Edwin Thomas Ryan (1912-1978) was an

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boxer who competed for England.

Boxing career

Ryan won a

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in the bantamweight division at the

1934 British Empire Games The 1934 British Empire Games were the second edition of what is now known as the Commonwealth Games, held in England, from 4–11 August 1934. The host city was London, with the main venue at Wembley Park, although the track cycling events wer ...

in London. Ryan was the ABA bantamweight runner-up to Welshman Albert Barnes in 1934 but defeated Barnes on points in the Empire Games final. He stepped up in weight to featherweight the following year (1935) and won the ABA Championship. Known as the Peckham Pulverizer, he defeated Johnny Cabello, a New York Puerto Rican in the

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tournament during 1935. On 8 December 1935, in the Oslo Colosseum, he fought Kr. Torvund in England's first match against Norway.

Personal life

He was a warehouse labourer and painter by trade and lived at 22 Horny Broad, Peckham in 1935.

References

1912 births 1978 deaths English male boxers Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Boxers at the 1934 British Empire Games Bantamweight boxers Medallists at the 1934 British Empire Games {{England-boxing-bio-stub