Alf Matthews
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born7 October 1938
Lancashire, England
DiedNovember 1997 (aged 59)
Liverpool, England

Alfred John Matthews (1938-1997), was a male boxer who competed for England. He fought as Alf Matthews.

Boxing career

He represented England in the 75 kg middleweight division at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[1][2]

He was a member of the Litherland Amateur Boxing Club and was twice ABA middleweight champion in 1962 and 1963.[3][4]

He made his professional debut on 11 June 1963[5] and fought in 13 fights until 1965.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. ↑ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ↑ "75th ABA National Championships". England Boxing.
  4. ↑ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Profile". BoxRec.
  6. ↑ "Profile". Boxing History.


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