Colin Lake

Colin Lake (born 23 November 1941) is a British former boxer and jockey who fought for the British super featherweight boxing title in 1969. He went on to become a boxing trainer.

Career Born in Newport, Wales, and raised in Holloway, London, Lake took up boxing at the age of 8 at the Blythe Mansions Boxing Club, having his first fight at the age of 10. By May 1968 he had built up a record of 19 wins from 23 fights, before two points defeats at the hands of Jimmy Revie, and a third round disqualification for a low blow against South African bantamweight champion Arnold Taylor in Johannesburg. The victory earned Lake a shot at Anderson's title, and the two met again four weeks later at the Royal Albert Hall, Anderson retaining the title with a seventh round stoppage and winning the £500 gold championship belt outright.

Lake had two further fights, defeats to Antonio Puddu and Brian Hudson, before retiring from the sport. His professional record included 20 wins, 9 losses, and 1 draw.

He subsequently became a boxing trainer, working with boxers such as Ivor Jones, Colin Dunne, and John Ryder, as well as many amateurs at the Angel ABC in Islington.