Terry Ratcliffe

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Terry Ratcliffe
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NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1930-08-19)19 August 1930
Bristol, England
Died21 June 1999(1999-06-21) (aged 68)
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Terence Samuel T Ratcliffe (1930-1999) was a male boxer who competed for England. [1]

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Boxing career

He represented England and won a gold medal in the 67 Kg division at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand. [2] [3]

He was part of Royal Air Force and Bristol Boxing Clubs and fought in 51 professional bouts [4] and won the 63rd Amateur Boxing Association British welterweight title, when boxing for the Royal Air Force. [5] [6]

Personal life

He was in the Royal Air Force and his cousin was Josser Watling.

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References

  1. "Profile". Box Rec.
  2. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. "1950 Athletes". Team England.
  4. "Terry Ratcliffe (Bristol)". Boxing History.
  5. "63rd National Elite Championships". England Boxing.
  6. "Ratcliffe wins ABA title" . Western Daily Press. 22 April 1950. Retrieved 8 January 2022 via British Newspaper Archive.