Alex Ireland
Alexander Ireland may refer to: * Alexander Ireland (boxer) Alexander Ireland (10 April 1901 – 25 January 1966) was a Scottish amateur and professional welter/ middleweight boxer of the 1920s and 1930s. He fought under the name of Alex Ireland. Biography Ireland won the 1921 Amateur Boxing Asso ... (1901–1966), Scottish amateur and professional welter/middleweight boxer * Alexander Ireland (journalist) (1810–1894) was a Scottish journalist, man of letters, and bibliophile {{hndis, Ireland, Alexander ...
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Alexander Ireland (boxer)
Alexander Ireland (10 April 1901 – 25 January 1966) was a Scottish amateur and professional welter/ middleweight boxer of the 1920s and 1930s. He fought under the name of Alex Ireland. Biography Ireland won the 1921 Amateur Boxing Association British welterweight title, when boxing out of the United Scottish BC. He won a silver medal in the welterweight boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium losing to Canadian boxer Bert Schneider in the final, and the Scottish Area welterweight title, the National Sporting Club (NSC) (subsequently known as the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC)) British middleweight title, British Empire middleweight title, and European Boxing Union (EBU) middleweight title. He was a challenger for the Scottish Area middleweight title and his professional fighting weight varied from , i.e. welterweight to , i.e. middleweight. He was born in Leith. Olympic games results 1920 (as a welterweight) * 1st round bye * Defeated ...
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