Thomas Milligan (2 March 1904 – 17 December 1970) born in Shieldmuir,

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was a Scottish

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welter/

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boxer of the 1920s.

Early years

Milligan was a childhood friend of

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/ref> While Gallacher decided on football over boxing, Milligan went on to have a successful career in the ring. Milligan won the Scottish Area welterweight title, the National Sporting Club (NSC) (subsequently known as the

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(BBBofC)) British welterweight title, British Empire welterweight title,

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(EBU) welterweight title, the National Sporting Club (NSC) (subsequently known as the

(BBBofC)) British middleweight title, British Empire middleweight title,

(EBU) middleweight title (twice), and was a world middleweight title challenger against Mickey Walker, his professional fighting weight varied from , i.e.

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to , i.e.

Championships

Continental and International

* EBU Welterweight Championship * EBU Middleweight Championship (twice) * CBC Welterweight Championship * CBC Middleweight Championship

National

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Middleweight Championship *

Welterweight Championship *

Scottish Area Welterweight Championship

References

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