Tommy Proffitt

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Tommy Proffitt
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1927-07-13)13 July 1927[1]
Ashton-under-Lyne, England
Died23 March 2023(2023-03-23) (aged 95)
Sport
Sportboxing

Thomas Proffitt (13 July 1927 – 23 March 2023) was an English boxer who competed for Great Britain in the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2][3]

Boxing career[edit]

Proffitt competed in the bantamweight division at the 1948 Olympic Games, losing in the round of 32.

1948 Olympic results[edit]

  • Round of 32: lost to Edel Ojeda (Mexico) by decision

Proffitt won the 1948 Amateur Boxing Association British bantamweight title, when boxing out of the LNER ABC.[4][5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tommy Proffitt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Tommy Proffitt". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Local Amateur Boxers at Wembley Association Championships". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 8 May 1948. Retrieved 2 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.