Editing Alan Minter (section)

==Early life==
Minter was born in [[Penge]], [[Bromley]], Kent, to Syd and Anne Minter. His father was a plasterer,<ref name="Penge"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/article/alan-minter-obituary-f6cr9cpjd|title=Alan Minter obituary|access-date=14 March 2021|website=[[The Times]]}}</ref> and his mother was of German birth.<ref name="Penge">{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxingnewsonline.net/remembering-alan-minter/|title=Remembering Alan Minter |publisher=boxingnewsonline.net |date=September 15, 2020}}</ref> His family moved to [[Crawley]], [[West Sussex]], and he joined Crawley Boxing Club at aged 11,<ref name="langley">{{Cite web|url=http://crawleyboxingclub.co.uk/about/club-history|title=Crawley Boxing club history|publisher=crawleyboxingclub.co.uk|date=September 15, 2020|access-date=15 January 2022|archive-date=18 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218052301/http://www.crawleyboxingclub.co.uk/about/club-history|url-status=dead}}</ref> training under John Hillier and Dougie Bidwell.<ref name="crawley">{{Cite web|url=https://www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/sport/boxing/crawley-boxing-club-mourns-passing-john-hillier-trainer-world-champion-alan-minter-2061937|title=Crawley Boxing Club mourns passing of John Hillier, trainer of World champion Alan Minter |publisher=crawleyobserver.co.uk |date=January 11, 2018}}</ref>