Malcolm Collins (boxer)
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| Nationality | British (Welsh) | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | c. 1935 Cardiff, Wales | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 February 2021 (aged 85)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||||||
Event | Featherweight | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Cardiff Gas BC Melingriffith ABC | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Malcolm Collins (c. 1935 – 4 February 2021) was a boxer from Wales who won consecutive silver medals at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography
Colllins won the five Welsh ABA championships[1] and fought 270 bouts, appearing in the 1954 Guinness Book of World Records for 31 first round knock-outs.[2]
He represented the Welsh team[3] at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada, where he won the silver medal in the 57kg featherweight division.[4]
Four years later he repeated his silver medal feat at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games by reaching the final of the featherweight category again, only to lose out to Wally Taylor of Australia.[4]
Boxing out of Melingriffith ABC, he twice won the prestigious ABA featherweight championship.[5][6]
Later in life he worked as a boxing writer for the South Wales Echo.[2]
References
- ^ a b "News of Previous Welsh Champions". Boxing News Online. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Tribute to the exceptional Malcolm Collins". Welsh Boxing. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ "Empire Games candidates chosen". Western Mail. 23 April 1954. p. 9. Retrieved 21 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ "Amateur Boxing Championships for Burkes and Kidd". Birmingham Daily Post. 27 April 1957. Retrieved 8 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "A.B.A Championships". Portsmouth Evening News. 26 April 1958. Retrieved 27 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.