About Dave Paley
Lived 1933 – 2024 (aged 90). Dave Paley was a boxer.
David Ramsden Paley (25 May 1933 – 31 January 2024) was a boxer who competed for Wales at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography Paley was born in Barnsley, England, and started boxing when training to be teacher. He lived in Llanllowell and represented Wales at international level and was the 1962 Universities light-heavyweight champion.
He quit boxing for two years to build his house and was a school teacher by trade He boxed for the Semtex BC, a centre run by Dunlop Semtex.
He was selected for the 1962 Welsh team for the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia. He competed in the light-heavyweight category, where he was beaten by eventual gold medallist Tony Madigan of Australia.
Paley was also twice Welsh ABA champion at heavyweight in 1959 and 1966.
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Who was Dave Paley?
Welsh boxer
When was Dave Paley born?
Dave Paley was born on 25 May 1933.
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Dave Paley died on 31 January 2024.
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Dave Paley was a boxer.
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