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- The British Heavy Middleweight Championship was a top British wrestling championship found throughout the country's circuit. The title's history dates back to its foundation by Joint Promotions in 1953. Officially heavy middleweights were required to weight between 12 st 8 lb (176 lbs) and 13 st 5 lb (187 lb). The championship was recognised and defended on matches screened by UK national television network ITV as part of the professional wrestling slot on World of Sport as well as standalone broadcasts. Pre-publicity for these championship match broadcasts was given in ITV's nationally published listings magazine TVTimes The entire 31 October 1987 edition of the standalone Wrestling broadcast was given over to Fit Finlay's recapture of the title from Chic Cullen in Bradford, 17 September 1987 and highlights of this match were included on the official ITV wrestling compilation VHS release Mayhem and Mystery. Similarly, highlights of Alan Kilby's capture of the vacant title in a tournament final over King Ben in Preston, 7 October 1981, were included on official ITV wrestling compilation DVD release The Best Of British Wrestling A-Z. (en)
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- British Heavy Middleweight Championship (en)
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- Defeated Peter Preston, having lost the title at some point before this date. (en)
- Last known title claimant (en)
- Legacy from Cullen uncertain (en)
- Legacy from Finlay uncertain (en)
- Jones, already the holder of the British Light Heavyweight Championship, vacated the title immediately. (en)
- Wins title by disqualification when Collins, dazed from falling head-first to ringside, attacks the referee. (en)
- Won a tournament final against Chris Adams. Vacated title in August 1981 after winning the world title (en)
- Won a tournament for the belt, defeating King Ben in the final (en)
- Vacated the title in 1966 when he left Joint Promotions. (en)
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- The British Heavy Middleweight Championship was a top British wrestling championship found throughout the country's circuit. The title's history dates back to its foundation by Joint Promotions in 1953. Officially heavy middleweights were required to weight between 12 st 8 lb (176 lbs) and 13 st 5 lb (187 lb). (en)
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- British Heavy Middleweight Championship (en)
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