Percy Lewis | |
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Born | |
Died | 3 October 2019 | (aged 90)
Nationality | Trinidad and Tobago |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | feather/ super feather/ lightweight |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 30 |
Wins | 19 ( KO 8) |
Losses | 10 (KO 2) |
Draws | 1 |
Percival Joseph Lewis (31 December 1928 – 3 October 2019), better known as Percy Lewis, was a Trinidad and Tobago- British amateur featherweight and professional feather/ super feather/ lightweight boxer of the 1950s and 60s.
As an amateur Lewis was runner-up for the 1950 Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) featherweight title, against Peter Brander (Slough Centre ABC), boxing out of The Royal Air Force, [1] was runner-up for the 1951 Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) featherweight title, against Jim Travers (Lansdowne BC), boxing out of The Royal Air Force, [2] won the 1952 Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) featherweight title, against Steve Trainer (Hulme Lads ABC), boxing out of The Royal Air Force, [3] represented Great Britain at featherweight in the Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics, losing to Georghe Ilie of Romania, [4] and won the 1953 Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) featherweight title, against Alan Sillett (The British Army), boxing out of Oxford YMCA ABC, [5]
As a professional Lewis won the British Empire featherweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from 124+1⁄2 lb (56.5 kg; 8 st 12.5 lb), i.e. featherweight to 134 lb (61 kg; 9 st 8 lb), i.e. lightweight, [6] he served with the Royal Air Force. He died in October 2019 at the age of 90. [7]