Minter was the son of Syd and Anne Minter. His father was a plasterer. He was born in Penge, Bromley, Kent, and his family moved to Crawley as a child, a large town between London and Brighton. Eventually they settled in Brighton where his father opened a club called the Lyndon Club which became a shrine to Alan.

Where does Alan Minter live?

For several years, while his son, Ross, was pursuing his own boxing career, Minter tried to stop drinking, but lapsed into his old ways after his son stopped fighting. In later years he lived in Littlehampton, West Sussex, with his longtime partner, Debbie, who died in 2014. He is survived by his children.

Did Alan Minter own a restaurant?

Sussex boxing great and former world champion Alan Minter has died. He was 69 and had been battling cancer. ... He was very much a man of Crawley, coming through the local amateur boxing club and owning a restaurant and wine bar in the town centre at the height of his fame.

When was Alan Minters funeral?

ON Friday (October 9), former world middleweight champion Alan Minter will be laid to rest. His funeral will be a private affair due to limited numbers, but the family have arranged for Minter, on a horse-drawn carriage, to pass through Crawley Hight Street at 12.35 in the afternoon.

Was Alan Minter a world champion?

Minter won the unified world middleweight title one March day in Las Vegas in 1980 when he got a split decision over Vito Antuofermo in a truly bad-tempered and nasty brawl.

BRITISH boxing legend Alan Minter has died aged 69 after a long battle with cancer

Who was Alan Minter son?

Ross Minter (born 10 November 1978) is a former professional boxer. He is the son of Alan Minter, the former World Middleweight Champion. Minter began boxing professionally in 2001.

What round did Hagler beat Minter?

On this date in 1980, Marvelous Marvin Hagler captured the middleweight title with a 3rd round TKO of Alan Minter in London.

Who was Alan Minters wife?

His former wife, Liz, an equine therapist, and his youngest son, George, who both still live in the town, said they had been overwhelmed by the messages of support and help they had received from friends, and fans, of the former British and European titles holder who became undisputed champion when he took the crown ...

What is Tony Sibson doing now?

Since retiring from boxing, Sibson has led a low-key life working within the building trade living in Leicester.

How long did Hagler hold the title?

He reigned as the undisputed champion of the middleweight division from 1980 to 1987, defeating eleven fighters for the title, all but one by knockout, and making twelve successful title defenses. Hagler also holds the highest knockout percentage of all undisputed middleweight champions at 78 percent.

Who did Marvin Hagler win the title from?

On September 27, 1980, in his 54th professional fight, Hagler took the world title from Alan Minter with a third-round knockout.

When was Haglers last fight?

Hagler's last fight was in 1987 when Sugar Ray Leonard came out of retirement and won a controversial 12-round split decision for the WBC middleweight title. Hagler retired after Leonard would not give him a rematch.

Why did Marvin Hagler retire?

Hagler wanted to retire after beating Hearns. “He had saved all his money,” Bob Arum, Hagler's longtime promoter, told Sports Illustrated. Arum recalled convincing Hagler to defend his titles again, a year later, against John Mugabi.

How old is Holyfield?

Evander Holyfield was born on October 19, 1962, in the mill town of Atmore, Alabama. The youngest of nine children, Holyfield was much younger than his other siblings and was born from a different father.

Where did Marvin Hagler grow up?

"Growing up in Brockton, Massachusetts, the lore of Marvin was instilled in all us kids growing up in the city that Marvin called his hometown — from the revenge he got in the ring against a fighter who had bullied him as a teenager to the disputed decision against Sugar Ray Leonard to the all-time-great action war ...