Percy_Lewis_(boxer)

Percy Lewis (boxer)

Percy Lewis (boxer)

Trinidad and Tobago boxer

Percival Joseph Lewis (31 December 1928 – 3 October 2019), better known as Percy Lewis, was a Trinidad and Tobago-British amateur featherweight and professional feather/super feather/lightweight boxer of the 1950s and 60s.

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Boxing career

Amateur career

As an amateur Lewis was runner-up for the 1950 Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) featherweight title, against Peter Brander (Slough Centre ABC), boxing out of The Royal Air Force,[1] was runner-up for the 1951 Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) featherweight title, against Jim Travers (Lansdowne BC), boxing out of The Royal Air Force,[2] won the 1952 Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) featherweight title, against Steve Trainer (Hulme Lads ABC), boxing out of The Royal Air Force,[3] represented Great Britain at featherweight in the Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics, losing to Georghe Ilie of Romania,[4] and won the 1953 Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) featherweight title, against Alan Sillett (The British Army), boxing out of Oxford YMCA ABC,[5]

Professional career

As a professional Lewis won the British Empire featherweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from 124+1⁄2 lb (56.5 kg; 8 st 12.5 lb), i.e. featherweight to 134 lb (61 kg; 9 st 8 lb), i.e. lightweight,[6] he served with the Royal Air Force. He died in October 2019 at the age of 90.[7]

References

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    "1950 63rd ABAE National Championship". abae.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
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    "1951 64th ABAE National Championship". abae.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
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    "1952 65th ABAE National Championship". abae.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
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    "The lords of the ring". oxfordmail.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
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    "1953 66th ABAE National Championship". abae.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
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    "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  7. [7]
    Percy Lewis death announcement
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