Percy Jones (boxer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Percy Jones (boxer)

British boxer

Date of Birth: 26-Dec-1892

Place of Birth: Porth, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 25-Dec-1922

Profession: boxer

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Percy Jones (boxer)

  • Percy Jones (26 December 1892 – 25 December 1922) was a Welsh professional boxer who competed from 1911 to 1916.
  • He became the first Welshman to win a world championship when he took the IBU flyweight title from Bill Ladbury in 1914.
  • Jones also took the British and European flyweight titles from Ladbury in the same match.
  • He has been voted number 6 in a BBC poll of Welsh boxing greats.

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