Bernard Robson

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Bernard Robson
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Born1928 (1928)
Cardiff, Wales
Sport
Sport Boxing
Event(s)
Featherweight
Lightweight
ClubCroyon ABC
Horley ABC

Joseph Bernard Robson (born 1928) was a boxer who competed for Wales at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Robson initially boxed out of the Croydon ABC when he first represented Wales at international level [1] and boxed at featherweight. [2] He was the first Welshman from outside the Principality to box for Wales. [3]

In November 1952 he left Croydon for Horley ABC [4] and lived at 57 Albert Road in Horley. [5]

A cable joiner by trade, he stepped up to lightweight and was selected for the 1958 Welsh team [6] for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. He competed in the lightweight category, [7] where he was beaten by eventual silver medallist Jim Jordan of Northern Ireland. [8] [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Croydon boys to fight at Cheam Baths" . Caterham Mirror. 13 January 1950. p. 10. Retrieved 23 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Robson's Plan Upset by Cut Forehead" . Croydon Advertiser and East Surrey Reporter. 16 February 1951. p. 8. Retrieved 23 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Mixed Feelings" . Evening News (London). 9 December 1955. p. 11. Retrieved 22 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Amateur Boxing" . Croydon Advertiser and East Surrey Reporter. 7 November 1952. p. 10. Retrieved 23 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Salfords Man Was Fighting Mad" . Surrey Mirror. 23 November 1956. p. 16. Retrieved 22 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Welsh Boxing Team for Empire Games" . Birmingham Daily Post. 5 June 1958. p. 25. Retrieved 23 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Wales Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "Commonwealth (British Empire) Games - Cardiff, Wales - July 18-26 1958". Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  9. ↑ "Calm display" . Western Mail. 22 July 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 23 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
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