Johnny Cooke
Born	(1934-12-17)17 December 1934 Bootle, England
Died	29 June 2024 (aged 89) Bootle, England
Nationality	English
Other names	Cookie
Statistics
Weight(s)	Lightweight Light welterweight Welterweight Light middleweight Middleweight
Boxing record
Total fights	93
Wins	52 ( KO 5)
Losses	34 (KO 8)
Draws	7
Medal record Boxing Representing   England British Empire & Commonwealth Games 1958 Cardiff -60 kg

John 'Johnny' Cooke (17 December 1934 – 29 June 2024) ^[1] was an English amateur lightweight and professional light welter, welter, light middle and middleweight boxer.

Amateur career

Cooke was born in Bootle. He was runner-up for the 1958 Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) featherweight title, against Richard McTaggart ( Royal Air Force), ^[2] boxing out of Maple Leaf ABC.

He represented England and won a bronze medal in the -60 Kg division at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. ^{[3] [4]} He only lost 16 of 368 recorded contests as an amateur. ^[5]

Professional career

Cooke made his professional debut on 28 June 1960 ^[6] and fought in six fights until 1963. ^[7]

As a professional he won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) Central Area lightweight title, beating his cousin Dave Coventry [1], BBBofC Central Area welterweight title, BBBofC British welterweight title, and Commonwealth welterweight title, and was a challenger for the European Boxing Union (EBU) welterweight title against Carmelo Bossi, his professional fighting weight varied from 133+3⁄4 lb (60.7 kg; 9 st 7.8 lb), i.e. light welterweight to 157+1⁄4 lb (71.3 kg; 11 st 3.3 lb), i.e. middleweight. ^[8] Johnny Cooke was managed by Johnny Campbell (c. 1905 – 2 May 1994). ^[9]

References

External links

• Boxing record for Johnny Cooke from BoxRec (registration required)
• Image - Johnny Cooke