Amateur Sid Parkinson trained at the
Robin Hood &
Thorpe Amateur Boxing Club (ABC), and was
runner-up for the
Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) Junior Class-B title against
B. R. Watkins (
Ryde ABC) at The
Standard Motor Company Ltd Hall,
Coventry on Saturday 26 March 1955, he fought internationally for the
Amateur Boxing Association of England, including a tournament against
Poland at
Empire Pool and Sports Arena, Wembley on Wednesday 20 November 1957 where he lost to
1957 European middleweight champion Zbigniew Pietrzykowski in a first-round
knockout, his co-boxers that day included fellow
Southpaws;
Tommy Bache,
Johnny Cunningham,
Dick McTaggart, and
Don Weller.
Professional Sid Parkinson's first professional boxing bout was a victory over
Mel Wiles on Monday 14 August 1961, this was followed by fights including; victory over
Pat O'Grady (Southern (England) Area middleweight challenger), victory over
Julius Caesar (South African (Non White) light heavyweight challenger, and South African (Non White) middleweight challenger), victory over
Maxie Smith (Midlands (England) Area middleweight champion), defeat by
Harry Scott (Central (England) Area middleweight champion) challenging for Central (England) Area middleweight title, defeat by
Sandy Luke (Nigerian Middleweight champion), Sid Parkinson's final professional bout was a defeat by
Jim Swords (Central (England) Area middleweight challenger) on Monday 11 February 1963. ==References==