLINS10FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 04 MAY 1982KOTOMAS ENRIQUE DIAZ2FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 30 MAR 1982TKOSALVATORE MELLUZZO10FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 12 DEC 1981LOSSSALVADOR SANCHEZ15FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE
🔒 27 OCT 1981DECEDDIE RICHARDSON10FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 05 AUG 1981DECSAMUEL MECK10FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 01 JUN 1981TKOLAURENT GRIMBERT8FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 09 MAR 1981TKOMODESTO GOMEZ5FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 30 OCT 1980DECEARL WILSON10FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 29 MAY 1980TKODAVE NEEDHAM12FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 19 FEB 1980TKOJIMMY FLINT11FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 21 JAN 1980DECALAIN LEFOL10FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 06 NOV 1979DECDAVE NEEDHAM15FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE
🔒 18 SEP 1979LOSSDAVE NEEDHAM15FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE
🔒 16 MAY 1979TKOJEAN JACQUES SOURIS6FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 05 MAR 1979DECLES PICKETT12FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 15 NOV 1978DECPADDY GRAHAM8FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 18 SEP 1978DECJACKIE MCGILL8FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 29 JUN 1978DECALAN BUCHANAN8SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 23 JAN 1978LOSSALAN ROBERTSON2FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 14 DEC 1977DECKEVIN DOHERTY8FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 31 OCT 1977DECLEE GRAHAM8FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 18 OCT 1977TKOHENRI KONI6FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 20 SEP 1977TKOPAUL VARDEN5FEATHERWEIGHT
🔒 05 JUL 1977DECALBERT COLEY6SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT

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The Ring Record

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