Heavyweight · United Kingdom
Don Cockell 65-14-1 37 KO · 1946–1956
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Don Cockell was a heavyweight boxer from United Kingdom, born Sep 22, 1928. Record 65-14-1 with 37 knockouts over 1946–1956. Don Cockell last fought Kitione Lave on Apr 24, 1956 and lost by KO in round 2 of 10.
Also: دون كوكل · Cockell · Donald John Cockell
Born Sep 22, 1928
Died Jul 18, 1983
Country 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Stance Orthodox
Reach 180 cm
Debut Jan 27, 1946
Career 1946–1956
Rounds boxed 504
KO share 57%
Born in Balham, London, England
Titles Commonwealth British Empire heavyweight title 1954
Boxerbook rating 1687 ± 319 · inactive since Apr 1956Why here › Confirmed bouts 6 of 80
Career record Record
65-14-1, 37 KOs · 1946–1956
Last result L
KO 2/10 · Earls Court Arena, London, 🇬🇧
The record 80 bouts, 1946–1956, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 80, Wikipedia (ja) · 1
L
KO 2/10 · Earls Court Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Cockell 65-13-1 · Lave —
L
RTD 3/10 · White City Stadium, London, 🇬🇧
Cockell 65-12-1 · Valdez 32-10-3
L
For NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles TKO 9/15 · Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, California, 🇺🇸
Cockell 65-11-1 · Marciano 47-0-0
W
Harry Matthews
RTD 7/10 · Sick's Stadium, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Cockell 64-11-1 · Matthews —
W
Harry Matthews
PTS 10/10 · White City Stadium, London, 🇬🇧
Cockell 63-11-1 · Matthews —
W
PTS 10/10 · Earls Court Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Cockell 62-11-1 · Starza 53-4-0
W
Retained Commonwealth British Empire heavyweight title PTS 15/15 · Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, 🇿🇦
Cockell 61-11-1 · Arthur —
W
PTS 10/10 · Granby Halls, Leicester, 🇬🇧
Cockell 60-11-1 · Bacilieri —
W
Harry Matthews
SD 10/10 · Sick's Stadium, Seattle, 🇺🇸
Cockell 59-11-1 · Matthews —
W
Won British and Commonwealth British Empire heavyweight titles PTS 15/15 · Harringay Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Cockell 58-11-1 · Williams —
W
TKO 7/12 · Ice Rink, Nottingham, 🇬🇧
Cockell 57-11-1 · Farr —
W
Frank Bell
TKO 8/10 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Cockell 56-11-1 · Bell —
W
Paddy Slavin
TKO 2/10 · Streatham Ice Rink, London, 🇬🇧
Cockell 55-11-1 · Slavin —
L
For British and vacant Commonwealth light-heavyweight titles TKO 11/15 · White City Stadium, London, 🇬🇧
Cockell 55-10-1 · Turpin 43-3-1
W
Renato Tontini
PTS 10/10 · Harringay Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Cockell 54-10-1 · Tontini —
L
TKO 4/10 · Harringay Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Cockell 54-9-1 · Slade —
W
Retained British and European light-heavyweight titles KO 7/15 · Harringay Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Cockell 53-9-1 · Finch —
W
KO 6/10 · White City Stadium, London, 🇬🇧
Cockell 52-9-1 · Barone —
W
Freddie Beshore
PTS 10/10 · Harringay Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Cockell 51-9-1 · Beshore —
W
Won European light-heavyweight title TKO 6/15 · Earls Court Empress Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Cockell 50-9-1 · Yvel —
Show all 80 bouts W
KO 1/10 · Harringay Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Cockell 49-9-1 · Marshall 71-22-4
W
DQ 7/10 · Earls Court Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Cockell 48-9-1 · Marshall 70-21-4
W
Mark Hart
Won vacant British light-heavyweight title KO 14/15 · Harringay Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Cockell 47-9-1 · Hart —
W
Jimmy Carroll
RTD 7/12 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Cockell 46-9-1 · Carroll —
W
Lloyd Barnett
PTS 8/8 · Royal Albert Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Cockell 45-9-1 · Barnett —
L
Aaron Wilson
PTS 8/8 · Harringay Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Cockell 45-8-1 · Wilson —
W
Georges Rogiers
PTS 8/8 · Granby Halls, Leicester, 🇬🇧
Cockell 44-8-1 · Rogiers —
L
Aaron Wilson
KO 6/8 · Earls Court Empress Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Cockell 44-7-1 · Wilson —
W
André Lefranc
TKO 5/8 · Streatham Ice Rink, London, 🇬🇧
Cockell 43-7-1 · Lefranc —
W
Charlie Collet
TKO 1/8 · Corn Exchange, Reading, 🇬🇧
Cockell 42-7-1 · Collet —
W
Don Mogard
PTS 8/8 · Granby Halls, Leicester, 🇬🇧
Cockell 41-7-1 · Mogard —
W
Gabriel Bigotte
KO 1/8 · Harringay Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Cockell 40-7-1 · Bigotte —
W
Bert Gilroy
PTS 8/8 · Granby Halls, Leicester, 🇬🇧
Cockell 39-7-1 · Gilroy —
L
Jimmy Carroll
DQ 5/8 · Ice Stadium, Nottingham, 🇬🇧
Cockell 39-6-1 · Carroll —
W
Paddy Slavin
PTS 8/8 · Earls Court Empress Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Cockell 38-6-1 · Slavin —
W
Mark Hart
PTS 8/8 · Harringay Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Cockell 37-6-1 · Hart —
W
Lloyd Barnett
PTS 8/8 · Granby Halls, Leicester, 🇬🇧
Cockell 36-6-1 · Barnett —
W
Doug Richards
KO 5/8 · Corn Exchange, Reading, 🇬🇧
Cockell 35-6-1 · Richards —
W
Johnny Barton
PTS 8/8 · Cossington Street Baths, Leicester, 🇬🇧
Cockell 34-6-1 · Barton —
W
Gene Fowler
PTS 8/8 · Grand Pier Pavilion, Weston-super-Mare, 🇬🇧
Cockell 33-6-1 · Fowler —
L
Johnny Barton
PTS 8/8 · Granby Halls, Leicester, 🇬🇧
Cockell 33-5-1 · Barton —
W
Jimmy Sales
KO 2/8 · Town Hall, High Wycombe, 🇬🇧
Cockell 32-5-1 · Sales —
W
Henry Palmer
KO 5/6 · Corn Exchange, Newbury, 🇬🇧
Cockell 31-5-1 · Palmer —
W
Gene Fowler
PTS 6/6 · Southampton, Hampshire, 🇬🇧
Cockell 30-5-1 · Fowler —
L
TKO 2/8 · Embassy Rink, Birmingham, 🇬🇧
Cockell 30-4-1 · Williams —
W
Trevor Burt
KO 1/6 · Southampton, Hampshire, 🇬🇧
Cockell 29-4-1 · Burt —
W
Dave Goodwin
TKO 2/8 · Ice Rink, Nottingham, 🇬🇧
Cockell 28-4-1 · Goodwin —
W
Battling Joe Igo
RTD 4/8 · Winter Gardens, Weston-super-Mare, 🇬🇧
Cockell 27-4-1 · Igo —
W
PTS 8/8 · Highfield Road, Coventry, 🇬🇧
Cockell 26-4-1 · Williams —
W
Koffi Kiteman
TKO 5/8 · Ice Rink, Nottingham, 🇬🇧
Cockell 25-4-1 · Kiteman —
W
Paddy Roche
TKO 3/8 · Corn Exchange, Newbury, 🇬🇧
Cockell 24-4-1 · Roche —
W
Gene Fowler
RTD 3/6 · Baths Hall, Swindon, 🇬🇧
Cockell 23-4-1 · Fowler —
W
George Barratt
KO 1/6 · Corn Exchange, Newbury, 🇬🇧
Cockell 22-4-1 · Barratt —
W
Jimmy Carroll
KO 4/8 · Assembly Rooms, Tunbridge Wells, 🇬🇧
Cockell 21-4-1 · Carroll —
L
Reg Spring
PTS 8/8 · Caledonian Road Baths, London, 🇬🇧
Cockell 21-3-1 · Spring —
D
Jimmy Carroll
PTS 8/8 · Town Hall, High Wycombe, 🇬🇧
Cockell 21-3-0 · Carroll —
W
Reg Spring
TKO 5/8 · Town Hall, High Wycombe, 🇬🇧
Cockell 20-3-0 · Spring —
L
Dave Goodwin
RTD 7/9 · Drill Hall, Yeovil, 🇬🇧
Cockell 20-2-0 · Goodwin —
W
Reg Spring
PTS 10/10 · Kettering Cricket Ground, Kettering, 🇬🇧
Cockell 19-2-0 · Spring —
W
Trevor Burt
TKO 10/10 · Corn Exchange, Reading, 🇬🇧
Cockell 18-2-0 · Burt —
W
Paddy Roche
PTS 8/8 · Grand Pier Pavilion, Weston-super-Mare, 🇬🇧
Cockell 17-2-0 · Roche —
W
Arthur Sadd
PTS 6/6 · Corn Exchange, Reading, 🇬🇧
Cockell 16-2-0 · Sadd —
W
Matt Hardy
KO 7/8 · Grand Pier Pavilion, Weston-super-Mare, 🇬🇧
Cockell 15-2-0 · Hardy —
W
Ronnie Croad
KO 3/6 · Wembley Town Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Cockell 14-2-0 · Croad —
W
Harold Anthony
KO 4/8 · Corn Exchange, Newbury, 🇬🇧
Cockell 13-2-0 · Anthony —
W
Jimmy Carroll
KO 5/10 · Corn Hall, Cirencester, 🇬🇧
Cockell 12-2-0 · Carroll —
L
Jock Taylor
KO 6/6 · Town Hall, High Wycombe, 🇬🇧
Cockell 12-1-0 · Taylor —
W
Battling Joe Igo
TKO 4/8 · Kettering, Northamptonshire, 🇬🇧
Cockell 11-1-0 · Igo —
W
Jimmy Carroll
PTS 6/6 · Town Hall, High Wycombe, 🇬🇧
Cockell 10-1-0 · Carroll —
W
Reg Spring
PTS 10/10 · Corn Hall, Cirencester, 🇬🇧
Cockell 9-1-0 · Spring —
W
Paddy Roche
PTS 10/10 · Dening's Hangar, Chard, 🇬🇧
Cockell 8-1-0 · Roche —
W
KO 2/8 · Epsom Baths, Epsom, 🇬🇧
Cockell 7-1-0 · Johnson —
W
Harry O'Grady
PTS 6/6 · Municipal Baths, Epsom, 🇬🇧
Cockell 6-1-0 · O'Grady —
L
Jock Taylor
PTS 8/8 · Watford Town Hall, Watford, 🇬🇧
Cockell 6-0-0 · Taylor —
W
Trevor Lowder
KO 3/8 · Rugby Co-operative Hall, Rugby, 🇬🇧
Cockell 5-0-0 · Lowder —
W
Harry Lawrence
TKO 2/8 · Town Hall, High Wycombe, 🇬🇧
Cockell 4-0-0 · Lawrence —
W
Frank Baldwin
TKO 2/8 · Town Hall, High Wycombe, 🇬🇧
Cockell 3-0-0 · Baldwin —
W
Sid Watts
TKO 1/8 · Watford Town Hall, Watford, 🇬🇧
Cockell 2-0-0 · Watts —
W
Trevor Lowder
KO 5/8 · Town Hall, High Wycombe, 🇬🇧
Cockell 1-0-0 · Lowder —
W
Harold Anthony
PTS 10/10 · Kettering Baths Hall, Kettering, 🇬🇧
Cockell 0-0-0 · Anthony —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Don Cockell's record? Don Cockell's professional record is 65-14-1 with 37 knockouts.
Who did Don Cockell fight last? Don Cockell last fought Kitione Lave on Apr 24, 1956 and lost by KO in round 2 of 10. Sources Boxerbook ID 2546 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/2546 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
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