About Hugh Riley
Lived 1929 – 2004 (aged 75). Hugh Riley was a boxer.
Hugh Riley (8 November 1929 – 23 November 2004) was a boxer from Scotland who won a gold medal at the 1950 British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography Riley was born in the south of Edinburgh and introduced to boxing by his father Johnny Riley.
A plumber by trade, living at Parkside Street, he won the 1949 ABA flyweight championship.
He represented the Scottish team at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand, where he won the gold medal in the 51kg Flyweight division.
Riley later turned professional and in early 1954 he moved to the United States.
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Who was Hugh Riley?
Scottish boxer
When was Hugh Riley born?
Hugh Riley was born on 8 November 1929.
When did Hugh Riley die?
Hugh Riley died on 23 November 2004.
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Hugh Riley was a boxer.
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