Archie Sexton

Archibald Ernest "Archie" 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

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

His son Dave had success in football, managing Chelsea and Manchester United. His brother James, another professional boxer, fought under the alias Jim Blake.

References

Notes
  1. ↑ Templeton, Miles; Ireland, Richard (2014). "Boxers Records: Archie Sexton (Bethnal Green)" (PDF). British Boxing History. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Jock McAvoy v. Archie Sexton". BoxRec.com. 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "WBA Today in History". wbaonline.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
  4. ↑ "No. 36824". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 January 1941. p. 5567.
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