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J. D. Jones (boxer)

J. D. Jones
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Born1908 (1908)
Sport
SportBoxing
Event
Featherweight
ClubRWF Tidworth BC
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Wales
British Empire Games
Silver medal – second place 1934 London featherweight

J. D. Jones (born 1908 – date of death unknown) was a boxer who won a silver medal for Wales at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

A corporal with the Royal Welch Fusiliers he was based at Senghenydd in the Aber Valley when he won the Army Championship at featherweight in March 1930,[1][2] for the third consecutive year, having previously won the Championship in both 1928 and 1929.[3]

He represented the Great British Army team against Denmark in January 1931[4] and reached the final of the presigious A.B.A. featherweight championship but lost out to Benny Caplan of the Polytechnic Boxing Club.[5][6]

He won a fourth successive army title in 1932[7] and rose to the rank of sergeant in the Royal Welch Fusiliers, based at Tidworth.[8]

In May 1934, he participated in the Empire Games eliminating series[9] before being selected for the Games[10] and represented the Welsh team[11] at the 1934 British Empire Games in London, where he participated in the featherweight division, losing the gold medal fight to South African Charles Catterall.[12]

After the Games he continued to represent Wales at international level and later became a boxing trainer.[13]

References

  1. ^ "R.W.F Successes". Western Mail. 20 March 1930. p. 5. Retrieved 21 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Army Boxing Association Individual Championships". Royal Albert Hall. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Likely Thriller". Daily Record. 25 March 1933. p. 23. Retrieved 20 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Army boxers lose". Hull Daily Mail. 10 January 1931. p. 1. Retrieved 21 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "47th ABA National Championships". England Boxing. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  6. ^ "Pardoe and Mallin retain titles". Daily Herald. 26 March 1931. Retrieved 21 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Likely Thriller". Daily Record. 25 March 1933. p. 23. Retrieved 20 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Royal Welch Fusiliers Qualify for Team Final". Western Mail. 2 March 1933. p. 4. Retrieved 21 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Wales and Empire Games". Western Mail. 3 May 1934. p. 3. Retrieved 21 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "Welsh Team For Wembley". Western Mail. 20 June 1934. p. 5. Retrieved 21 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ "London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  12. ^ "British Empire Games Wembley Arena, London, England August 8-10, 1934" (PDF). Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  13. ^ "Charity Tournsment". Western Mail. 20 August 1934. p. 6. Retrieved 20 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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