Vic Horton

Vic Horton
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Sport
SportBoxing
Event
Welterweight
ClubMaindee BC

Vic Horton was a boxer who competed for Wales at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Horton boxed out of the Maindee Boxing Club of Newport[1] and gained selection for the Empire Games.[2]

He represented the Welsh team[3] at the 1934 British Empire Games in London, where he participated in the welterweight division[4]

After the Games he continued to represent Wales at international level[5] and also continued fighting as an amateur.[6][7] Horton won the Welsh ABA welterweight championship in 1936.[8]

By 1937 he had moved to Birmingham and was boxing for the Serck Boxing Club.[9] His first appearance in Birmingham was the headline bout and drew a large attendance.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Amateur Contests". Western Mail. 4 December 1933. p. 3. Retrieved 20 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Welsh Team For Wembley". Western Mail. 20 June 1934. p. 5. Retrieved 20 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  4. ^ "British Empire Games Wembley Arena, London, England August 8-10, 1934" (PDF). Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Welsh Chosen to Meet Midland Boxers". Evening Despatch. 2 April 1935. p. 12. Retrieved 20 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Pack Beats Horton". Western Mail. 5 December 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 20 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Welsh Team V. Army". Western Mail. 23 September 1936. p. 4. Retrieved 20 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "WABA Welterweight" (PDF). Welsh Boxing. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  9. ^ "Welsh Team to Meet Midlands". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 28 January 1937. p. 14. Retrieved 20 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "Vic Horton's Success". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 6 February 1937. p. 12. Retrieved 20 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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