Harry Holmes (boxer)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 12 November 1878 Hampstead, London, England |
| Died | 8 February 1951 (aged 72) Hampstead, London, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
Henry Charles Berkeley Holmes (1878–1951) was a British boxer.[1] He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[2]
At the start of his boxing career, he won the 1905 Amateur Boxing Association British featherweight title, when boxing out of the 17th Middlesex Rifles BC.[3][4] In 1908, he left the Columbia BC, joined the Polytechnic Boxing Club, won a second A.B.A title (this time at the lightweight class), and went on to compete in the 1908 Summer Olympics in that year.
References
[edit]- ^ "Harold Holmes". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Harold Holmes Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "The Amateur Championships". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. 12 April 1905. Retrieved 14 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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