19 Facts About Errol Christie

Errol Christie was an English professional boxer and boxing trainer.

Errol Christie was the captain of the English amateur boxing team from 1980 to 1983 and European amateur champion in 1983.

Out of 80 fights in his early career, Errol Christie lost only two and gained a reputation for early knockouts.

Errol Christie was Warwickshire champion in 1976, schoolboy champion in 1977, NABC champion in 1979 and senior ABA champion in 1981, beating Cameron Lithgow in the final.

Errol Christie was appointed England boxing captain from 1980 to 1983.

Errol Christie moved to London in 1981 to further his boxing career.

Errol Christie was listed in The Guinness Book of Records as the only British boxer to win all 10 amateur titles.

Errol Christie earned the right to wear the Kronk Gym golden shorts after impressing its promoter Emanuel Steward while sparring there.

Errol Christie won eight of his thirteen fights between June 1987 and October 1990, and in November 1990 faced Michael Watson at the National Exhibition Centre; Watson stopped him in the third round.

Errol Christie was out of the ring for over two years, returning in March 1993 to face Trevor Ambrose, losing after being stopped in the second round of what proved to be his final fight.

Errol Christie had tried his hand at stand up comedy towards the end of his boxing career and after retiring from boxing in 1993 he worked as a market trader for six years.

In 1999, Errol Christie began teaching white-collar boxers, initially at the Real Fight Club, and from 2003 at Gymbox in Holborn, London.

In 2005, The Guardian and other newspapers reported an incident where one of Errol Christie's white collar-boxing students, film distributor Simon Franks, hit Hollywood actor George Clooney at the premiere of his film Good Night, and Good Luck.

Errol Christie was quoted in The Guardian asking whether his student, Franks, had used his left hook.

Errol Christie's students have included TV presenter Dermot O'Leary, former footballer Gianluca Vialli, musician Seal, and journalist Tony McMahon.

Errol Christie worked with children in schools and community centres.

In 2010, Errol Christie was taken on as the fight consultant to the play Sucker Punch written by Roy Williams and directed by Sacha Wares, performed at the Royal Court Theatre in Chelsea, London.

In March 2015 Errol Christie was diagnosed with small-cell lung cancer.

Errol Christie died at St Christopher's Hospice in London on 11 June 2017 of complications from the disease, aged 53.