Billy Phillips (boxer)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Welsh) |
| Born | Q2.1936 Ebbw Vale, Wales |
| Died | 2021 Ebbw Vale, Wales |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
Event(s) | Light-welterweight Welterweight |
| Club | Ebbw Vale |
William Gwyn Phillips (1936–2021) was a boxer who competed for Wales at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Phillips boxed out of the Ebbw Vale Boxing Club[1] and was the 1957 Welsh ABA champion[2] at light-heavyweight.[3]
Phillips stepped up in weight to welterweight[4] and was runner-up to Brian Curvis in the 1957 Welsh welterweight championship.[5]
A crane driver by trade, he was selected for the 1958 Welsh team[6] for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. He competed in the welterweight category,[7] where he was beaten by eventual gold medallist Joseph Greyling of South Africa.[8][9]
After the Games he continued represent Wales at international level.[10]
References
- ^ "Mees wins on points but his weaknesses are exposed by Welshman". Bristol Evening Post. 3 December 1957. p. 10. Retrieved 23 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "WABA Light welterweight" (PDF). Welsh Boxing. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ^ "Welsh champ outpointed". Western Mail. 3 April 1957. p. 8. Retrieved 23 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Good boxing at police tourney". Western Mail. 3 December 1957. p. 10. Retrieved 23 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Seven TV contests". Western Mail. 24 December 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 22 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Welsh Boxing Team for Empire Games". Birmingham Daily Post. 5 June 1958. p. 25. Retrieved 23 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wales Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ^ "Commonwealth (British Empire) Games - Cardiff, Wales - July 18-26 1958". Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ^ "Calm display". Western Mail. 22 July 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 23 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Nancurvis turns Welsh". Daily Mirror. 22 January 1959. p. 23. Retrieved 22 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.