Vic Horton

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Vic Horton
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NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Event
Welterweight
ClubMaindee BC

Vic Horton was a boxer who competed for Wales at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Horton boxed out of the Maindee Boxing Club of Newport [1] and gained selection for the Empire Games. [2]

He represented the Welsh team [3] at the 1934 British Empire Games in London, where he participated in the welterweight division [4]

After the Games he continued to represent Wales at international level [5] and also continued fighting as an amateur. [6] [7] Horton won the Welsh ABA welterweight championship in 1936. [8]

By 1937 he had moved to Birmingham and was boxing for the Serck Boxing Club. [9] His first appearance in Birmingham was the headline bout and drew a large attendance. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Amateur Contests" . Western Mail. 4 December 1933. p. 3. Retrieved 20 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Welsh Team For Wembley" . Western Mail. 20 June 1934. p. 5. Retrieved 20 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "British Empire Games Wembley Arena, London, England August 8-10, 1934" (PDF). Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "Welsh Chosen to Meet Midland Boxers" . Evening Despatch. 2 April 1935. p. 12. Retrieved 20 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Pack Beats Horton" . Western Mail. 5 December 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 20 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Welsh Team V. Army" . Western Mail. 23 September 1936. p. 4. Retrieved 20 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "WABA Welterweight" (PDF). Welsh Boxing. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  9. ↑ "Welsh Team to Meet Midlands" . Birmingham Daily Gazette. 28 January 1937. p. 14. Retrieved 20 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "Vic Horton's Success" . Birmingham Daily Gazette. 6 February 1937. p. 12. Retrieved 20 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.


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