Pat Floyd Explained

Pat Floyd
Nationality:	British (English)
Birth Date:	1910 8, df=yes^[1]
Birth Place:	Dalston
Death Place:	Watford

Hugh Pat Floyd (1910–1988) was an English boxer who competed for England.

Boxing career

Floyd won a gold medal in the heavyweight division at the 1934 British Empire Games in London.

Floyd was the Amateur Boxing Association four times heavyweight champion in 1929, 1934, 1935 and 1946.^[2] He defeated James Howell of the United States in the New York Golden Gloves tournament during 1935. On 8 December 1935 in the Oslo Colosseum; he fought Erling Nilsen in England's first match against Norway. He represented England in the 1934 European Championships in Budapest.^{[3] [4]}

Personal life

He was a printer by trade and lived at 45 Kerby Street, Battersea in 1935.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Births. Free BMD.
2. News: Eight New ABA champions Boxing Amateur Association Championships. Daily News (London) . 2 May 1946 . 29 December 2021 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
3. Web site: Hugh Pat Lloyd profile. BoxRec.
4. Web site: Boxing: Archive featuring Hugh 'Pat' Floyd memorabilia up for sale at auction. Hackney Gazette.