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Charkey Ramon
Charkey Ramon
Born	Dave Bruce Ballard; Gulgong, NSW, Australia
Nationality	Australian
	Statistics
Weight(s)	welter/light middle/middle/light heavyweight
Stance	Orthodox
	Boxing record
Total fights	35
Wins	33 (KO 21)
Losses	1 (KO 0)
Draws	1

Dave Bruce Ballard, known professionally as Charkey Ramon, is a retired Australian professional welter/light middle/middle/light heavyweight boxer.

Early life and education

Dave Bruce Ballard was born in Gulgong, New South Wales.^{[citation needed]}

Ballard was professionally known in his boxing career as Charkey Ramon. He was managed and trained by Bernie Hall.^[1]

In the 1970s, he boxed in the welter, light middle, middle, and light heavyweight categories. His professional fighting weight varied from 147 lb (67 kg; 10 st 7 lb), i.e. welterweight to 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb), i.e. light heavyweight.^[2]

He later became a referee.

Ramon won the Australian light middleweight title, and inaugural Commonwealth light middleweight title.

^ ^a ^b "Biography at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
^ "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.

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