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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 - Pino 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.
[My guess is this was Francisco Pino Farina, who would go on to become the masked L'Ange Blanc in France, but at this time I cannot confirm if this was definitely him.
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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Castilla 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.
Updated: March 29, 2020.
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