Rated at 198 lb (90 kg) Role Boxer Wins by ko 50 Name Mairtin Thornton Losses 8 | Stance Orthodox Total fights 22 Nationality IRISH Died 1984 | |
Real name Mairtin O Droighneain (gaelic) | ||
Mairtin Thornton (died 1984) was an Irish heavyweight boxer in the 1940s. He was nicknamed the "Connemara Crusher".
Thornton was a native of Spiddal, Connemara, County Galway.
Thornton was the Irish Heavyweight Boxing champion in 1943. He fought Bruce Woodcock for the British Commonwealth Heavyweight title in 1945.
He boxed from 10 January 1938 until 23 April 1949. He won 14 bouts and lost 8.
When he retired from boxing he ran a pub in Spiddal, County Galway. He died in 1984.
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