Ground Breaking Boxers

Noel Quarless

Another of Liverpool’s famous sons was Noel Quarless. Born on 6th November 1962. He was one of three children born to his famous musician father Wally Quarless of the well reknowned local Liverpool group ‘The Incrowd’ and his Liverpool born mother Cathy. After a short amateur career, in the heavyweight division, he made his professional debut at the Stadium Liverpool, on the 24th September 1981, which he won on a TKO. From here, he went onto contest 31 fights against top class opponents, including John Tate, John L Gardner and culminating in his final contest, in 1990, against the future world heavyweight champion, Lennox Lewis. His all aggressive boxing style made him a favourite amongst the Liverpool boxing fraternity and beyond. Throughout his life Noel, has always been a pigeon keeper. To this day he still maintains his fascination for the art and science of breeding domestic pigeons into champions. Following on from his boxing career, he dedicates his energies to working with young people helping them to find positive pathways in their lives. ‘Noel was a great guy who also saw something in me and put a fair bit of work into me’ Tony Bellew WBC Cruiserweight World title holder