William Fulton (born 6 December 1916) was a boxer who competed in 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 we ...

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, England and the

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in Sydney, Australia, representing

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. He was born at Golden Kopje Mine,

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. In 1938, he won bronze in the lightweight division after winning his bronze medal fight over J. Ellis of Australia. Previously, Fulton defeated Joseph Collins of

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in a quarter-final contest before losing his semi-final bout to

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. Fulton also won a bronze medal in the

in the featherweight category, defeating McGregor of

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before losing to

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and then recovering to win the bronze medal bout over Sammy Tomlinson of

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