Percival Joseph Lewis (31 December 1928 – 3 October 2019), better known as Percy Lewis, was a
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amateur
featherweight
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Boxing
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History
A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of . In the early days of the division, this ...
and professional
feather
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super feather/
lightweight
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Boxing
Professional boxing
The lightweight division is over 130 pounds (59 kilograms) and up to 135 pounds (61.2 kilograms) weight class in the sport of boxing.
Notable lightweight boxe ...
boxer of the 1950s and 60s.
Boxing career
Amateur career
As an amateur Lewis was runner-up for the 1950
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(ABAE) featherweight title, against
Peter Brander
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(Slough Centre ABC), boxing out of The
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was runner-up for the 1951
Amateur Boxing Association of England
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(ABAE) featherweight title, against
Jim Travers (Lansdowne BC), boxing out of The
Royal Air Force
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won the 1952
Amateur Boxing Association of England
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(ABAE) featherweight title, against
Steve Trainer (Hulme Lads ABC), boxing out of The
Royal Air Force
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represented Great Britain at featherweight in the
Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...
, losing to
Georghe Ilie of
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and won the 1953
Amateur Boxing Association of England
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(ABAE) featherweight title, against
Alan Sillett (The
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), boxing out of
Oxford YMCA ABC,
Professional career
As a professional Lewis won the
British Empire featherweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from , i.e.
featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class in the combat sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling.
Boxing
Professional boxing
History
A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of . In the early days of the division, this ...
to , i.e.
lightweight
Lightweight is a weight class in combat sports and rowing.
Boxing
Professional boxing
The lightweight division is over 130 pounds (59 kilograms) and up to 135 pounds (61.2 kilograms) weight class in the sport of boxing.
Notable lightweight boxe ...
,
he served with the
Royal Air Force
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. He died in October 2019 at the age of 90.
Percy Lewis death announcement
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References
External links
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Image - Percy LewisVideo - Amateurs Lay On Boxing Fireworks 1950Video - A.B.A. Boxing 1952Video - Services Boxing 1952Video - Lewis Kos O'brien Aka Lewis K.O.'s O'brien 1959Video - Accra Sees Big Fight 1962
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1928 births
2019 deaths
Boxers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
British male boxers
Featherweight boxers
Lightweight boxers
Olympic boxers of Great Britain
Super-featherweight boxers
Trinidad and Tobago male boxers
Trinidad and Tobago emigrants to the United Kingdom
20th-century Royal Air Force personnel