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Vince Hawkins (Vincent Gregory Hawkins) was born on 15 April, 1923, is a British boxer (1923–2008). Discover Vince Hawkins's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 85 years old?

Popular As Vincent Gregory Hawkins
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Age 85 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 15 April, 1923
Birthday 15 April
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Date of death 27 November, 2008
Died Place Winchester, England
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1923

Vincent Gregory "Vince" Hawkins (15 April 1923 – 27 November 2008) was a British middleweight boxer who became British champion in 1946.

A reserve firefighter on the railways from Eastleigh, Vince Hawkins gained his early boxing experience with Eastleigh Boxing Club, where his father took him to teach him to deal with bullies at school.

1940

He began his professional career in January 1940, and went on to win his first 42 fights, including victories over Battling Charlie Parkin, Paddy Roche, and Ginger Sadd.

1944

He had his first drawn fight against Tommy Davies in March 1944.

In August 1944 he beat Dave McCleave to win the Southern Area middleweight title, a fight that was also a final eliminator for the British title.

1945

He remained unbeaten until he challenged Ernie Roderick in May 1945 for the vacant British title; Hawkins lost on points.

1946

He won his next six fights before challenging Roderick again for the British title in October 1946 at the Royal Albert Hall; The fight went the full 15 rounds, with Hawkins winning on points to take the title.

He celebrated the victory with an open-top trailer tour of his home town.

1947

Hawkins suffered his second defeat in May 1947 to Gustave Degouve in Paris.

After beating Jimmy Bray and Agustin Mendicute he fought Dick Turpin in September 1947.

Turpin inflicted the third defeat of Hawkins career after a cut eye cause a sixth round stoppage.

1948

In January 1948 Hawkins challenged for the vacant British Empire middleweight title against New Zealand champion Bos Murphy; Murphy took a points decision to win the title.

After losing to Randolph Turpin in March 1948, he fought Dick Turpin again, this time in front of 40,000 people at Villa Park.

With the lifting of the colour bar allowing Turpin to challenge for the title, Hawkins' British title was at stake as well as the Commonwealth title; Turpin won the fight on points.

1949

In January 1949 Hawkins announced his retirement after a loss to Cyrille Delannoit in Belgium.

1950

He did, however, fight four more times, losing his last three, before retiring in 1950.

1953

He married Marian Lucas in 1953, and went on to work as a prison officer at Winchester for 30 years.

2008

Hawkins died on 27 November 2008 at the Abbeygate care home in Winchester, aged 85, after suffering for Alzheimer's disease for some time.