Pat Floyd
Hugh Pat Floyd (1910-1988) was an English boxer who competed for England.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 August 1910[1] Dalston | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 July 1988 (aged 77) Watford | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon}
Boxing career
Floyd won a gold medal in the heavyweight division at the 1934 British Empire Games in London.
Floyd was the Amateur Boxing Association four times heavyweight champion in 1929, 1934, 1935 and 1946.[2] He defeated James Howell of the United States in the New York Golden Gloves tournament during 1935. On 8 December 1935 in the Oslo Colosseum; he fought Erling Nilsen in England's first match against Norway. He represented England in the 1934 European Championships in Budapest.[3][4]
Personal life
He was a printer by trade and lived at 45 Kerby Street, Battersea in 1935.
References
- "Births". Free BMD.
- "Eight New ABA champions Boxing Amateur Association Championships". Daily News (London). 2 May 1946. Retrieved 29 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Hugh Pat Lloyd profile". BoxRec.
- "Boxing: Archive featuring Hugh 'Pat' Floyd memorabilia up for sale at auction". Hackney Gazette.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.