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词条 Ronnie Clayton (boxer)
释义

  1. Boxing career

  2. See also

  3. References

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|birth_place=Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
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|}}Ronnie Clayton (9 February 1923 – 8 December 1999) was a British boxer, born in Blackpool, Lancashire whose career highlight was winning the European Featherweight championship in 1947.[1]

Boxing career

Clayton was one of three brothers all who were boxers. All three brothers once boxed on the same boxing show held at Blackpool tower.

He became a professional boxer in 1941 and was trained by his brother, Jackie at their gym in Blackpool. He was managed throughout his thirteen-year boxing career by George Dingley. In total he had thirteen Championship bouts against boxers including, World Champion Jackie Patterson, South African champion Vic Toweel, Jackie Turpin, Manuel Ortiz and Spider Kelly.[1]

In 1947 Clayton won three boxing championships. He won the British featherweight boxing championship, a title which he held for seven years, until 1954. He also became British Empire featherweight champion, which he held from 1947 to 1951 and he also became European featherweight champion which he held until 1948.[1]

Clayton was also the outright winner of two Lonsdale belts.[1]

In October 2006 the Silver-Gilt Featherweight Lonsdale Belt won outright by Clayton in 1953 was auctioned by Bonhams as part of a sporting memorabilia sale for £2,938.[2]

See also

  • List of British featherweight boxing champions

References

1. ^{{cite news|title=Ronnie Clayton in profile|publisher=Lancashire Evening Post|date=2007-05-03|url=http://www.lep.co.uk/boxing?articleid=2852363|accessdate=2007-07-06|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928014252/http://www.lep.co.uk/boxing?articleid=2852363|archivedate=28 September 2007|df=dmy-all}}
2. ^Sale 14085 - Sporting Memorabilia, 18 Oct 2006, Chester
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5 : English male boxers|Featherweight boxers|Sportspeople from Blackpool|1923 births|1999 deaths

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