Eddie Thomas
(1926-1997)
Welsh boxer and manager
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Edward Thomas MBE (27 July 1926 – 2 June 1997), was a Welsh professional boxer and boxing manager. He was born in Merthyr Tydfil. After a highly successful amateur boxing career, he turned professional in 1946. He won the Welsh welterweight title in 1948 and the British welterweight title in 1949, becoming the first Welsh fighter to hold the belt for more than 30 years. He won the European welterweight title in 1951, retaining it for only four months. He held the British Empire title for a period in the same year.
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27 July 1926 Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
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2 June 1997 (aged 70)
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