Brian Curvis pugile
- combattimenti
- 41
- vinto
- 37
- perduto
- 4
- pareggiare
- 0
- Stato
- inactive
- Divisione
- welterweight
- Debutto
- 1959-06-02
- Altezza
- -
- Arrivare a
- -
- Età
- 74
- Nato
- 1937-08-14
- Morte
- 2012-01-09
- Nazionalità
- United Kingdom
Brian Nancurvis (14 August 1937 – 9 January 2012), who fought under the name Brian Curvis as a professional, was a boxer from Swansea, Wales who was active from 1959 to 1966. He fought as a Welterweight, becoming British welterweight champion in 1960. He retired as undefeated champion and is the only welterweight to have won two Lonsdale Belts outright. The four defeats in his professional career were all to foreign boxers; he was never beaten by a British boxer.Curvis was the fourth son of Dai Nancurvis, who had been a bantamweight fighter in the British Army, and had opened a gym in Swansea on leaving the forces. All of Curvis' brothers were fighters, most notably Cliff Curvis who became British and Commonwealth welterweight champion. He began his amateur career during his National Service and while representing the army Curvis won the A.B.A. welterweight title. In 1958, while still an amateur in the Armed Forces, he was selected to represent England in the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, which that year was held in Cardiff, Wales. Fighting under his birth name of Brian Nancurvis he was beaten in the semi-finals securing a bronze medal.He had his first professional fight on 2 June 1959 at the Empire Pool, Wembley, winning by technical knockout against Harry Haydock.He won all of his first thirteen fights, and then fought the Australian, George Barnes for the Commonwealth welterweight title that he held. The fight was held at the Vetch Field, Swansea in May 1960, and Curvis won on points over fifteen rounds.Three fights later in November 1960, he fought Wally Swift holder of the British welterweight title, at the same time defending his own Commonwealth title. The fight was in Nottingham, and Curvis continued his winning run by taking a fifteen-round points decision.In May 1961, he had a re-match with Swift in Nottingham for the two titles, and again won on points.
Data | Avversario | Ultimi risultati degli avversari | Luogo | Risultato |
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1966-09-12 | Des Rea | WDWLLW | Market Hall, Carmarthen | WIN Technical knockout |
1966-04-25 | Jean Josselin | DWWWWW | Palais des Sports, Paris | LOST Corner retirement |
1966-02-22 | Tito Marshall | WWDLWW | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington | WIN Points |
1966-01-11 | Jose Stable | WWLLLD | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington | WIN Technical knockout |
1965-11-25 | Sammy McSpadden | WWWWLL | Sophia Gardens Pavilion, Cardiff | WIN Technical knockout |
1965-09-23 | Isaac Logart | LWLLLL | Sophia Gardens Pavilion, Cardiff | WIN Corner retirement |
1965-04-03 | Willie Ludick | WWWWWW | Rand Stadium, Johannesburg | LOST Points |
1965-02-23 | Gaspar Ortega | WDLLLD | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington | WIN Points |
1965-01-20 | Vince Shomo | WWWWWL | Sophia Gardens Pavilion, Cardiff | WIN Points |
1964-09-22 | Emile Griffith | WLWWW | Empire Pool, Wembley | LOST Unanimous decision |
1964-07-28 | Johnny Cooke | LLWWLW | Coney Beach Arena, Porthcawl | WIN Corner retirement |
1964-03-24 | Dave Charnley | LWWWWL | Empire Pool, Wembley | WIN Points |
1963-07-09 | Sugar Cliff | WWWWWW | Maindy Stadium, Cardiff | WIN Points |
1963-06-11 | Maurice Auzel | WWWLWW | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington | WIN KO |
1963-02-12 | Tony Smith | LLWLWW | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington | WIN Technical knockout |
1962-10-16 | Guy Sumlin | WLLLWL | Empire Pool, Wembley | WIN Points |
1962-09-11 | Ralph Dupas | WWWWLW | Empire Pool, Wembley | WIN |
1962-04-10 | Guy Sumlin | DLWLLL | Empire Pool, Wembley | LOST Technical knockout |
1962-02-20 | Tony Mancini | WWLWWW | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington | WIN Technical knockout |
1961-10-31 | Mick Leahy | WWWWWW | Empire Pool, Wembley | WIN KO |
1961-08-28 | Maurice Devillers | LWLLLL | Market Hall, Carmarthen | WIN Technical knockout |
1961-05-08 | Wally Swift | WWWWLW | Ice Rink, Nottingham | WIN Points |
1961-03-21 | Luis Folledo | WWWLWW | Empire Pool, Wembley | WIN Points |
1961-01-31 | Rino Borra | WDWWLW | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington | WIN Technical knockout |
1960-11-21 | Wally Swift | WWWWWW | Ice Rink, Nottingham | WIN Points |
1960-09-13 | Johnny Gorman | LLLWLL | Empire Pool, Wembley | WIN Technical knockout |
1960-08-29 | Emile Vlaemynck | WWLWLL | Coney Beach Arena, Porthcawl | WIN Technical knockout |
1960-05-09 | George Barnes | WWLWWL | Vetch Field, Swansea | WIN Points |
1960-03-29 | Michel Lombardet | WWDWLW | Empire Pool, Wembley | WIN Technical knockout |
1960-03-21 | Peter Sharpe | WWWLLL | Market Hall, Carmarthen | WIN Points |
1960-02-24 | Albert Carroll | LWWLWL | Sophia Gardens Pavilion, Cardiff | WIN Points |
1960-02-09 | Terry Burnett | WWLWLL | Streatham Ice Rink, Streatham | WIN Technical knockout |
1960-01-11 | Paddy Graham | DLLWLL | Free Trade Hall, Manchester | WIN Corner retirement |
1959-11-03 | Ron Richardson | LLWLWD | Empire Pool, Wembley | WIN Technical knockout |
1959-10-14 | Ron Jackson | WLWWDL | The Stadium, Liverpool | WIN Technical knockout |
1959-09-15 | Reg Fisher | LLWWWL | Empire Pool, Wembley | WIN Technical knockout |
1959-08-26 | Jack Burley | WWLWLL | Coney Beach Arena, Porthcawl | WIN KO |
1959-08-08 | Bob Roberts | WLLLLL | Welfare Ground, Ebbw Vale | WIN Points |
1959-07-14 | Peter Cobblah | LWLLLL | Ynys Field, Aberdare | WIN Points |
1959-06-24 | Terry Banning | LLLLWL | Coney Beach Arena, Porthcawl | WIN Technical knockout |
1959-06-02 | Harry Haydock | LLLWLL | Empire Pool, Wembley | WIN Technical knockout |