Charlie Rice (boxer)

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Charlie Rice
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Northern Irish)
Bornc.1943
Sport
Sport Boxing
Event
Welterweight
ClubHoly Family BC, Belfast

Charlie Rice (born c.1943) is a former boxer from Northern Ireland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Rice was a member of the Holy Family Boxing Club of Belfast and won the Irish junior welterweight title in January 1961. [1] He represented Ulster and Ireland. [2]

He was selected for the 1962 Northern Irish team [3] for the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia., [4] where he competed in the welterweight category. [5] He lost to eventual gold medallist Wallace Coe of New Zealand in the semi-final round. [6] Rice was denied a bronze medal because of his disqualification in the semi-final for an unintentional low blow and despite organisers wanted to award the medal, the rules of the International Amateur Boxing Federation stated otherwise. [7]

In March 1963 he reached the final of the Irish welterweight championships, losing out to Des Leahy in the final bout. [8]

After retiring from boxing he took a career in the civil service and left Belfast for Liverpool in 1971. After three decades he moved back to Belfast following the death of his wife Anne. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Holy Family win best club trophy" . Belfast Telegraph. 28 January 1961. p. 9. Retrieved 25 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Twelve-fight boxing programme" . Ballymena Observer. 20 April 1961. p. 12. Retrieved 25 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Five boxers may be considered for Empire Games" . Northern Whig. 6 September 1962. p. 8. Retrieved 25 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Empire Games Selection" . Belfast News-Letter. 7 September 1962. p. 12. Retrieved 25 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Northern Ireland Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Commonwealth Games - Perth, Australia - November 22 - December 1 1962". Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "No Medal for Rice" . Belfast Telegraph. 1 December 1962. p. 10. Retrieved 25 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Every National Senior Elite Champion from 1940-2020". Irish Boxing. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  9. ↑ "Boxing: Charlie lapped up his lion's share of success". Belfast Telegraph. 3 December 2005. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
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