Brian Brazier
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 January 1942 Croydon, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||
Event | Light-Welterweight | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Army South Norwood BC Croydon BC | ||||||||||||||
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Brian M. Brazier (born 9 January 1942), is a male former boxer who competed for England.
Biography
Brazier was part of the 1961 British team, which was labelled "the greatest win ever for a Great Britain team" after defeating the United States team ten bouts to nil.[1]
Brazier represented the 1962 English team[2][3] at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia.[4] He competed in the light-welterweight category,[5] where he won a bronze medal after losing Clement Quartey of Ghana in the semi-final round.[6]
He was a member of the Croydon Boxing Club. He made his professional debut on 27 August 1963[7] and fought in 14 fights until 1966.[8]
He was a member of the Army Boxing Club and was twice Light Welterweight ABA champion in 1961 and 1962.[9]
References
- ^ "On this day: The greatest ever win for the British amateur team". Boxing News. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Boxers for Empire Games". Staffordshire Sentinel. 18 August 1962. p. 8. Retrieved 25 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "England Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games - Perth, Australia - November 22 - December 1 1962". Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ "Profile". BoxRec.
- ^ "Profile". Boxing History.
- ^ "75th ABA National Championships". England Boxing.