| Biography | Vic Andreetti was a British former boxer who won the British junior welterweight title in 1969. Andreetti won ABA national schoolboy titles in 1955, 1956, and 1957, and won the junior class A championship at 140lbs in 1958.
He worked as a porter at Spitalfields Market, and turned professional at the age of 19, training under Danny Holland at the Thomas a' Beckett gym on the Old Kent Road. He made his professional debut in 1961 with a points win over Colin Mannock. By late 1965 he had built up a record of 41 wins from 49 fights, two of his five losses coming at the hands of Maurice Cullen.
In 1968 he faced Des Rea for the newly created British junior welterweight title, again losing on points. The two fought again for the title in February 1969, this time Andreetti taking the decision to become British champion. He defended the title successfully against Rea in October.
Andreetti relocated to Florida and went on to work as a boxing trainer, working with Nigel Benn among others. He returned to Britain in 2008 to help run the Boca Club in Loughton along with Jim McDonnell. |