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Arthur Beavis

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Arthur Beavis
Personal information
NationalityBritish
BornMarch 1905
Reading, England
Died13 March 1978
Camden, England
Sport
SportBoxing

Arthur Henry Beavis (March 1905 – 13 March 1978) was a British boxer. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1] At the 1924 Summer Olympics, he defeated Jean Flammang of Luxembourg, before losing to Pedro Quartucci of Argentina.[2]

Beavis won the 1924 and 1925 Amateur Boxing Association British featherweight title, when boxing out of the Polytechnic Boxing Club.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Arthur Beavis Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Arthur Beavis". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Amateur Boxing Championships". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 2 April 1925. Retrieved 31 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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