Dennis Andries MBE (born 5 November 1953) is a British former professional boxer who fought at light heavyweight.
Professional career
Andries turned pro in 1978 and won the WBC Light Heavyweight Title in 1986 in a decision over American JB Williamson. He defended the title once against fellow Briton Tony Sibson before losing the belt in 1987 to Thomas Hearns. In 1989 he re-captured the Vacant WBC Light Heavyweight Title with a win over American Tony Willis, but lost the title in his first defence to Jeff Harding. In 1990 he won a rematch with Harding via 7th-round KO, recapturing the title. He made two further defences before in 1991 losing the title again to Harding, via majority decision, capping their trilogy. Dennis Andries, lost a WBA Cruiserweight final eliminator via 7th-round KO to David Pearce in 1982, although the BBBoC did not sanction the Cruiserweight division in the UK. Dennis Andries retired in 1996.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes65Loss49–14–2 Johnny NelsonTKO714 December 1996 64Loss49–13–2 Terry DunstanPTS1213 February 1996 63Win49–12–2 Artis PendergrassPTS828 October 1995 62Loss48–12–2 Terry DunstanPTS1213 May 1995 61Win48–11–2 Mike PeakPTS104 March 1995 60Win47–11–2 Denzil BrowneTKO1121 January 1995 59Win46–11–2 Sylvester WhiteTKO51 October 1994 58Loss45–11–2 Przemysław SaletaUD1223 March 1994 57Win45–10–2 Mike PeakPTS1026 February 1994 56Win44–10–2 Crawford AshleyTKO429 January 1994 55Win43–10–2 Willie JakeTKO631 March 1993 54Win42–10–2 David SewellPTS1027 February 1993 53Loss41–10–2 Akim TaferMD1227 February 1992 52Win41–9–2 Paul MadisonTKO911 December 1991 51Win40–9–2 Edward NeblettKO415 November 1991 50Loss39–9–2 Jeff HardingMD1211 September 1991 49Win39–8–2 Guy WatersUD1219 January 1991 48Win38–8–2 Sergio Daniel MeraniTKO410 October 1990 47Win37–8–2 Jeff HardingKO728 July 1990 46Win36–8–2 Clarismundo Aparecido SilvaTKO720 January 1990 45Win35–8–2 Art JimmersonUD1026 October 1989 44Loss34–8–2 Jeff HardingTKO1224 June 1989 43Win34–7–2 Tony WillisTKO521 February 1989 42Win33–7–2 Paul MadisonTKO417 October 1988 41Win32–7–2 Tony HarrisonTKO810 September 1988 40Win31–7–2 Bobby CzyzMD1022 May 1988 39Win30–7–2 Jamie HowePTS1020 February 1988 38Win29–7–2 Robert FolleyPTS106 October 1987 37Loss28–7–2 Thomas HearnsTKO107 March 1987 36Win28–6–2 Tony SibsonTKO910 September 1986 35Win27–6–2 J. B. WilliamsonSD1230 April 1986 34Win26–6–2 Keith BristolTKO613 February 1986 33Draw25–6–2 Alex BlanchardPTS1211 December 1985 32Win25–6–1 Marcus DorseyKO36 June 1985 31Win24–6–1 Tim BroadyTKO525 May 1985 30Win23–6–1 Jeff MeachemTKO47 May 1985 29Win22–6–1 Jose SeysTKO323 March 1985 28Win21–6–1 Devon BaileyKO1210 October 1984 27Win20–6–1 Tom CollinsPTS126 April 1984 26Win19–6–1 Tom CollinsPTS1226 January 1984 25Win18–6–1 Keith BristolKO422 September 1983 24Win17–6–1 Chris LawsonKO419 May 1983 23Win16–6–1 Karl CanwellKO428 February 1983 22Win15–6–1 Keith BristolPTS1013 August 1982 21Loss14–6–1 Tom CollinsPTS1515 March 1982 20Win14–5–1 Alex PenarskiPTS1023 November 1981 19Loss13–5–1 David PearceTKO712 October 1981 18Win13–4–1 Liam ColemanTKO616 September 1981 17Win12–4–1 Shaun ChalcraftPTS1023 March 1981 16Win11–4–1 Chris LawsonTKO818 June 1980 15Loss10–4–1 Mustafa WasajjaPTS817 April 1980 14Loss10–3–1 Bunny JohnsonPTS1527 February 1980 13Win10–2–1 Johnny WaldronTKO1017 September 1979 12Win9–2–1 Bonny McKenziePTS86 June 1979 11Win8–2–1 Francis HandsTKO85 April 1979 10Win7–2–1 Tom CollinsKO630 January 1979 9Loss6–2–1 Bunny JohnsonPTS1022 January 1979 8Win6–1–1 Tom CollinsPTS84 December 1978 7Win5–1–1 Glen McEwanTKO722 November 1978 6Draw4–1–1 Les McAteerPTS814 November 1978 5Win4–1 Neville EstebanPTS631 October 1978 4Win3–1 Ken JonesPTS618 September 1978 3Loss2–1 Bonny McKenziePTS820 June 1978 2Win2–0 Mark CumberTKO11 June 1978 1Win1–0 Ray PearceKO216 May 1978
Honours Andries was appointed the MBE in the 1991 Birthday Honours.
See also List of world light-heavyweight boxing champions List of British world boxing champions List of outright winners of the Lonsdale belt
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