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Rated at
  
Losses
  
69

Height
  
1.78 m

Draws
  
22

Wins by KO
  
14

Died
  
November 15, 1977

Total fights
  
247

Wins
  
151

Role
  
Boxer

Division
  
Bantamweight

Nationality
  
British

Name
  
Cuthbert Taylor

Martial art
  
Boxing


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Born
  
11 December 1909Georgetown, Wales (
1909-12-11
)

Cuthbert Taylor (11 December 1909 – 15 November 1977) was a Welsh boxer who competed for Great Britain in the 1928 Summer Olympics. He was Welsh Bantamweight Champion.

Cuthbert Taylor CUTHBERT TAYLOR WELSH BOXING CHAMPION 1932 ORIGINAL PHOTO

Boxing career

Cuthbert Taylor won the Amateur Boxing Association's flyweight title in 1928, and was selected to represent Britain in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. He defeated Juan José Trillo of Argentina but he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the flyweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming silver medallist Armand Apell.

On returning to Wales he turned professional fighting Manchester's Jackie Brown at Merthyr Tydfil on 29 December 1928. The contest ended in a draw, which was followed by his first professional win, over Lud Abella and a loss to Phineas John. By May 1929 Taylor was invited to fight at the National Sporting Club in London, losing by points in a 15-round match against Bert Kirby.

On 29 July 1929, Taylor had moved up a weight division, and challenged Dan Dando for the Welsh Bantamweight Championship, defeating Dando on points. His reign was short lived when he lost the title just over a month later to Phineas John. Taylor challenged twice more for the Welsh Bantamweight belt, failing on both occasions, both against Stanley Jehu, first for the vacant title in 1930 and then an unsuccessful challenge in 1931.

In total Taylor fought 247 professional bouts, with 151 wins, 69 loses and 22 draws. In all his fights he was knocked out only once, by Tommy Hyams at Selhurst Park in 1932. None of Taylor's fights were conducted outside Britain. Including amateur fights he recorded over 250 victories.

References

Cuthbert Taylor Wikipedia