Jacky MacLeod

Jacky MacLeod

Personal information
Nationality	British (Scottish)
Born	c. 1921
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Event	Welterweight
Club	Leith Victoria AAC

Jacky MacLeod also spelt McLeod (born c.1921) was a Scottish boxer who competed at the British Empire Games.

Biography

MacLeod was a member of the Leith Victoria AAAC Boxing Club ^[1] and was the 1933 Eastern Districts champion. ^[2] MacLeod won the 1933 and 1934 Scottish welterweight titles representing Leith Victoria AAC. ^[3]

He represented the 1934 Scottish team in the welterweight division at the 1934 British Empire Games in London, ^[4] losing his quarter-final fight to Billy Duncan of Northern Ireland. ^{[5] [6]}

After the Games, MacLeod turned professional and fought 37 professional contests between 1934 and 1937. ^[7] He stepped up in weight fighting at middleweight ^[8] and won the Scottish middleweight title in 1936-37. ^[9]

References

1. "Boxers for London" . Daily Record. 4 June 1934. p. 23. Retrieved 24 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Boxing Contests" . West Lothian Courier. 4 May 1934. p. 4. Retrieved 24 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Leith Victoria A.A.C. Title Achievements". Leith Victoria AAC. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
4. "Scotland London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
5. "Results" . Liverpool Daily Post. 9 August 1934. Retrieved 24 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "British Empire Games Wembley Arena, London, England August 8-10, 1934" (PDF). Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
7. "Jackie McLeod (Leith)". Boxing History. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
8. "Roderick tackle a middleweight" . Liverpool Evening Express. 30 January 1936. p. 8. Retrieved 24 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
9. "List of British Area Boxing Champions 1929-1979". Boxing History. Retrieved 24 October 2025.