James Watson (boxer)

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James Watson
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
BornC.1918
Scotland
Sport
SportBoxing
Event
Featherweight
ClubLeith Victoria BC
Medal record
Boxing
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
British Empire Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1938 Sydney featherweight

James Watson (c.1918) [1] was a boxer who competed for Scotland and won a silver medal at the British Empire Games. [2]

Biography

Watson was best known for representing the Scottish team, where he won the silver medal in the featherweight division [3] [4] at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, Australia, losing to gold medallist Barney Henricus in the final. [5]

He boxed out of the Leith Victoria BC. [6]

At the time of the 1938 Games, he was an apprentice dentist and living at 96 Leith Street, Edinburgh. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, Brisbane to London Arrival - 1 Apr 1938". Ancestry. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "James Watson". Team Scotland. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Boxing". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "Medal Standings Sydney 1938". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "Another Day of Records at Empire Games" . The Scotsman. 8 February 1938. Retrieved 28 August 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Quality Rather Than Qunatity" . Edinburgh Evening News. 21 October 1937. Retrieved 25 August 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
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