Peter Richardson

Name: Peter Richardson
Alias: The Craftsman
Hometown: Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Birthplace: Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Height: 175cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Manager: Frank Maloney

Amateur Highlights

• 1989 ABA Featherweight champion
• 1991 ABA Light Welterweight championships, won three matches before losing by 1st round TKO to Adrian Stone.
• 1991 Competed at Light Welterweight in World Championships in Sydney, Australia. Results were:
  • Defeated Sergio Rey (Spain) on points
  • Defeated Andreas Zulow (Germany) on points
  • Lost to Vernon Forrest (United States) on points
• Qualified as a Light Welterewight at the Olympic Trials in San Pellegrino, Italy. Results were:
  • Defeated Jim Pender on points
  • Defeated Lubomir Dimitrov (Bulgaria) on points
  • Lost to Michele Piccirillo (Italy)
• Represented Great Britain at Light Welterweight at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games. Results were:
  • Defeated Vernon Forrest (United States) 14-8
  • Defeated Nyamaa Altankhuyag (Mongolia) 21-4
  • Lost to Leonard Doroftei (Romania) points
• 1993 ABA Light Welterweight Champion
• 1993 World Championships in Bursa, lost in 2nd round at Light Welterweight to Nurhan Suleymanoglu of Turkey (points).
• Gold Medalist at 1994 Commonwealth Games. Results were:
  • Defeated Jamie Pagendam (Canada) on points
  • Defeated Daniel Fulanse (Zambia) on points
  • Defeated Tijani Moro (Ghana) on points
  • Defeated Mark Winters (Ireland) on points