Neville Williams
Neville Williams | |
|---|---|
| Known for | Boxing, opposition to Lake Cowal gold mine |
| Boxing career | |
Nickname | Chappy |
| Weight | lightweight[1] |
| Stance | Orthodox[1] |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 34 |
| Wins | 16 |
| Win by KO | 5 |
| Losses | 18 |
| Draws | 0 |
Neville "Chappy" Williams is an elder of the Wiradjuri nation, in Western New South Wales, and a former professional boxer. Known as "Uncle Chappy" to those who follow Indigenous Australian customs, he is a regular at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra and a key opponent of the Barrick Gold Corporation's gold mine project at Lake Cowal. Barrick sold the Cowal Mine to Evolution Mining in 2015.[2]
William's most prominent victory as a professional boxer came on 7 June 1972 in Sydney's Riverwood Legion Club when he knocked out popular boxer, fellow Australian Wally Carr in the third round.[3] In his previous fight, Williams had fought for the Australian national Featherweight title but lost by first-round knockout to champion Lucky Gattellari at the Apia Club in Sydney on 18 April 1972.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Neville Williams". Boxrec. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ Validakis, Vicky (25 May 2015). "Barrick Gold sells Cowal Gold mine". Australian Mining. Prime Creative Media. Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "BoxRec: Login".
- ^ "BoxRec: Login".
External links
- [1] February 2005 report from the Aboriginal Tent Embassy (published on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation website) includes a quote from Williams