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Archibald Ernest Sexton GM (3 April 1908 – 11 July 1957) was an English professional boxer who began his career at featherweight in 1925 and finished as a middleweight in 1936. He had at least 222 professional contests,[1] including one for the British middleweight title in 1933, where he lost by a tenth round technical knockout to Jock McAvoy.[2]
Biography
[edit]Sexton was born at Bethnal Green. He took part in the world's first televised boxing match, a six-round exhibition against Laurie Raiteri in London on 22 August 1933.[3] The loss of the sight of his left eye – which occurred during a boxing match – forced him to retire from boxing in 1936, although he later worked as a BBBofC referee. During the Second World War he served as a Police War Reserve Constable, and in 1944 he was awarded the George Medal for his part in rescuing two men and a woman trapped in an air-raid shelter underneath Moorfields Eye Hospital in London.[4]
He died in New Zealand on 11 July 1957 from a stroke, aged 49.
Family
[edit]His son Dave had success in football, managing Chelsea and Manchester United. He also had another son Terence Sexton . His brother James, another professional boxer, fought under the alias Jim Blake. His great granddaughter through marriage is professional undefeated female boxer Ramla Ali
References
[edit]- Notes
- ↑ Templeton, Miles; Ireland, Richard (2014). "Boxers Records: Archie Sexton (Bethnal Green)" (PDF). British Boxing History. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ↑ "Jock McAvoy v. Archie Sexton". BoxRec.com. 2015. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ↑ "WBA Today in History". wbaonline.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
- ↑ "No. 36824". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 January 1941. p. 5567.
- Bibliography
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Archie Sexton from BoxRec (registration required) (record currently incomplete)
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