About Alf Shawyer
Lived 1907 – 1971 (aged 63). Alf Shawyer was a boxer.
Alfred Samuel Shawyer (1907–1971) was an English boxer who competed for England.
Boxing career Shawyer boxed out of Old Goldsmiths BC.
He represented England at the 1934 British Empire Games in London, where he competed in the middleweight division, winning a gold medal.
Shawyer won the 1933 Amateur Boxing Association British middleweight title, when boxing out of the Old Goldsmiths ABC. He later defeated Johnny Williams of Brooklyn in the New York Golden Gloves tournament during 1935. On 8 December 1935, in the Oslo Colosseum, he fought Henry Tiller in England's first match against Norway.
Personal life He was a fireman by trade and lived at 81 Edward Street, Deptford in 1935.
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Who was Alf Shawyer?
English boxer
When was Alf Shawyer born?
Alf Shawyer was born on 1 October 1907 in Wandsworth.
When did Alf Shawyer die?
Alf Shawyer died on 13 May 1971.
What was Alf Shawyer's occupation?
Alf Shawyer was a boxer.
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