Artie Sutherland Explained

Artie Sutherland
Full Name:Arthur Sutherland
Birth Date:7 December 1912
Death Place:Upper Nevis, Central Otago, New Zealand
Occupation:Gold miner
Weight:NaNlb
Country:New Zealand
Sport:Amateur boxing
Nationals:Middleweight champion (1937)

Arthur Sutherland (7 December 1912 – 16 January 1949) was a New Zealand amateur boxer, who represented his country at the 1938 British Empire Games, and won one national amateur title in the middleweight division.

Biography

Born on 7 December 1912, Arthur (Artie)Sutherland was one of the six boys and 1 girl of Clement and Lily Sutherland (née Small).[1]

Sutherland won the New Zealand amateur middleweight boxing title in 1937.[2] He was duly selected to represent New Zealand in the same division at the 1938 British Empire Games, but was eliminated in his first bout, being easily defeated on points by the Welsh fighter, Denis Reardon, who went on to win the gold medal.[3] [4]

A gold miner, Sutherland was killed on 16 January 1949 in a mining accident at Upper Nevis, about 40 km from Cromwell. He and a companion were working in a tunnel when the roof collapsed, burying Sutherland under the earth fall.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Birth search: registration number 1913/5448 . Births, deaths and marriages online . Department of Internal Affairs . 25 February 2018.
  2. Web site: New Zealand amateur boxing champions . Boxing New Zealand . 24 February 2018.
  3. News: Boxing : wrestling – two Australian wins . 8 February 1938 . The Advocate . 25 February 2018 . 4.
  4. Web site: Results for the 1938 British Empire Games – Boxing – 75kg – Men . 2014 . Commonwealth Games Federation . 25 February 2018 .
  5. News: Amateur boxer killed . 17 January 1949 . Bay of Plenty Times . 25 February 2018 . 4.