Freddie Welsh (born Frederick Hall Thomas; 5 March 1886 – 29 July 1927) was a Welsh World boxing champion. The lightweight boxer was born in Pontypridd...
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PERCY (1891–1922), boxer | Dictionary of Welsh Biography". biography.wales. Retrieved 4 June 2022. "Freddie Welsh wins fight to become Light-Weight Champion...
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Johnny Dundee in the featherweight division; Ad Wolgast, Willie Ritchie, Freddie Welsh, Benny Leonard and Rocky Kansas in the lightweight division; and Jack...
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first shot at Freddie Welsh, failing to unseat the world lightweight champion in a May 1915 fight, which the newspapers awarded to Welsh. On August 14...
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regarding the holding of the belt, which ensured its lasting prestige. Freddie Welsh earned the first Lonsdale Belt in 1909 after winning the NSC British...
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Boxing in Wales (section Welsh boxing champions)
from Tylorstown, and Pontypridd's own Freddie Welsh and Frank Moody. All these boxers fought with a particular 'Welsh' stance, upright, and using a combination...
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of Welsh people (Welsh: rhestr Cymry); an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales. Historian John Davies argues that the origin of the Welsh nation...
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A boxing match in 1914 between Freddie Welsh and Joe Rivers in Vernon, California...
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Culture of Wales (redirect from Welsh culture)
Maccarinelli, Freddie Welsh, Howard Winstone, Percy Jones, Jimmy Wilde, Steve Robinson and Robbie Regan. Welsh cuisine is internationally renowned; Welsh lamb...
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Jim Driscoll (category Welsh male boxers)
for an eagerly-anticipated fight against Freddie Welsh. The match was a disappointment, though, as Welsh's spoiling tactics upset Driscoll's style. By...
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champion Freddie Welsh in one bout and drew with him in another. He also defeated old foe Britt in another bout that year. In 1910 he met Welsh again for...
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Leonard, widely regarded as the greatest-ever lightweight, defeats Freddie Welsh at New York to win the World Lightweight Championship, which he holds...
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figure in Welsh folklore Freddie Welsh, boxer Howard Winstone, boxer Joe Cordina, boxer Aberavon RFC (est. 1876), rugby union club termed "The Welsh Wizards"...
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leader Emilio Villalba Welsh (1906–1992), Argentine screenwriter Freddie Welsh, Welsh World Lightweight boxing champion George Welsh (disambiguation), several...
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until 1917. 7 July — Freddie Welsh defeats Willie Ritchie over 20 rounds in London to win the World Lightweight Championship. Welsh holds the title until...
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and Howard Winstone (European Featherweight Champion); Pontypridd's Freddie Welsh (World Lightweight Champion) and Frank Moody (Empire Middleweight Champion)...
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ISBN 9780838750865. Gallimore, Andrew (2006). Occupation: Prizefighter The Freddie Welsh Story. Bridgend: Seren. p. 159. ISBN 978-1-85411-395-5. Davis, Hilary...
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and opposed the vegetarian diet of rival lightweight boxing champion Freddie Welsh. He turned professional in 1906, and on February 22, 1910 he won the...
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politician, Chairman of the People's Republic of China (d. 1975) 1886 – Freddie Welsh, Welsh boxer (d. 1927) 1887 – Heitor Villa-Lobos, Brazilian guitarist and...
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November 1912 7 July 1914 Willie Ritchie Universal 7 July 1914 28 May 1917 Freddie Welsh Universal 28 May 1917 15 January 1925 Benny Leonard Universal Following...
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Zone. Retrieved 11 February 2022. Hitchinson, Clare (10 September 2009). "Welsh boxer Howard Winstone inducted into World Boxing Council's Hall of Fame"...
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county seat in Winder. Freddie Welsh defeated Willie Ritchie in over 20 rounds to win the World Lightweight Championship in London. Welsh held the title until...
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Lightweight boxer. He is notable for his EBU lightweight challenge against Freddie Welsh, winning the French welterweight belt in 1912. He died in the boxing...
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Freddie Spencer Burns (born 13 May 1990) is an English professional rugby union player who plays fly-half for Super Rugby side Highlanders. Burns played...
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February 1911, at the National Sporting Club in London he defeated Freddie Welsh in a twenty-round bout to win the lightweight championship of Great...
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23 November 1908 2 Freddie Welsh 8 November 1909 – 27 February 1911 1 Matt Wells 27 February 1911 – 11 November 1912 1 Freddie Welsh 11 November 1912 –...
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Pontypridd (category Pages with Welsh IPA)
footballer Freddie Welsh (1886–1927), world champion boxer Martyn Williams (born 1975) Welsh international rugby player Gareth Wyatt (born 1977) Welsh international...
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1914, he sailed to London to face the British lightweight champion, Freddie Welsh. Welsh won the 20-round match by decision. After losing his title, Ritchie...
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Glover → Jack Britton → Ted "Kid" Lewis World Lightweight Championship – Freddie Welsh World Featherweight Championship – Johnny Kilbane World Bantamweight...
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"Games played by Freddie Issaka in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2024. Freddie Issaka at Soccerbase Freddie Issaka at Soccerway...
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