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january 1953
JANUARY 30, 1953 (FRIDAY)
Gran Price, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1 - Spanish Mid-Heavyweight Championship
Pedro Bengoechea (c) Vs. Felix Lamban,
Draw
february 1953 (NO RESULTS)
march 1953
MARCH 6, 1953 (FRIDAY)
Gran Price, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1 - Jose Tarres Vs. Roger Guettier,
Draw
2 - Victorio Ochoa def. Joaquin Saludes
3 - Catalonia Middleweight Championship
Juan Salesa (c) def. Campo
MARCH 27, 1953 (FRIDAY)
Torneo Relampago / Four-Man Single Elimination Tournament for $10,000 Pesetas
Gran Price, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1 - First Round
Gilbert Leduc def. Jose Tarres
2 - First Round
Roger Guettier def. Joaquin Saludes
3 - Final
Gilbert Leduc def. Roger Guettier
Platzierung / Placement:
1. Gilbert Leduc.
Teilnehmer / Participants:
Gilbert Leduc,
Jose Torres,
Roger Guettier,
Joaquin Saludes.
april 1953
APRIL 4, 1953 (SATURDAY)
Salon Iris, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1 - Spanish Lightweight Championshop
Jaime Heras (c) def. Brunet
Notes:
Brunet was billed as the Catalonia Lightweight Champion.
may 1953 (NO RESULTS)
june 1953
JUNE 7, 1953 (SUNDAY)
Plaza de toros Monumental, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Attendance: "Numerous Public"
1 - Morancho def. Ricardo Moyan,
Disqualification (00:16:11)
2 - Salvador Font def. Pablo Bernaus
(00:14:11)
3 - Brossati def. Manuel Navarro
(00:19:52)
4 - Roger Guettier def. Tabola
(00:16:17)
5 - Jim Oliver def. King Badu
(00:16:55)
JUNE 11, 1953 (THURSDAY)
Pabellon del Deporte, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Attendance: "Good"
1 - Celso Sotelo def. Campo
(00:14:51)
2 - Jacques Ducrez def. Salvador Font
(00:11:57)
3 - Roger Guettier def. Eduardo Castillo
(00:18:37)
4 - Butcher Johnson def. Jim Oliver,
Disqualification (00:16:43)
5 - Eddy Wiecz Vs. Felix Lamban,
Draw (00:20:00)
JUNE 14, 1953 (SUNDAY)
Plaza de toros Monumental, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1 - Manuel Navarro def. Karter
(Round 3)
2 - Campo def. Fermos
(00:14:25)
3 - Tabola def. Brossati,
Disqualification
4 - Butcher Johnson def. Salvador Font
(00:17:59)
5 - Jacques Ducrez def. Jim Oliver,
Disqualification
Notes:
Ducrez was billed as the European Mid-Heavyweight Champion.
JUNE 16, 1953 (TUESDAY)
Plaza de toros de las Arenas, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1 - Germán Vs. Morancho,
Result Unknown
2 - Eduardo Castillo Vs. Pablo Bernaus,
Result Unknown
3 - Jim Lewis Vs. Vicente Febrer,
Result Unknown
4 - Emilio Lamban Vs. King Badu,
Result Unknown
5 - Felix Lamban Vs. Tony Watson,
Result Unknown
JUNE 21, 1953 (SUNDAY)
Plaza de toros Monumental, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1 - Germán Vs. Portet,
Result Unknown
2 - Tony Watson Vs. Ricardo Moyan,
Result Unknown
3 - Emilio Lamban Vs. Campo,
Result Unknown
4 - Eddy Wiecz Vs. Salvador Font,
Result Unknown
5 - Jacques Ducrez Vs. Felix Lamban,
Result Unknown
july 1953
JULY 2, 1953 (THURSDAY)
Pabellon del Deporte, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1 - Celso Sotelo def. Juan Bengoechea
(00:17:41)
2 - Butcher Johnson def. Eduardo Castillo,
Count-out
(00:13:09)
3 - Jim Oliver def. Eric Husberg
(00:12:51)
4 - Suni War Cloud def. Joaquin Saludes
(00:13:06)
5 - Al Hayes def. Felix Lamban,
Disqualification (00:14:34)
JULY 5, 1953 (SUNDAY)
Plaza de toros Monumental, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1 - Karter def. Morancho
(Round 3)
2 - Manuel Navarro def. Salvador Font
(00:16:23)
3 - Emilio Lamban def. Pat Kloke
(00:12:28)
4 - Roger Guettier def. Campo
(Round 3)
5 - Jim Oliver def. Eddy Wiecz
(00:11:41)
JULY 7, 1953 (TUESDAY)
Plaza de toros de las Arenas, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Attendance: "Great"
1 - Manuel Rillos def. Fermos
(00:11:28)
2 - Jaime Heras Vs. Hasselin,
Draw (00:20:00)
3 - Vicente Febrer def. Jim Lewis,
Disqualification (Round 3)
4 - Joaquin Saludes def. Tabola
(00:13:36)
5 - Felix Lamban def. Butcher Johnson
(00:18:16)
JULY 9, 1953 (THURSDAY)
Pabellon del Deporte, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Attendance: "Big Crowd"
1 - Manuel Navarro def. Emilio Lamban
(00:12:42)
2 - Eduardo Castillo def. Eric Husberg,
Disqualification (00:11:20)
3 - Gilbert Leduc def. Celso Sotelo
(00:13:25)
4 - Jim Oliver def. Jacques Ducrez
(00:12:01)
5 - Al Hayes def. Felix Lamban
(00:02:16)
JULY 12, 1953 (SUNDAY)
Plaza de toros Monumental, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1 - Pablo Bernaus def. Ricardo Moyan,
Disqualification (00:09:59)
2 - Hasselin def. Moncho
(Round 3)
3 - Juan Bengoechea def. Pat Kloke
(00:11:35)
4 - Manuel Navarro def. Eric Husberg,
Disqualification (00:12:36)
5 - Jim Oliver Vs. Roger Guettier,
Draw (00:20:00)
JULY 16, 1953 (THURSDAY)
Pabellon del Deporte, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1 - Emilio Lamban Vs. Celso Sotelo,
Draw (00:20:00)
2 - Eric Husberg def. Campo
(00:13:21)
3 - Torneo Relampago - Semi-Final
Jim Oliver def. Al Hayes
(00:17:16)
4 - Torneo Relampago - Semi-Final
Gilbert Leduc def. Felix Lamban
(00:13:25)
5 - Torneo Relampago - Final
Jim Oliver def. Gilbert Leduc
(00:10:31)
Notes:
The torneo relampago was for 10,000 pesetas.
Platzierung / Placement:
1. Jim Oliver.
Teilnehmer / Participants:
Jim Oliver,
Gilbert Leduc,
Felix Lamban,
Al HAyes.
JULY 19, 1953 (SUNDAY)
Plaza de toros Monumental, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1 - Xiberta def. Germán
(00:13:58)
2 - Fermos def. Roland Daumal
(00:10:24)
3 - Eduardo Castillo def. Edouard Pigeot
(00:12:10)
4 - Suni War Cloud def. Salvador Font
(00:12:32)
5 - Roger Guettier def. Jim Oliver,
Disqualification
JULY 23, 1953 (THURSDAY)
Pabellon del Deporte, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1 - Eric Husberg Vs. Celso Sotelo,
Result Unknown
2 - Francisco Pino [L'Ange Blanc] Vs. Salvador Font,
Result Unknown
3 - Gilbert Leduc Vs. Campo,
Result Unknown
4 - Butcher Johnson Vs. Jim Oliver,
Result Unknown
5 - Felix Lamban Vs. Roger Guettier,
Result Unknown
Notes:
Lamban was supposed to face Iska Khan, but Guettier replaced Khan in the line-up a couple of days prior to the show.
The Pino who pops up here was said to be from Valencia.
JULY 28, 1953 (TUESDAY)
Plaza de toros de las Arenas, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1 - Jaime Heras def. Roland Daumal
(Round 3)
2 - Manuel Navarro def. Salvador Font
(00:11:24)
3 - Brossati def. Eduardo Castillo
(Round 4)
4 - Joaquin Saludes def. Eddy Wiecz
(00:12:34)
5 - Pedro Bengoechea Vs. Al Hayes,
Draw (00:20:00)
Notes:
Bengoechea was Spanish and Catalonia Mid-Heavyweight Champion at this time.
JULY 30, 1953 (THURSDAY)
Pabellon del Deporte, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1 - Francisco Pino def. Karter
(00:12:35)
2 - Campo Vs. Celso Sotelo,
Draw (00:20:00)
3 - Pedro Bengoecehea def. Roger Guettier
(00:16:50)
4 - Gilbert Leduc def. Jim Oliver
(00:30:22)
5 - Iska Khan def. Felix Lamban
(00:12:17)
Notes:
Karter was a substitute for Emilio Lamban.
august 1953
AUGUST 4, 1953 (TUESDAY)
Plaza de toros de las Arenas, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1 - Vicente Febrer def. Moncho
(00:16:00)
2 - Tabola def. Ricardo Moyan
(00:13:30)
3 - Eddy Wiecz Vs. Eduardo Castillo,
Draw (00:20:00)
4 - Joaquin Saludes def. Jacques Ducrez
(00:16:41)
5 - Felix Lamban Vs. Gilbert Leduc,
Draw (00:20:00)
AUGUST 6, 1953 (THURSDAY)
Pabellon del Deporte, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1 - Celso Sotelo def. Lacoma
(00:12:42)
2 - Francisco Pino def. Eric Husberg
(00:12:21)
3 - Pedro Bengoechea def. Butcher Johnson
(00:12:50)
4 - Jim Oliver Vs. Roger Guettier,
Draw (00:20:00)
5 - Bolo Hakawa def. Felix Lamban
(00:09:16)
AUGUST 11, 1953 (TUESDAY)
Plaza de toros de las Arenas, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1 - Eduardo Castillo Vs. Ricardo Moyan,
Result Unknown
2 - Eddy Wiecz Vs. Salvador Font,
Result Unknown
3 - Gilbert Leduc Vs. Joaquin Saludes,
Result Unknown
4 - Pedro Bengoechea Vs. Roger Guettier,
Result Unknown
AUGUST 13, 1953 (THURSDAY)
Pabellon del Deporte, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1 - Juan Salesa def. Eric Husberg
(00:11:10)
2 - Celso Sotelo def. Brossati
(00:12:03)
3 - Francisco Pino def. Emilio Lamban
(00:12:45)
4 - Felix Lamban def. Al Hayes [Lord Alfred Hayes]
(00:17:15)
5 - Jim Oliver def. Bolo Hakawa
(00:11:43)
AUGUST 16, 1953 (SUNDAY)
Plaza de toros Monumental, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Attendance: "Big Crowd"
1 - Xiberta def. Calpe,
Disqualification
2 - Manuel Navarro def. Karter
(Round 3)
3 - Eddy Wiecz Vs. Campo,
Draw (00:20:00)
4 - Bolo Hakawa def. Salvador Font
(Round 3)
5 - Butcher Johnson def. Felix Lamban
(00:17:35)
AUGUST 18, 1953 (TUESDAY)
Plaza de toros de las Arenas, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1 - Morancho def. Gusta
(00:11:03)
2 - Vicente Febrer def. Hargreaves
(Round 3)
3 - Brossati def. Manuel Navarro
(00:15:47)
4 - Suni War Cloud def. Salvador Font
5 - Pedro Bengoechea Vs. Gilbert Leduc,
Draw (00:20:00)
Notes:
Gusta was a substitute for Sarria.
AUGUST 23, 1953 (SUNDAY)
Plaza de toros Monumental, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1 - Hargreaves def. Moncho
2 - Tabola def. Germán
(Round 3)
3 - Campo def. Juan Bengoechea
4 - Suni War Cloud def. Joaquin Saludes
(Round 3)
5 - Bolo Hakawa def. Jim Oliver
AUGUST 25, 1953 (TUESDAY)
Plaza de toros de las Arenas, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1 - Vicente Febrer def. Moncho
2 - Brossati def. Marco
(00:11:35)
3 - Eduardo Castillo def. Eric Husberg,
Disqualification (Round 3)
4 - Felix Lamban def. Eddy Wiecz
(00:18:36)
5 - Pedro Bengoechea def. Bolo Hakawa
(Round 3)
AUGUST 27, 1953 (THURSDAY)
Pabellon del Deporte, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Attendance: "Good"
1 - Francisco Pino def. Joaquin Saludes,
Disqualification (00:14:29)
2 - Celso Sotelo def. Campo
(00:12:43)
3 - Pedro Bengoechea def. Butcher Johnson
(00:13:47)
4 - Roger Guettier def. Jim Oliver,
Disqualification (00:14:56)
5 - Jose Tarres def. Al Hayes
(00:13:47)
AUGUST 30, 1953 (SUNDAY)
Plaza de toros Monumental, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1 - Fermos def. Hargreaves
2 - Celso Sotelo def. Lacoma
3 - Eddy Wiecz def. Emilio Lamban
4 - Campo def. Bolo Hakawa
(Round 3)
5 - Jose Tarres def. Suni War Cloud
(Round 3)
september 1953
SEPTEMBER 1, 1953 (TUESDAY)
Plaza de toros de las Arenas, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1 - Vicente Febrer def. Boccio
(Round 4)
2 - Ricardo Moyan def. Pablo Bernaus
(00:11:20)
3 - Eric Husberg def. Marco
(00:10:31)
4 - Pedro Bengoechea def. Joaquin Saludes
5 - One Fall - Thirty Minute Time-Limit
Felix Lamban def. Eddy Wiecz
SEPTEMBER 3, 1953 (THURSDAY)
Pabellon del Deporte, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1 - Juan Bengoechea def. Lacoma,
Disqualification (00:16:09)
2 - Francisco Pino def. Brossati
(00:12:03)
3 - Jim Oliver def. Eric Husberg
(00:12:47)
4 - Roger Guettier def. Celso Sotelo
(00:11:26)
5 - Gilbert Leduc def. Jose Tarres
(00:12:51)
Notes:
Originally Oliver was going to face Campo, but the match was changed a few days prior to the show.
SEPTEMBER 6, 1953 (SUNDAY)
Plaza de toros Monumental, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1 - Hargreaves def. Lacoma,
Disqualification
2 - Tabola def. Karter
3 - Celso Sotelo def. Brossati
4 - Gilbert Leduc Vs. Campo,
Draw (00:20:00)
5 - Jose Tarres def. Felix Lamban
Notes:
Karter was a substitute for Emilio Lamban.
SEPTEMBER 8, 1953 (TUESDAY)
Plaza de toros de las Arenas, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Attendance: "Magnificent"
1 - Juan Bengoechea def. Fermos
(00:12:14)
2 - Vicente Febrer def. Jaime Heras
(Round 4)
3 - Eddy Wiecz def. Ricardo Moyan,
Disqualification (00:13:52)
4 - Butcher Johnson def. Joaquin Saludes,
Disqualification (00:12:35)
5 - Felix Lamban Vs. Gilbert Leduc,
Draw (00:20:00)
SEPTEMBER 10, 1953 (THURSDAY)
Pabellon del Deporte, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1 - Marco def. Eric Husberg,
Disqualification (00:11:19)
2 - Francisco Pino def. Lacoma
(00:13:17)
3 - Celso Sotelo Vs. Gilbert Leduc,
Draw (00:20:00)
4 - Roger Guettier def. Campo
(00:18:29)
5 - Spanish Mid-Heavyweight Championship
Pedro Bengoechea (c) def. Jim Oliver
Notes:
Husberg was a substitute for Emilio Lamban.
SEPTEMBER 13, 1953 (SUNDAY)
Plaza de toros Monumental, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1 - Victor Castilla [Quasimodo] def. Segura
(00:12:19)
2 - Hargreaves def. Mateu
(00:13:28)
3 - Celso Sotelo def. Ricardo Moyan
(Round 3)
4 - Jose Tarres def. Eric Husberg (00:08:51)
5 - Gilbert Leduc def. Campo
(00:22:44)
Notes:
Mateu was a substitute for Lacoma.
SEPTEMBER 17, 1953 (THURSDAY)
Pabellon del Deporte, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Attendance: "Good"
1 - Karter def. Juan Bengoechea
(00:12:56)
2 - Campo def. Marco
(00:15:35)
3 - Celso Sotelo def. Eddy Wiecz
(00:14:53)
4 - Jim Oliver def. Felix Lamban,
Disqualification
5 - Jose Tarres def. Roger Guettier
(00:12:00)
SEPTEMBER 20, 1953 (SUNDAY)
Plaza de toros Monumental, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Attendance: "Another Great Attendance"
1 - Hargreaves def. Moncho
(00:11:40)
2 - Aranda def. Jaime Heras
(Round 4)
3 - Jim Oliver def. King Badu
(00:11:31)
4 - Campo Vs. Celso Sotelo
(00:20:00)
5 - Gilbert Leduc def. Jose Tarres,
Disqualification
SEPTEMBER 22, 1953 (TUESDAY)
Plaza de toros de las Arenas, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1 - Celso Sotelo Vs. Karter
2 - Josef Tarres Vs. Joaquin Saludes
3 - Torneo Relampago For 10,000 Pesetas - Semi-Final
Gilbert Leduc Vs. Roger Guettier
4 - Torneo Relampago For 10,000 Pesetas - Semi-Final
Felix Lamban Vs. Jim Oliver
5 - Torneo Relampago For 10,000 Pesetas - Final
???? Vs. ????
Notes:
This show is postponed and moved to Plaza de toros Monumental.
Teilnehmer / Participants:
Gilbert Leduc,
Felix Lamban,
Jim Oliver,
Roger Guettier.
SEPTEMBER 24, 1953 (THURSDAY)
Plaza de toros Monumental, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1 - Celso Sotelo def. Karter
2 - Jose Tarres def. Campo
3 - Torneo Relampago For 1,000 Pesetas - Semi-Final
Gilbert Leduc def. Roger Guettier
4 - Torneo Relampago For 1,000 Pesetas - Semi-Final
Felix Lamban def. Jim Oliver
5 - Torneo Relampago For 1,000 Pesetas - Final
Gilbert Leduc def. Felix Lamban
Notes:
This is the show that was supposed to take place on September 22, 1953.
Platzierung / Placement:
1. Gilbert Leduc.
Teilnehmer / Participants:
Gilbert Leduc,
Felix Lamban,
Jim Oliver,
Roger Guettier.
SEPTEMBER 27, 1953 (SUNDAY)
Plaza de toros Monumental, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1 - Lacoma Vs. Hargreaves,
Result Unknown
2 - Tabola Vs. Ricardo Moyan,
Result Unknown
3 - Jim Oliver Vs. Celso Sotelo,
Result Unknown
4 - Campo Vs. Roger Guettier,
Result Unknown
5 - Six Rounds
Jose Tarres Vs. Gilbert Leduc,
Result Unknown
october 1953
OCTOBER 2, 1953 (FRIDAY)
Gran Price, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1 - Roger Guettier def. Jim Oliver
2 - Andre Bollet def. Felix Lamban
Notes:
This was the first Gran Price show of the new season.
OCTOBER 9, 1953 (FRIDAY)
Gran Price, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1 - Andre Bollet def. Joaquin Saludes,
Disqualification
2 - Jim Oliver def. Campo
3 - European Mid-Heavyweight Championship
Jose Tarres (c) def. Roger Guettier
Notes:
Oliver was supposed to challenge Felix Lamban for Lamban's Spanish Heavyweight Championship.
Lamban was sick and unable to appear.
OCTOBER 16, 1953 (FRIDAY)
Gran Price, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1 - Jose Tarres def. Jim Oliver
2 - Celso Sotelo def. Campo
3 - Andre Bollet def. Ricardo Moyan
OCTOBER 23, 1953 (FRIDAY)
Gran Price, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1 - Spanish Heavyweight Championship
Felix Lamban (c) def. Jim Oliver
2 - Jose Tarres def. Andre Bollet
OCTOBER 30, 1953 (FRIDAY)
Gran Price, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1 - Jose Tarres def. Felix Lamban
2 - Spanish Middleweight Championship
Celso Sotelo def. Echevarria (c),
NEW CHAMPION
november 1953
NOVEMBER 6, 1953 (FRIDAY)
Gran Price, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1 - Celso Sotelo Vs. Gilbert Leduc,
Draw
2 - Jim Oliver def. Joaquin Saludes
NOVEMBER 13, 1953 (FRIDAY)
Gran Price, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1 - Andre Coutoula def. Jim Oliver
2 - Torneo Relampago For 5,000 Pesetas - Semi-Final
Campo def. Lucien Guillow
2 - Torneo Relampago For 5,000 Pesetas - Semi Final
Celso Sotelo def. Lacoma
3 - Torneo Relampago For 5,000 Pesetas - Final
Celso Sotelo def. Campo
Notes:
Platzierung / Placement:
1. Celso Sotelo.
Teilnehmer / Participants:
Celso Sotelo,
Campo,
Lacoma,
Lucien Guillow
NOVEMBER 20, 1953 (FRIDAY)
Gran Price, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1 - Jose Tarres def. Andre Coutoula
2 - Spanish Lightweight Championship
Jaime Heras (c) def. Aranda
NOVEMBER 27, 1953 (FRIDAY)
Gran Price, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1 - European Middleweight Championship
Celso Sotelo def. Gilbert Leduc (c),
NEW CHAMPION
2 - Echevarria def. Jose Tarres,
Disqualification
3 - Jim Oliver def. Andre Bollet
DECEMBER 1953
DECEMBER 26, 1953 (SATURDAY)
Gran Price, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
1 - Catalonia Mid-Middleweight Championship
Villagrasa def. Vincente Febrer (c),
NEW CHAMPION
[This show was reported in a pre-show report in February 1954]
Salon Iris, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
[This show did not feature the Villagrasa-Febrer match]
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Results from Spain: 1953.
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