Charlie Magri
| Charlie Magri | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Charlie Magri |
| Nickname(s) | Champagne Charlie |
| Rated at | Flyweight |
| Nationality | British |
| Born |
20 July 1956 Tunis, Tunisia |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 35 |
| Wins | 30 |
| Wins by KO | 23 |
| Losses | 5 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Charlie Magri (born 20 July 1956) is a British former professional boxer. He is from a Maltese family that settled in Stepney, London, where he grew up. During his professional career he held the WBC and lineal flyweight titles.
After a junior career with Millwall F.C., Magri as an amateur boxed for Arbour Youth Boxing Club in Stepney Green and was trained by Jimmy Graham. He gained the following ABA titles:
He also boxed for Great Britain in the 1976 Summer Olympics losing in the third round to Ian Clyde of Canada.
Magri was 5 ft 3 in tall and had an exciting, aggressive style, being a two-handed puncher who did not care much for defence. He was managed by Terry Lawless.
He had his first professional fight in October 1977, at the age of twenty-one. He knocked out Neil McLaughlin in the second round at the Royal Albert Hall.
In only his third fight he gained the vacant British flyweight title after his fight with Dave Smith was stopped in the seventh round.
In his twelfth fight, in May 1979, having won the previous eleven, he won on points against Franco Udella to take the European flyweight title. He won on points over twelve rounds at Wembley Arena.
In December 1979, he defended his European title against Manuel Carrasco, of Spain, winning on points. In June 1980, he defended it again, this time against Giovanni Camputaro of Italy, winning on a technical knockout in the third.
In February 1981, he defended his European title against Spaniard, Enrique Rodríguez, knocking him out in the second round. In September he fought a re-match with Cal in Avilés, Spain, and again knocked him out in the second.
In March 1983, he fought Eleoncio Mercedes, of the Dominican Republic, for the WBC and lineal flyweight titles. The fight was at Wembley Arena and Magri won the titles when the fight was stopped in the seventh on cuts.
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