Frank Taylor (boxer)

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Frank Taylor
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Sport
SportBoxing
EventLightweight
ClubCwmcarn BC
Monmouth BC
Risca BC
Medal record
Boxing
Representing Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
British Empire Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1934 London lightweight

Norman Frank Taylor was a boxer who competed for Wales and won a silver medal at the British Empire Games.

Biography

Taylor was best known for representing Wales at the 1934 British Empire Games, where he won the silver medal in the lightweight division at the 1934 British Empire Games in London, [1] [2] losing to gold medallist Leonard Cook in the final. [3]

He boxed out of the Cwmcarn BC but later boxed out of Risca BC [4] and Monmouth BC and was the 1936 middleweight champion of Wales. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Boxing". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Scotland London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "Empire Games Boxing" . Liverpool Daily Post. 11 August 1934. Retrieved 25 August 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "West Wales Amateurs" . South Wales Daily Post. 23 February 1934. Retrieved 25 August 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "WABA Champions Middleweight" (PDF). Welsh Boxing. Retrieved 25 August 2025.


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