Boxing at the 1930 British Empire Games
Appearance
At the 1930 British Empire Games, the boxing competition was held in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and featured contests in eight weight classes.[1][2][3]
Medal summary
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Flyweight | Jacob Smith (SAF) | Thomas Pardoe (ENG) | Ross Galloway (CAN) |
Bantamweight | Harry Mizler (ENG) | John Keller (CAN) | Tommy Holt (SCO) |
Featherweight | Freddie Meachem (ENG) | Lawrence Stevens (SAF) | Alex Lyons (SCO) |
Lightweight | James Rolland (SCO) | Cosmo Canzano (CAN) | Albert Love (ENG) |
Welterweight | Leonard Hall (SAF) | Howard Williams (CAN) | Frank Brooman (ENG) |
Middleweight | Fred Mallin (ENG) | Dudley Gallagher (AUS) | Ernest Peirce (SAF) |
Light heavyweight | Joe Goyder (ENG) | Al Pitcher (CAN) | Joey Basson (SAF) |
Heavyweight | Anthony Stuart (ENG) | William Skimming (CAN) | Only two entrants |
Results
[edit]Flyweight
- semi final - Pardoe bt Galloway on points
- Final - Smith bt Pardoe on points
Bantamweight
- semi final - Mizler bt Holt (stopped in 2nd round)
- Final - Mizler bt Keller on points
Featherweight
- 2nd Rd - Meacham bt Paul Mecteau (Canada) on points
- semi final - Meacham bt Lyons on points
- semi final - Stevens bt Lafosse (Newfoundland) on points
- Final - Meacham by Stevens on points
Lightweight
[edit]- semi final - Rowland bt Love on points
- Final - Rowland bt Canzano on points
Welterweight
- semi final - Hall bt Brooman on points
- Final - Hall bt Williams on points
Middleweight
- semi final - Mallin bt E Phillips (Canada) on points
- semi final - Gallagher bt Peirce on split decision 2-1
- Final - Mallin bt Gallagher on points
Light heavyweight
- semi final - Goyder bt Basson on points
- Final - Goyder bt Pitcher on points
Heavyweight
- Final - Signaller Stuart bt Skimming (skimming retired after round 2)
References
[edit]- ^ "FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, 1930 'The Empire Games'". The Times. 22 Aug 1930. p. 5 – via Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, 1930 'The Empire Games'". The Times. 23 Aug 1930. p. 4 – via Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, 1930 'The Empire Games'". The Times. 25 Aug 1930. p. 6 – via Times Digital Archive.
- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Boxing. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-07-21.