Jack Garland (1 February 1908 – 29 November 1985) was a

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born in

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Boxing career

Amateur career

Garland won the 1928

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British bantamweight title, when boxing out of the Gordon Highlanders BC. He then represented Great Britain in the bantamweight class at the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

. He was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Games when he lost to that year's gold medalist

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. 1928 Olympic results * Round of 32: bye * Round of 16: defeated Ernest Mignard (France) on points * Quarterfinal: lost to Vittorio Tamagnini (Italy) on points

Professional career

He turned professional in January 1929 and won the Irish featherweight title in 1930. He had his last recorded pro fight in 1935. Notable opponents he met as a pro include

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and Nipper Pat Daly.

References

Sources

*Madden, Brian. Yesterday's Glovemen: The Golden Days of Ulster Boxing, The Brehon Press, 2006—

External links

* 1908 births 1985 deaths Male boxers from Northern Ireland Bantamweight boxers Featherweight boxers England Boxing champions Olympic boxers for Great Britain Boxers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Boxers from Belfast Irish male boxers {{NorthernIreland-boxing-bio-stub