Alexander Ireland
| Alex Ireland | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Alexander Ireland |
| Rated at | welter/middleweight |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Born | 10th April 1901 Leith, Scotland |
| Died | 24 January 1966 (aged 64) |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 29 |
| Wins | 17 (KO 3) |
| Losses | 9 (KO 31) |
| Draws | 3 |
| No contests | 0 |
| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Men's Boxing | ||
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1920 Antwerp | Welterweight |
Alexander "Alex" Ireland (10 April 1901 – 25 January 1966) was a Scottish amateur and professional welter/middleweight boxer of the 1920s and 1930s, who was the 1921 Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABA) welterweight champion. He also won a silver medal in the welterweight boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium losing to Canadian boxer Bert Schneider in the final, and the Scottish Area welterweight title, the National Sporting Club (NSC) (subsequently known as the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC)) British middleweight title, British Empire middleweight title, and European Boxing Union (EBU) middleweight title. He was a challenger for the Scottish Area middleweight title and his professional fighting weight varied from 146 lb (66 kg; 10 st 6 lb), i.e. welterweight to 151 lb (68.5 kg; 10 st 11.0 lb), i.e. middleweight. He was born in Leith.
1920 (as a welterweight)
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