George Whelan (boxer)

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George Whelan
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NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1934-12-12)12 December 1934
Acton, London, England

George Whelan (born 1934), is a male former boxer who competed for England.

Boxing career

He represented England in the -60 kg division at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada. [1] [2]

He was the 1954 Amateur Boxing Association British lightweight champion, when boxing out of the Army BC. [3] [4] [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. ↑ "1954 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ↑ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Profile". BoxRec.
  5. ↑ "Ken Phillips wins title" . Birmingham Daily Gazette. 24 April 1954. Retrieved 27 December 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.


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