Charlie Hill

Charlie Hill (20 June 1930 – 3 July 2010) was a Scottish boxer who was British featherweight champion between 1956 and 1959.

Career Born in Flemington, the son of a steel worker, and based in Cambuslang, Hill began an apprenticeship as a shipyard electrician at Harland & Wolff in Glasgow at the age of 14, and took up boxing at the Halfway Miners club in Cambuslang and later the Scottish National club in Bridgeton, winning West and Scottish (featherweight, 1953) titles as an amateur.

He made his professional debut in June 1953 with a points win over Art Belec.

After a win over Jacques Bataille in June 1955, Hill was set to challenge for Ray Famechon's European title later that month, but the fight was cancelled.

He was due to face Sammy McCarthy in November 1955 in a final eliminator for the British title, but due to a bout of influenza was instructed in October not to fight or train for the remainder of the year; He returned to the ring at the end of December with a points win over Jesus Rubio.

He finally got to challenge for Northern Irishman Kelly's British title in February 1956 at the Kings Hall, Belfast; Kelly had Hill down twice, but Hill got the points verdict, sparking a riot among the audience.

After winning his next three fights, he was stopped in the first round in December 1956 by Bobby Neill,

This proved to be Hill's final fight, and after retiring from boxing he moved with his family to work in Rugby, Warwickshire before emigrating to Australia. He died the morning of Saturday 3 July 2010, in Brisbane, Australia, aged 80.