Denis Reardon Explained

Denis Reardon was a Welsh boxer. He was Wales' first boxing gold medallist at the British Empire Games (now the Commonwealth Games).[1] [2]

Career and legacy

Reardon became the first Welsh winner of a gold medal for boxing at the middleweight boxing in the 1938 British Empire Games.[3] Reardon defeated Maurice Dennis in the middleweight final at the 1938 Sydney games.

He was inducted into the Welsh Boxing Hall of Fame in 2008.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WalesOnline . 2010-10-15 . Boxing mourns death of Empire Games gold medallist . 2024-02-29 . Wales Online . en.
  2. Web site: Hitt . Carolyn . 2018-03-31 . Wales punches above weight at Commonwealth Games Carolyn Hitt . 2024-02-29 . Wales Online . en.
  3. Web site: Time to Remember: HOW DINNIE TOOK ON AN EMPIRE - AND WON!; Boxer's knockout gold performance. - Free Online Library . 2024-02-29 . www.thefreelibrary.com.
  4. Web site: 2018-04-09 . Wales and the Commonwealth Games . 2024-02-29 . Welsh Sports Hall Of Fame . en-US.

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