Billy Hiatt

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Billy Hiatt
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
BornSecond quarter 1947 [1]
Battersea, London, England
Sport
Sport Boxing
Event
Light-welterweight
ClubBattersea ABC

William "Billy" F. Hiatt (born 1947) is a male former boxer who competed for England.

Boxing career

Hiatt won the 1966 Amateur Boxing Association British light-welterweight title, when boxing out of the Battersea ABC. [2] [3]

The A.B.A. success led him to being chosen for the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, where he represented the England team [4] in the 63.5 kg light-welterweight. [5] [6] [7]

He continued to box for England throughout his career.

References

  1. ↑ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "75th ABA National Championships". England Boxing.
  4. ↑ "Bobby Arthur picked for Empire Games" . Coventry Evening Telegraph. 2 May 1966. p. 24. Retrieved 10 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "1966 Athletes". Team England.
  6. ↑ "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
  7. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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