David Pearce (boxer)

David 'Bomber' Pearce (8 May 1959 – 20 May 2000) was a British heavyweight boxing champion.

Early years

He was born in Newport, Monmouthshire. He was one of seven boxing brothers and boxed out of Alway Boxing Club in Newport.

British Heavyweight Boxing Champion

Pearce won the Welsh and British heavyweight boxing title in 1983.

Strength, Power & Endurance

Pearce is noted for boxing in the last 15-round British championship bout, as the contracts for the bout were finalised before the present 12-round rule was in place. He also knocked out Dennis Andries the three times WBC world light heavyweight champion. When fighting for the European heavyweight title he dropped Lucien Rodriguez the longserving European champion twice, with a broken hand. Rodriguez had gone the distance with the great Larry Holmes.

External links

• Professional boxing record for David Pearce from BoxRec
• [1] BBC Wales Sports Hall of Fame

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Name	Pearce, David 'Bomber'
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Date of birth	8 May 1959
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Date of death	20 May 2000
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