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Pat Floyd

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Pat Floyd
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1910-08-27)27 August 1910[1]
Dalston
Died3 July 1988(1988-07-03) (aged 77)
Watford
Medal record
Boxing
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Gold medal – first place 1934 London heavyweight

Hugh Pat Floyd (1910–1988) was an English boxer who competed for England.

Boxing career

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Floyd won a gold medal in the heavyweight division at the 1934 British Empire Games in London.

Floyd was the Amateur Boxing Association four times heavyweight champion in 1929, 1934, 1935 and 1946.[2] He defeated James Howell of the United States in the New York Golden Gloves tournament during 1935. On 8 December 1935 in the Oslo Colosseum; he fought Erling Nilsen in England's first match against Norway. He represented England in the 1934 European Championships in Budapest.[3][4]

Personal life

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He was a printer by trade and lived at 45 Kerby Street, Battersea in 1935.

References

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  1. ^ "Births". Free BMD.
  2. ^ "Eight New ABA champions Boxing Amateur Association Championships". Daily News (London). 2 May 1946. Retrieved 29 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Hugh Pat Lloyd profile". BoxRec.
  4. ^ "Boxing: Archive featuring Hugh 'Pat' Floyd memorabilia up for sale at auction". Hackney Gazette.