David Pearce - Newport, Gwent, Wales.
N 51° 35.224 W 002° 59.521
30U E 500553 N 5715112
David "Bomber" Pearce (8 May 1959 – 20 May 2000) Welsh and British boxing heavyweight champion in 1983. The hero size bronze sculpture is located alongside the River Usk in the heart of Newport, Gwent, South Wales.
Waymark Code: WMZ8J8
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/29/2018
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David Pearce died at the tragically young age of 41, but the former British and Welsh heavyweight champion remains a legend in his Newport hometown. Now a statue has recently been unveiled to inspire future generations.
The immortal warrior sculpture of David "Bomber" Pea rce, is displayed bare chested, wearing his boxing Gloves,Shorts & Boots, holding the iconic Lonsdale Belt high above his head.
The six feet two inch tall bronze statue, sculptured by award-winning sculptor Laury Dizengremel created the bronze statue which stands on a 2 feet tall circular stone plinth
David "Bomber" Pearce - "Dubbed by many as Newport’s own Rocky, David Pearce was a former steelworker who had his first professional fight in 1978. He followed this with a succession of wins before he defeated the three-time world light heavyweight champion Dennis Andries in 1981.
But the high-point was to come two years later at St David’s Hall in Cardiff in 1983 when David fought Swansea’s Neville Meade to become the Welsh and British heavyweight champion - a title he never lost in the ring." Text sources: (
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