Alf Matthews (boxer)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 7 October 1938 Lancashire, England |
| Died | November 1997 (aged 59) Liverpool, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
Event | Middleweight |
| Club | Litherland ABC, Liverpool |
Alfred John Matthews (7 October 1938 – November 1997), was a male boxer who competed for England. He fought as Alf Matthews.
Biography
[edit]Matthews represented the 1962 English team[1][2] at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia.[3] He competed in the middleweight category,[4] where he lost to John Bukowski of Australia in the preliminary round.[5]
He was a member of the Litherland Amateur Boxing Club and was twice ABA middleweight champion in 1962 and 1963.[6][7]
He made his professional debut on 11 June 1963[8] and fought in 13 fights until 1965.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Boxers for Empire Games". Staffordshire Sentinel. 18 August 1962. p. 8. Retrieved 25 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "England Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games - Perth, Australia - November 22 - December 1 1962". Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ "75th ABA National Championships". England Boxing.
- ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Profile". BoxRec.
- ^ "Profile". Boxing History.
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