Errol Christie

Errol Christie (29 June 1963 – 11 June 2017) was a British professional boxer and boxing trainer. He was the captain of the English amateur boxing team from 1980 to 1983 and European amateur champion in 1983. After turning professional he was a regular fixture on ITV Fight Night in the 1980s. After retiring from boxing he became a trainer in white-collar boxing.

Career

Boxing career Christie was born in Leicester and raised in Radford, Coventry, one of seven brothers. At the age of eight, he started boxing at the Standard-Triumph gym in Coventry managed by Tom McGarry. He was Warwickshire champion in 1976, schoolboy champion in 1977, NABC champion in 1979 and senior ABA champion in 1981, beating Cameron Lithgow in the final. Christie was listed in The Guinness Book of Records as the only British boxer to win all 10 amateur titles.

In 1999, Christie began teaching white-collar boxers, initially at the Real Fight Club, and from 2003 at Gymbox in Holborn, London. An argument between the two men was alleged to have got out of control. Christie was quoted in The Guardian asking whether his student, Franks, had used his left hook. In March 2010, Christie published his biography No Place To Hide, about racism in both the boxing game and 1970s/1980s Britain in collaboration with McMahon.

Personal life Christie was the uncle of Cyrus Christie, a professional footballer for Bolton Wanderers F.C. and the Irish national team.

Illness and death In March 2015 Christie was diagnosed with small-cell lung cancer. and was buried in Hither Green Cemetery in Lewisham.

Professional boxing record 41 Loss 32–8–1

KO 2 (6) ? 19 Mar 1993

40 Loss 32–7–1

TKO 3 (10) ? 18 Nov 1990

39 Draw 32–6–1

PTS 8 N/a 18 Oct 1990

38 Win 32–6

RTD 7 (8) 3:00 22 Sep 1990

37 Loss 31–6

PTS 8 N/a 20 Jun 1990

36 Win 31–5

RTD 4 (8) 3:00 9 May 1990

35 Win 30–5

PTS 8 N/a 24 Oct 1989

34 Loss 29–5

TKO 5 (8) ? 31 Jan 1989

33 Win 29–4

PTS 8 N/a 26 Oct 1988

32 Win 28–4

KO 3 (8) 0:55 28 Sep 1988

31 Win 27–4

KO 2 (8) ? 30 Mar 1988

30 Loss 26–4

KO 4 (8) ? 28 Nov 1987

29 Win 26–3

KO 1 (8) ? 16 Sep 1987

28 Win 25–3

TKO 5 (10) ? 17 Jun 1987

27 Loss 24–3

KO 8 (10) 2:10 3 Dec 1986

26 Win 24–2

PTS 10 N/a 29 Oct 1986

25 Win 23–2

PTS 10 N/a 20 Sep 1986

24 Win 22–2

TKO 5 (8) ? 28 May 1986

23 Win 21–2

PTS 10 N/a 16 Apr 1986

22 Loss 20–2

KO 8 (12) 2:35 5 Nov 1985

21 Win 20–1

TKO 2 (10) 2:34 18 Sep 1985

20 Win 19–1

TKO 1 (8) 2:34 30 May 1985

19 Win 18–1

TKO 1 (10) 2:53 7 Mar 1985

18 Win 17–1

KO 2 (10) 2:40 2 Feb 1985

17 Win 16–1

TKO 3 (10) ? 16 Jan 1985

16 Win 15–1

TKO 1 (8) 0:36 15 Nov 1984

15 Win 14–1

KO 1 (10) 1:11 1 Nov 1984

14 Loss 13–1

KO 1 (8) 0:46 19 Sep 1984

13 Win 13–0

TKO 5 (10) 1:10 15 Jun 1984

12 Win 12–0

TKO 5 (10) ? 25 Apr 1984