George Holton (boxer)

George Holton

Personal information
Nationality	British (Scottish)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Event(s)	Light heavyweight Welterweight
Club	Douglas & Clydesdale Nottingham Police BC
Medal record Boxing Representing   Scotland British Empire Games 1934 London light heavyweight

George Holton was a boxer who competed for Scotland and won a silver medal at the British Empire Games. ^[1]

Biography

Holton was best known for representing Scotland at the 1934 British Empire Games, where he won the silver medal in the light heavyweight division at the 1934 British Empire Games in London, ^{[2] [3]} losing to gold medallist George Brennan in the final. ^{[4] [5]}

He boxed out of the Douglas & Clydesdale and held the West of Scotland middleweight title ^[6] but in November 1934 he joined the Nottingham police force and boxed for their club. ^[7]

References

1. "John George Holton". Team Scotland. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
2. "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Boxing". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
3. "Scotland London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
4. "G. J. Brennan to turn professional" . The Scotsman. 31 August 1934. Retrieved 25 August 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Results" . Liverpool Daily Post. 9 August 1934. Retrieved 25 August 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Amateurs in Ring" . Daily Record. 24 November 1934. Retrieved 25 August 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "A Third Victory?" . Nottingham Evening Post. 16 November 1934. Retrieved 25 August 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.