Horace Notice


Horace G. Notice is an English plasterer and, amateur and professional heavyweight boxer of the 1980s who as an amateur won the 1983 ABA Heavyweight Championship boxing out of the Nechells Green ABC British heavyweight title, and Commonwealth heavyweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from 196 lb, to 212 lb. After defending both his British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles against Hughroy Currie, a retinal detachment prematurely ended his boxing career, and ruined his plans of a next defence. Horace said; "his only regrets were not fighting for a EBU title and facing the man that Frank Bruno avoided, David Pearce".

Personal life

Notice lives in Hayes, South East London, with the actress Jacqui Gordon-Lawrence and their daughters, Naomi and Amelia. Singer and actress Michelle Gayle is godmother to one of their daughters.

Professional boxing record

No.RecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
Win16-0 Hughroy CurrieTKO10 3 September 1988 York Hall, Bethnal GreenRetained Commonwealth and British Heavyweight titles
Win15-0 Dean WatersTKO4 2 December 1987 Grand Hall, WembleyRetained Commonwealth heavyweight title
Win14-0 Paul ListerKO3 3 November 1987 Crowtree Leisure Centre, SunderlandRetained Commonwealth and British heavyweight titles
Win13-0 Dave GarsideTKO5 26 May 1987 Wembley Arena, WembleyRetained Commonwealth heavyweight title;
Won vacant British heavyweight titles
Win12-0 Proud KilimanjaroTKO8 4 March 1987 Civic Hall, DudleyWon vacant Commonwealth heavyweight title
Win11-0 Mike JamesonUD107 May 1986 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington
Win10-0 Hughroy CurrieTKO6 12 April 1986 Palace Lido, DouglasWon British and vacant Commonwealth heavyweight title
Win9-0 Curtis JonesKO2 4 March 1986 Wembley Arena, Wembley
Win8-0 Anaclet WambaPTS816 October 1985 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington
Win7-0 Noel QuarlessKO7 26 March 1985 The Stadium, Liverpool
Win6-0 Bob YoungPTS627 November 1984 Wembley Arena, Wembley
Win5-0 Winston AllenPTS627 November 1984 Wembley Arena, Wembley
Win4-0 Paddy FinnTKO3 26 October 1984 Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
Win3-0 Andrew GerrardTKO2 27 April 1984 Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
Win2-0 Theo JosephsKO1 30 November 1983 National Sporting Club,Cafe Royal, Piccadilly
Win1-0 Andrew GerrardPTS624 October 1983 NSC, Grosvenor House, MayfairProfessional debut