and was runner-up for the Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) Flyweight (51 kg) title against Monty Laud http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=29942&cat=boxer (St Ives ABC) at The Empire Pool, London on Friday 26 April 1963, he fought internationally for the Amateur Boxing Association of England; including against Hungary with a points defeat by Hungarian amateur flyweight ( 51 kilograms ) champion Imre Harangozo http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Nationalchamps/Hungary1963.html (born circa-1943, of Székesfehérvár MAV), at King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester on Monday 11 November 1963,