Maurice Dennis (1913–1962) was an amateur and professional boxer from

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. He boxed between 1938 and 1940 an had 14 professional contests.

Biography

Dennis won the 1937

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British middleweight title, when boxing out of the Northampton Polytechnic ABC. He was a silver medalist in boxing at the

1938 British Empire Games The 1938 British Empire Games was the third British Empire Games, the event that evolved to become the Commonwealth Games. Held in Sydney, Australia from 5–12 February 1938, they were timed to coincide with Sydney's sesqui-centenary (150 ye ...

. Denis Reardon, the first boxing gold medalist from Wales at the

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(now the Commonwealth Games) defeated Maurice Dennis in the middleweight final at the 1938 Sydney games. He was a

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mechanic by trade.

References

English male boxers 1913 births 1962 deaths People from Camden Town Sportspeople from the London Borough of Camden Boxers from Greater London Boxers at the 1938 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Middleweight boxers Medallists at the 1938 British Empire Games {{England-boxing-bio-stub