SPORT & NOTE
Des REA

Male

(Desmond Rea)
Super-Lightweight, Great Britain, Liverpool, England
Born: 8 January 1944, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Great Britain
Died: 21 July 2016, Barrowford, England, Great Britain



No amateur results

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1964
+ Nov. 9Ken HindsManchester, Great BritainTKO 5
+ Nov. 26Tommy TigerLiverpool, Great BritainW 6
1965
+ Jan. 18Chris McAuleyManchester, Great BritainTKO 5
+ Feb. 15Ron RowleyManchester, Great BritainW 6
+ Mar. 4Manley BrownLiverpool, Great BritainW 6
- Mar. 15John McMillanManchester, Great BritainL 6
+ Apr. 6Ivan DrewHammersmith, Great BritainW 6
+ May 4Ivan WhiterHammersmith, Great BritainW 8
+ May 31John McMillanManchester, Great BritainW 8
+ Sept. 29Bob SempeyHammersmith, Great BritainW 10
vacant Northern Ireland Area Welterweight Title
+ Nov. 15Rory O'SheaPiccadilly, Great BritainW 8
= Dec. 7Brian McCaffreyKensington, Great BritainDraw 8
1966
+ Feb. 1Joe FalconHammersmith, Great BritainW 8
- Mar. 7Shaun DoyleSheffield, Great BritainL 12
- Apr. 14Jose StableLiverpool, Great BritainTKO by 6
+ June 16Fred PowneyPreston, Great BritainW 10
- Sept. 12Brian CurvisCarmarthen, Great BritainTKO by 8
1967
- Mar. 1Peter CobblahSolihull, Great BritainL 8
= Sept. 27Chris JobsonMerthyr Mawr, Great BritainDraw 8
+ Nov. 14Mickey LaudLeicester, Great BritainW 8
+ Dec. 18Mickey LaudPiccadilly, Great BritainW 10
1968
+ Feb. 27 Vic AndreettiBethnal Green, Great BritainW 15
vacant British Super-Lightweight Title
+ Mar. 25Lex HunterMayfair, Great BritainW 10
- May 22Paul ArmsteadAberavon, Great BritainL 10
- Aug. 21 Bruno ArcariSan Remo, Italy TKO by 6
European Super-Lightweight Title
- Nov. 4Jose NapolesInglewood, United States TKO by 5
+ Dec. 9Amos TalbotMayfair, Great BritainKO 3
1969
- Feb. 17 Vic AndreettiNottingham, Great BritainL 15
British Super-Lightweight Title
- Oct. 13 Vic AndreettiNottingham, Great BritainKO by 4
British Super-Lightweight Title
- Nov. 24Barry CalderwoodPiccadilly, Great BritainL 8
1970
+ Feb. 10Gus FarrellBelfast, Great BritainKO 11
Irish Welterweight Title
+ Feb. 19Bobby FisherBristol, Great BritainKO 3
+ Mar. 10Chuck HendersonBelfast, Great BritainTKO 3
- Apr. 14Johnny CookeBelfast, Great BritainL 10
+ June 29Alan MooreMelbourne, Australia W 10
- July 13Brendon JacksonMelbourne, Australia cTKO by 3
- Sept. 28Alan TottohPiccadilly, Great BritainTKO by 7
- Dec. 14Bernie TerrellPiccadilly, Great BritainL 8
1971
- Feb. 22Joseph BessalaParis, France TKO by 3
+ May 24Chris JobsonManchester, Great BritainW 8
- July 1Joergen HansenCopenhagen, Denmark L 8
- Sept. 11Stoffel SteynJohannesburg, South Africa L 10
+ Oct. 4Jimmy FairweatherKensington, Great BritainW 8
- Nov. 8Barry CalderwoodPiccadilly, Great BritainTKO by 5
1972
+ Jan. 25Teddy MehoKensington, Great BritainW 8
+ Feb. 21Amos TalbotPiccadilly, Great BritainW 8
- Mar. 7 John H StraceyKensington, Great BritainTKO by 2
- Aug. 12Gielie BuitendagJohannesburg, South Africa L 8
- Sept. 4Mickey FlynnManchester, Great BritainL 8
+ Sept. 18Mickey FlynnSwansea, Great BritainTKO 7
- Oct. 9Alan TottohPiccadilly, Great BritainL 8
- Oct. 30Charlie CooperBristol, Great BritainL 8
+ Nov. 20Tommy JoyceCaerphilly, Great BritainW 8
- Dec. 11Des MorrisonMayfair, Great BritainL 8
1973
- Jan. 15Pat ThomasCaerphilly, Great BritainL 8
- Feb. 10Ronnie du PreezPort Elizabeth, South Africa L 10
- Mar. 6Frank YoungBlackpool, Great BritainL 8
- Mar. 12Des MorrisonMayfair, Great BritainL 8
+ Apr. 2Alan ReidPiccadilly, Great BritainW 8
- Apr. 10Alan ReidDublin, Ireland TKO by 8
= May 8Mickey LaudBlackpool, Great BritainDraw 8
= May 30Kenny WebberCaerphilly, Great BritainDraw 8
+ Sept. 12Mickey LaudPort Talbot, Great BritainTKO 3
- Sept. 17Jim MelroseGlasgow, Great BritainL 8
- Oct. 5Pat ThomasCardiff, Great BritainTKO by 4
= Nov. 19Les PearsonGlasgow, Great BritainDraw 8
- Dec. 7Max HebeisenBerne, Switzerland TKO by 8
1974
- Feb. 27Pat ThomasCardiff, Great BritainTKO by 4
- Apr. 22Tony PooleNottingham, Great BritainL 8
- May 7Kristian HoydahlOslo, Norway KO by 5

 

Summary

Total bouts: 70, Won: 29 (8 inside the limit), Lost: 36 (15 inside the limit), Draw: 5, NC: 0