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Wally Pack
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1914-12-30)30 December 1914[1]
Lewisham, London, England
Died27 July 1974(1974-07-27) (aged 59)
Worthing, West Sussex, England
Sport
Sportboxing

Walter Seaforth Pack (30 December 1914 – 27 July 1974) was a British boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He fought as Wally Pack.

Boxing career

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Pack won the 1936 Amateur Boxing Association British welterweight title, when boxing out of the Polytechnic Boxing Club.[2][3]

In 1936 he was eliminated in the second round of the welterweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming silver medalist Michael Murach of Germany.

1936 Olympic results

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  • Round of 32: bye
  • Round of 16: lost to Michael Murach (Germany) on points

References

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  1. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Amateur Championships". The Scotsman. 2 April 1936. Retrieved 27 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.