Eddie Avoth

Eddie Avoth (born 2 May 1945) is a Welsh former boxer and actor. He was British and Commonwealth Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion, with a record of 44 wins (20 by knockout) from 53 fights.

Eddie Avoth
Born	(1945-05-02) 2 May 1945 Cardiff, Wales
Nationality	Welsh
Statistics
Weight(s)	Light-heavyweight
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	53
Wins	44
Wins by KO	20
Losses	9
Draws	0
No contests	0

History

Avoth was born in Cardiff, Wales. He was a product of the Eddie Thomas boxing gym based in Merthyr Tydfil, which spawned the boxing careers of such notables as Howard Winstone and Ken Buchanan . Avoth's professional boxing career spanned nine years and in this time he won the British and Commonwealth titles. Avoth retired from the ring in 1972. He was also an accomplished amateur boxer and represented his country internationally on many occasions.

Following retirement from boxing, Avoth settled in Puerto Banús, Costa del Sol, Spain where he part-owned a well-known celebrity restaurant. He now resides back in the UK.

Avoth's acting career began with a starring role for entertainment giant Warner Brothers in their 1986 blockbuster film "Instant Justice" where he starred alongside Michael Paré, Tawny Kitaen and Charles Napier. The film was directed by Hollywood producer Craig T Rumar. In 2010 he appeared in the Howard Winstone biopic Risen as boxing promoter Jack Solomons. Avoth himself was played in the film by Welsh boxer Enzo Maccarinelli.

Avoth now regularly travels around the UK and Ireland making after dinner speeches.

See also

• List of British light-heavyweight boxing champions

External links

• Boxing record for Eddie Avoth from BoxRec (registration required)
• [2] Risen -the film