Hugh Brown (boxer) explained

Hugh Brown
Nationality:British
Sport:Boxing
Birth Date:2 February 1894
Birth Place:Tewin, Hertfordshire, England
Death Place:Johannesburg, South Africa

Hugh Brown (2 February 1894 – 22 August 1935) was a British boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he finished fourth in the light heavyweight class after losing the bronze medal bout to Harold Franks.[1]

Brown won the 1914 ABA Middleweight Championship boxing for Belsize ABC. After World War I he stepped up in weight and won the 1919 ABA Heavyweight Championship. He would probably have won further A.B.A titles if the war had not stopped the Championships for four years.[2] [3]

In 1921, he became the World Amateur Light Heavyweight champion when boxing out of Aylesbury.[4]

Brown died on 22 August 1935, at the age of 41.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hugh Brown . Olympedia . 7 August 2021.
  2. News: The Amateur Boxing Championships at Alexandra Palace. Sporting Life . 2 April 1914 . 17 December 2021 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  3. News: Old Champions Win in Boxing Tests. Daily Mirror . 26 May 1919 . 17 December 2021 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  4. News: Boxing. Northampton Chronicle and Echo . 29 November 1923 . 17 December 2021 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .