Jack Garland (boxer)
Jack Garland (1 Feb 1908 – 29 November 1985) was a boxer born in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
He was the 1928 ABA bantamweight champion and represented Great Britain in the bantamweight class at the 1928 Summer Olympics. He was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Games when he lost to that year's gold medalist Vittorio Tamagnini.
He turned professional in January 1929 and won the Irish featherweight title in 1930. He had his last recorded pro fight in 1935.
Notable opponents he met as a pro include Panama Al Brown, Nel Tarleton, Harry Mizler and Nipper Pat Daly.
References
- Madden, Brian. Yesterday's Glovemen: The Golden Days of Ulster Boxing, The Brehon Press, 2006—ISBN 978-1-905474-02-8
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