Alfred Spenceley Explained
| Alf Spenceley |
| Nationality: | British (English) |
| Sport: | boxing |
| Birth Date: | 23 May 1889[1] |
| Birth Place: | Greenwich, London, England |
| Death Place: | Greenwich, London, England |
Alfred Francis Spenceley (1889–1960) was the Amateur Boxing Association of England lightweight champion in 1911. He fought as Alf Spenceley.[2] [3] He boxed with the Old Goldsmiths Amateur Boxing Club.
Biography
Spenceley won the 1911 Amateur Boxing Association British lightweight title, when boxing out of the Old Goldsmiths ABC.[4]
In 1911 he and Reuben Charles Warnes and Frank Parks went to the United States, with the A.B.A. to fight in Madison Square Garden in a series of exhibition bouts.[5] [6]
Notes and References
- Web site: Index entry. 14 January 2022. FreeBMD. ONS.
- Web site: ABA Lightweight Champions . 2010-12-17 . Alf Spenceley . .
- Web site: Alf Spenceley . 2010-12-21 .
- Web site: Roll of Honour. England Boxing. 14 January 2022.
- News: English Champions Arrive. Quintet of Amateur Boxers Ready for Bouts of Pastime A.C. . Evidence of a real international amateur boxing series became manifest last night with the arrival on the steamship St. Louis of the quintet of English ... Parks, the mammoth of the party, is another five-time winner of the English title, with victories achieved in 1899, 1901, 1902, 1905, and 1906. .... . May 14, 1911 . 2010-12-17 .
- News: English Boxers Show Up Strongly. Only One Britisher Fails to Outpoint His Opponent in Special Tournament . . The New York Times . May 28, 1911 . 2010-12-21 .
