Rated at Bantamweight Wins by KO 5 Nationality British Losses 11 | Total fights 26 Name Jackie Sutton Wins 12 | |
Born 28 May 1920 (age 103)
Cardiff, Wales ( 1920-05-28 ) | ||
Jackie Sutton (born 28 May 1920) is a Welsh former boxer who held the Welsh bantamweight title from 1949 to 1951. His brother, George Sutton, also held a Wales boxing belt and his nephew, George Sutton Jr, contested the British Bantamweight title.
Boxing career
Sutton first came to note as a boxer while he was surviving with the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. He won amateur awards in India and Canada, and represented the RAF in their first appearance in the United States. On his return to Britain he entered the Welsh Amateur Boxing Association flyweight contest, beating Hughie Thomas - brother of fighter Eddie Thomas - to lift the title.
References
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