Tommy Proffitt Explained
Tommy Proffitt should not be confused with Tommee Profitt.
| Tommy Proffitt |
| Nationality: | British (English) |
| Sport: | boxing |
| Birth Date: | 13 July 1927[1] |
| Birth Place: | Ashton-under-Lyne, England |
Thomas Proffitt (13 July 1927 – 23 March 2023) was an English boxer who competed for Great Britain in the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2] [3]
Boxing career
Proffitt competed in the bantamweight division at the 1948 Olympic Games, losing in the round of 32.
1948 Olympic results
- Round of 32: lost to Edel Ojeda (Mexico) by decision
Proffitt won the 1948 Amateur Boxing Association British bantamweight title, when boxing out of the LNER ABC.[4] [5]
Notes and References
- Web site: Index entry. 13 January 2022. FreeBMD. ONS.
- https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pr/tommy-proffitt-1.html . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035642/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pr/tommy-proffitt-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 16 January 2018.
- Web site: Tommy Proffitt. Olympedia. 13 January 2022.
- Web site: Roll of Honour. England Boxing. 13 January 2022.
- News: Local Amateur Boxers at Wembley Association Championships. Coventry Evening Telegraph . 8 May 1948 . 2 January 2022 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
