Monty Betham (boxer)

Monty Betham (born 27 September 1952 in Savai'i) was a Samoan professional boxer who fought boxers such as Tony Mundine, and Lance Revill in a professional career beginning in 1973 until 1984.^[1] He is the father of former New Zealand Warriors rugby league star Monty Betham. He is also the older brother of Richard Betham, who won a bronze medal for Western Samoa in boxing at the 1978 Commonwealth Games.^[2]

Monty Betham
Born	Montgomery Richard Betham (1952-09-27) 27 September 1952 (age 72) Tuasivi, Savaii, Western Samoa
Nationality	New Zealander
Statistics
Weight(s)	Middleweight
Height	5' 10½ (179 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Wins	43
Wins by KO	23
Losses	10
Draws	0

In July 1975 he won the Commonwealth middleweight boxing title, after defeating Carlos Marks.^[3] he retained the title in February 1976 after defeating Semi Bula.^[4] He lost the title to Al Korovou in March 1978.^[5]

References

1. "Monty Betham". BoxRec. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
2. "McElwaine out for gold". Sydney Morning Herald. 11 August 1978. p. 27.
3. "Likely challengers". The Canberra Times. 26 July 1975. p. 36. Retrieved 23 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "Betham wins with a TKO". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier. 25 February 1976. p. 23. Retrieved 23 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "Gillon wants more fights". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier. 5 April 1978. p. 36. Retrieved 23 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.