Pat Floyd


Hugh Pat Floyd was an English boxer who competed for England.

Boxing career

Floyd boxed out of the Battersea BC He represented England at the 1934 [British Empire Games] in London, where he competed in the heavyweight division, winning a gold medal.
Floyd was the Amateur Boxing Association four times England Boxing National Amateur Championships [Heavyweight Champions|heavyweight champion] in 1929, 1934, 1935 and 1946. He defeated James Howell of the United States in the New York [Golden Gloves] tournament during 1935. On 8 December 1935 in the Oslo Colosseum; he fought Erling Nilsen in England's first match against Norway. He represented England in the 1934 European Championships in Budapest.

Personal life

He was a printer by trade and lived at 45 Kerby Street, Battersea in 1935.