Horace Notice
English boxer
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Horace G. Notice (born 7 August 1957[1]) is an English amateur and professional heavyweight boxer of the 1980s who as an amateur won the 1983 ABA Heavyweight Championship boxing out of the Nechells Green ABC (Birmingham).
7 August 1957
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Horace G. Notice 7 August 1957 West Bromwich, England |
| Height | 6 ft 1+1⁄2 in (1.87 m) |
| Weight | heavyweight |
| Boxing career | |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 16 |
| Wins | 16 (KO 12) |
| Losses | 0 |
As a professional, Notice won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) British heavyweight title, and Commonwealth heavyweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from 196 lb, to 212 lb.[2] After defending both his British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles against Hughroy Currie, a retinal detachment prematurely ended his boxing career, and ruined his plans of a next defence. Notice said: "His only regrets were not fighting for a EBU title and facing the man that Frank Bruno avoided, David Pearce".
Personal life
Notice lives in Hayes, South East London, with the actress Jacqui Gordon-Lawrence and their daughters, Naomi and Amelia.[3] Singer and actress Michelle Gayle is godmother to one of their daughters.[4]
Professional boxing record
| 16 fights | 16 wins | 0 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 12 | 0 |
| By decision | 4 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Hughroy Currie | TKO | 10 (12) | 3 Sep 1988 | York Hall, London, England | Retained British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Dean Waters | TKO | 4 (12) | 2 Dec 1987 | Grand Hall, London, England | Retained Commonwealth heavyweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Paul Lister | KO | 3 (12) | 3 Nov 1987 | Crowtree Leisure Centre, Sunderland, England | Retained British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Dave Garside | TKO | 5 (12) | 26 May 1987 | Wembley Arena, London, England | Retained British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Proud Kilimanjaro | TKO | 8 (12), 2:56 | 4 Mar 1987 | Civic Hall, Dudley, England | Retained Commonwealth heavyweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Mike Jameson | UD | 10 | 7 May 1986 | Royal Albert Hall, London, England | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Hughroy Currie | TKO | 6 (12), 1:50 | 12 Apr 1986 | Palace Lido, Douglas, Isle of Man | Won British and vacant Commonwealth heavyweight titles |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Curtis Jones | KO | 2 (8), 1:17 | 4 Mar 1986 | Wembley Arena, London, England | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Anaclet Wamba | PTS | 8 | 16 Oct 1985 | Royal Albert Hall, London, England | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Noel Quarless | KO | 7 (12), 2:37 | 26 Mar 1985 | The Stadium, Liverpool, England | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Bob Young | KO | 2 (6), 1:45 | 27 Nov 1984 | Wembley Arena, London, England | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Winston Allen | PTS | 6 | 27 Nov 1984 | Wembley Arena, London, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Paddy Finn | TKO | 3 (8), 1:48 | 26 Oct 1984 | Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Andrew Gerrard | TKO | 2 (6) | 27 Apr 1984 | Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Theo Josephs | KO | 1 (6) | 30 Nov 1983 | National Sporting Club, London, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Andrew Gerrard | PTS | 6 | 24 Oct 1983 | Grosvenor House, London, England |