Angus Thomson (boxer)

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Angus Thomson
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born(1936-07-21)21 July 1936
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died28 November 1975(1975-11-28) (aged 39)
Corstorphine, Edinburgh, Scotland
Sport
SportBoxing
Event
Heavyyweight
ClubLeith Victoria AAC

Angus Thomson (21 July 1936 – 28 November 1975) was a Scottish boxer who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

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Thomson was a member of the Leith Victoria Amateur Athletic Club and in 1957 was the Eastern District light-heavyweight champion.[1] He represented Scotland at international level.[2]

He was selected for the 1958 Scottish team[3] for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, where he competed in the heavyweight event[4] and lost to Welshman Roger Pleace in the semi-final round.[5]

After the Games, Thomson continued to fight at international level for Scotland as an amateur,[6] and in 1961 returned to the heavyweight category after a spell at light-heavyweight.[7]

By trade, Thomson was a brewery engineer in Edinburgh and won the 1962 Scottish heavyweight title.[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "Experienced Boxer". Fifeshire Advertiser. 4 January 1958. p. 5. Retrieved 24 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "McTaggart delights Glasgow crowd". The Scotsman. 7 May 1958. p. 16. Retrieved 24 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Lindsay chosen for Scots athletics team". The Scotsman. 2 June 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 24 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Scotland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Commonwealth (British Empire) Games - Cardiff, Wales - July 18-26 1958". Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  6. ^ "Scots boxers to meet Germans". The Scotsman. 22 October 1958. p. 25. Retrieved 24 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Malcolm, Fisher in Scots Team for Ireland". Edinburgh Evening News. 20 November 1961. p. 11. Retrieved 24 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "John proves he is best". Daily Record. 23 February 1962. p. 26. Retrieved 24 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Portrait Boxer With Gloves Up 1958". Edinburgh Collected. Retrieved 24 October 2025.


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