Bobby Mallon (boxer)
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | |||||||||||
| Born | 1942 Barrowfield, Glasgow, Scotland | |||||||||||
| Died | 2019 (aged 76–77) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||
Event | Flyweight | |||||||||||
| Club | Dennistoun Youth Club Kelvin A.B.C Rolls Royce ABC | |||||||||||
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Robert Mallon (1942 – 2019) was a boxer who competed for Scotland and won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Mallon was visually impaired[1] and boxed out of Dennistoun Youth Club.[2] He won the 1962 Scottish flyweight title.[3]
Mallon also won Scottish titles at bantamweight, featherweight and lightweight[1] and was a Scottish international.[4]
He was selected for the 1962 Scottish team[5] for the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia. He competed in the flweight category,[6] where he won the gold medal, defeating Isaac Aryee of Ghana in the final.[7]
He also won the prestigious ABA championships title in 1965, boxing out of Rolls Royce BC.[8][9]
Mallon represented the Scottish Empire and Commonwealth Games team again[10] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica,[11] participating in the 54kg bantamweight category.[12]
References
- ^ a b "Remember when... Mallon was not yet Scotland's forgotten champion". The Herald. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2025 – via Press Reader.
- ^ "Bridge hand of a lifetime". Edinburgh Evening News. 28 January 1961. p. 8. Retrieved 24 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "John proves he is best". Daily Record. 23 February 1962. p. 26. Retrieved 24 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scots boxers' first-class performance". The Scotsman. 2 February 1962. p. 14. Retrieved 24 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scotland's 35-strong team for Perth". The Scotsman. 12 September 1962. p. 14. Retrieved 24 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scotland Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games - Perth, Australia - November 22 - December 1 1962". Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ "Bobby Mallon". Box Rec. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ "Dwyer's great ABA title win". Liverpool Echo. 1 May 1965. Retrieved 3 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "McGregor to captain Scotland's Empire Games team". The Scotsman. 13 June 1966. p. 14. Retrieved 6 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scotland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Scotland Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 7 December 2025.