Jack Garland (boxer)
Jack Garland (1 February 1908 – 29 November 1985) was a boxer born in Belfast, Northern Ireland.[1]
Boxing career
[edit]Amateur career
[edit]Garland won the 1928 Amateur Boxing Association British bantamweight title, when boxing out of the Gordon Highlanders BC.[2][3]
He then represented Great Britain in the bantamweight class at the 1928 Summer Olympics. He was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Games when he lost to that year's gold medalist Vittorio Tamagnini.[1]
1928 Olympic results
- Round of 32: bye
- Round of 16: defeated Ernest Mignard (France) on points
- Quarterfinal: lost to Vittorio Tamagnini (Italy) on points
Professional career
[edit]He turned professional in January 1929 and won the Irish featherweight title in 1930. He had his last recorded pro fight in 1935. Notable opponents he met as a pro include Panama Al Brown, Nel Tarleton, Harry Mizler and Nipper Pat Daly.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jack Garland Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Amateurs in the Ring". Western Mail. 29 March 1928. Retrieved 13 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Sources
[edit]- Madden, Brian. Yesterday's Glovemen: The Golden Days of Ulster Boxing, The Brehon Press, 2006—ISBN 978-1-905474-02-8
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Jack Garland from BoxRec (registration required)
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