Dave Cranswick

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Dave Cranswick
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Born15 July 1946 [1]
Sport
Sport Boxing
Event(s)
Light-middleweight
welterweight
ClubDomino BC, Barry
Roath, Cardiff
Barry Sea Cadets

Dave Cranswick (born 15 July 1946) is a former boxer from Wales, who competed at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Cranswick began boxing at the Domino Boxing Club in Barry [2] and later boxing for Roath and was the 1966 Welsh light-middleweight champion. [3]

In May 1966 he represented Wales against France in an International match. [4]

He represented the 1966 Welsh team [5] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, participating in the light-middleweight category; [6]

In 1967, boxing for Barry Sea Cadets, he was the Welsh welterweight champion, defeating Geoffrey Cutts in the final [7] [8] and also won the prestigious A.B.A. welterweight title. [9]

Cranswick turned professional in 1968 and fought 22 bouts from 1968 to 1973. [10]

He spent 40 years as a merchant seaman. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Dave Cranswick". Boxer List. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Dave Cranswick". A Year in Barry. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "WABA Champions" (PDF). Welsh boxing. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "International Boxing Match" . Glamorgan Gazette. 6 May 1966. p. 2. Retrieved 27 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Wales Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "Ron Jones to lead strong Welsh team" . Birmingham Daily Post. 15 June 1966. p. 22. Retrieved 27 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Top sporting event of the year" . Pontypridd Observer. 8 February 1968. p. 6. Retrieved 27 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "WABA Champions" (PDF). Welsh boxing. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  9. ↑ "ABA winners wait for call from postie" . Aberdeen Evening Express. 6 May 1967. p. 7. Retrieved 27 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "Dave Cranswick (Cardiff)". Boxing History. Retrieved 27 November 2025.


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