Horace Notice
{{Short description|English boxer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2015}}
{{Infobox boxer
| name = Horace Notice
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| real_name = Horace G. Notice
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| weight = heavyweight
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=1+1/2}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|08|07|df=y}}
| birth_place = West Bromwich, England
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| total = 16
| wins = 16 (KO 12)
| losses = 0
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Horace G. Notice (born 7 August 1957{{cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=miPBKKWsifBgMfF%2FCLU6Mw&scan=1|title=Birth details at freebmd.org.uk|publisher=freebmd.org.uk|date=31 December 2012|accessdate=1 January 2013}}) 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.
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.{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=21914&cat=boxer|title=Statistics at boxrec.com|publisher=boxrec.com|date=31 December 2013|accessdate=1 January 2013}} 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.{{cite book |last= Kingsley|first= Hilary|title= The EastEnders Handbook |year=1990|publisher=BBC books|isbn=0-685-52957-6}} Singer and actress Michelle Gayle is godmother to one of their daughters."[http://www.voice-online.co.uk/content.php?show=3050 MICHELLE MARK II] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228160248/http://www.voice-online.co.uk/content.php?show=3050 |date=28 February 2009 }}", The Voice. URL last accessed on 2007-01-05.
Professional boxing record
{{BoxingRecordSummary
|ko-wins=12
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|dec-wins=4
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| {{abbr|No.|Number}}
!Result !Record !Opponent !Type !Round, time !Date !Location !Notes |
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| 16
|{{yes2}}Win |16–0 |style="text-align:left;"|Hughroy Currie |TKO |10 (12) |3 Sep 1988 |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|York Hall, London, England}} |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles}} |
| 15
|{{yes2}}Win |15–0 |style="text-align:left;"|Dean Waters |TKO |4 (12) |2 Dec 1987 |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Grand Hall, London, England}} |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained Commonwealth heavyweight title}} |
| 14
|{{yes2}}Win |14–0 |style="text-align:left;"|Paul Lister |KO |3 (12) |3 Nov 1987 |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Crowtree Leisure Centre, Sunderland, England}} |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles}} |
| 13
|{{yes2}}Win |13–0 |style="text-align:left;"|Dave Garside |TKO |5 (12) |26 May 1987 |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Wembley Arena, London, England}} |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles}} |
| 12
|{{yes2}}Win |12–0 |style="text-align:left;"|Proud Kilimanjaro |TKO |8 (12), {{small|2:56}} |4 Mar 1987 |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Civic Hall, Dudley, England}} |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained Commonwealth heavyweight title}} |
| 11
|{{yes2}}Win |11–0 |style="text-align:left;"|Mike Jameson |{{abbr|UD|Unanimous decision}} |10 |7 May 1986 |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Royal Albert Hall, London, England}} | |
| 10
|{{yes2}}Win |10–0 |style="text-align:left;"|Hughroy Currie |TKO |6 (12), {{small|1:50}} |12 Apr 1986 |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Palace Lido, Douglas, Isle of Man}} |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won British and vacant Commonwealth heavyweight titles}} |
| 9
|{{yes2}}Win |9–0 |style="text-align:left;"|Curtis Jones |KO |2 (8), {{small|1:17}} |4 Mar 1986 |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Wembley Arena, London, England}} | |
| 8
|{{yes2}}Win |8–0 |style="text-align:left;"|Anaclet Wamba |PTS |8 |16 Oct 1985 |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Royal Albert Hall, London, England}} | |
| 7
|{{yes2}}Win |7–0 |style="text-align:left;"| Noel Quarless |KO |7 (12), {{small|2:37}} |26 Mar 1985 |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|The Stadium, Liverpool, England}} | |
| 6
|{{yes2}}Win |6–0 |style="text-align:left;"|Bob Young |KO |2 (6), {{small|1:45}} |27 Nov 1984 |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Wembley Arena, London, England}} | |
| 5
|{{yes2}}Win |5–0 |style="text-align:left;"|Winston Allen |PTS |6 |27 Nov 1984 |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Wembley Arena, London, England}} | |
| 4
|{{yes2}}Win |4–0 |style="text-align:left;"|Paddy Finn |TKO |3 (8), {{small|1:48}} |26 Oct 1984 |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England}} | |
| 3
|{{yes2}}Win |3–0 |style="text-align:left;"|Andrew Gerrard |{{abbr|TKO|Technical knockout}} |2 (6) |27 Apr 1984 |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England}} | |
| 2
|{{yes2}}Win |2–0 |style="text-align:left;"|Theo Josephs |{{abbr|KO|Knockout}} |1 (6) |30 Nov 1983 |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|National Sporting Club, London, England}} | |
| 1
|{{yes2}}Win |1–0 |style="text-align:left;"|Andrew Gerrard |{{abbr|PTS|Points decision}} |6 |24 Oct 1983 |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Grosvenor House, London, England}} | |
References
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External links
- {{Boxrec|id=21914}}
- [http://static.boxrec.com/6/62/HNotice.jpg Image - Horace Notice] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402163833/http://static.boxrec.com/6/62/HNotice.jpg |date=2 April 2015 }}
- [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxing/2369432/Fight-night-in-great-tradition.html Article - Fight night in great tradition]
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Category:Sportspeople from West Bromwich