Alan Minter

Not much is known about his personal life other than the fact that he has a son, Ross ‘The Boss’ Minter, also competes in the welterweight division and is the current English and British (Southern Area) Welterweight Champion. His record stands at 17 wins (8 KO), 2 losses and 1 draw.

He currently resides in Littlehampton, England and tours the UK with Jim Watt attending autograph and lecture shows.

Alan Minter was born on August 17, 1951 in Crawley, England.

Minter’s entry into the world of boxing came in extremely early. In 1971, merely 20 years old, Minter first tasted success by becoming the Amateur Boxing Association of England Middleweight Champion.

He made his professional debut on October 31, 1972 against Maurice Thomas. Minter had the ideal start to his professional career as he defeated Thomas by knockout in the 6th round. Same year, he won a bronze medal at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games.

Minter was on a roll early in his career. After his debut victory, he went on to record ten more wins. Interestingly, his first five victories came by knockout. In 1973, Pat Dwyer became the first fighter who dared to go the length with him up till the eighth round. Minter however won the fight.

His professional boxing career’s dream start suffered from its first blow on June 5, 1973 against fighter Don McMillan, thus recording Minter’s first loss. The fight was stopped by the referee in the eighth round after Minter sustained severe cuts from McMillan.

Following his loss to McMillan, he resumed his winning spree, recording back to back victories against Octavio Romero and Ernie Burns. However, the success extravaganza ended after he lost to Jan Magdriarz successively on October 30 and December 11 in the eighth and sixth round respectively. He lost both the fights due to cuts.

Minter’s super successful career witnessed him fight in 49 matches of which he won 39; 23 of those victories by knockout. Minter’s career never had a low phase; he began by winning the Amateur Middleweight Championship in 1971 and went on to win a bronze medal in 1972 Olympic Games.

Minter won Britain Middleweight Championship in 1975 and European Middleweight Championship in 1977. He thrice retained Britain Middleweight Championship and twice European Middleweight Championship. He won the World Middleweight Championship in 1981 and retained it twice.