Boxing at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Boxing at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
VenueSophia Gardens Pavilion
LocationCardiff, Wales
Dates18 to 26 July 1958

Boxing at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was the sixth appearance of the Boxing at the Commonwealth Games. The events were held in Cardiff, Wales, and featured contests in ten weight classes.[1]

The boxing events were held in the Sophia Gardens Pavilion.[2] South Africa topped the boxing medal table by virtue of winning four gold medals.[3]

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Wales)

Medals won by nation with totals, ranked by number of golds—sortable
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 South Africa4127
2 Scotland2136
3 Australia2103
4 Wales*1236
5 Northern Ireland1135
6 England0347
7 Uganda0101
8 Canada0033
9 New Zealand0011
 Nigeria0011
11 British Guiana0000
Ceylon0000
 Ghana0000
 India0000
 Isle of Man0000
Jamaica0000
Jersey0000
 Northern Rhodesia0000
 Southern Rhodesia0000
Totals (19 entries)10102040

Medallists

Weight Gold Silver Bronze
Flyweight  Jackie Brown (SCO)  Tommy Bache (ENG)  Peter Lavery (NIR),
 Donald Braithwaite (WAL)
Bantamweight  Howard Winstone (WAL)  Oliver Taylor (AUS)  Freddie Owen (SCO),
 Dickie Hanna (NIR)
Featherweight  Wally Taylor (AUS)  Malcom Collins (WAL)  Gert Coetzee (SAF),
 John McClory (NIR)
Lightweight  Dick McTaggart (SCO)  Jim Jordan (NIR)  Johnny Cooke (ENG),
 Paddy Donovan (NZL)
Light Welterweight  Henry Loubscher (SAF)  Bobby Kane (SCO)  Joey Jacobs (ENG),
 Raymond Galante (CAN)
Welterweight  Joseph Greyling (SAF)  Thomas Kawere (UGA)  Bertie Scott (SCO),
 Brian Nancurvis (ENG)
Light Middleweight  Grant Webster (SAF)  Stuart Pearson (ENG)  James Arthur Walters (CAN),
 Bill Brown (WAL)
Middleweight  Terry Milligan (NIR)  Philippus du Plessis (SAF)  Robert Piau (CAN),
 Johnny Caiger (ENG)
Light Heavyweight  Tony Madigan (AUS)  Ossie Higgins (WAL)  Willie Bannon (SCO),
 Gerhardus Jacobus De Bruyn (SAF)
Heavyweight  Daniel Bekker (SAF)  David Thomas (ENG)  Roger Pleace (WAL),
 Gbadegesin Salawu (NGR)

Results

There was no Welsh fighter in the light-welterweight category after Bobby Bown failed to secure leave from work and his replacement Cedric Williams was subsequently unfit to start.[4] Some weight classes required both a first round and quarter-finals stage before the medal fights took place.[5][6]

First round and quarter-finals

Weight Winner Loser Score
Flyweight 51 kg
Canada Walter Henry Australia Lester J. Shaether stopped 2nd
Scotland Jackie Brown South Africa A. Du Mont points
England Tommy Bache Canada Walter Henry KO 1st
Northern Ireland Peter Lavery Nigeria Orizu Obilaso points
Wales Donald Braithwaite Southern Rhodesia William. A. Pretorius points
Bantamweight 54 kg
Canada Kai Yip Ghana John Allen points
Australia Oliver Taylor Nigeria S. O. Laguda points
Wales Howard Winstone England Peter Benneyworth points
Australia Oliver Taylor Canada Kai Yip points
Scotland Freddie Owen South Africa J. L. van Biljon points
Northern Ireland Dickie Hanna Northern Rhodesia Abe Bekker stopped 2nd
Featherweight 57 kg
Australia Walter Robert Taylor Ghana F. Quartey points
England Roy Beaman Canada Robert W. McEwan points
Southern Rhodesia J. J. Bekker Nigeria I. A. Jones stopped 1st
Wales Malcolm Collins New Zealand Maurice Purton points
South Africa Gert Johannes Coetzee Scotland George Drummond points
Northern Ireland John McClory Southern Rhodesia J. J. Bekker points
Australia Walter Robert Taylor England Roy Beaman points
Lightweight 60 kg
Scotland Dick McTaggart Australia John Seymour Leckie stopped 3rd
Northern Ireland Jim Jordan Wales Bernard Robson points
England Johnny Cooke India Sunder Rao points
New Zealand Paddy Donovan South Africa C. Sam points
Light-welterweight 63.5 kg
England Joey Jacobs Uganda I. K. Obita KO 3rd
Scotland Bobby Kane Dominion of Ceylon Chandrasena Jayasuriya points
Southern Rhodesia G. R. Smith New Zealand Graham Finlay points
South Africa Henry Loubscher British Guiana V. Fernandes points
Scotland Bobby Kane Southern Rhodesia G. R. Smith points
England Joey Jacobs Ghana Clement Quartey points
Canada Raymond Galante Jersey George Turmel points
Welterweight 67 kg
South Africa Joseph Greyling Wales Billy Phillips points
Uganda Thomas Kawere Nigeria M. Uzubu stopped 3rd
Scotland Bertie Scott Ghana Joseph Larty points
England Brian Nancurvis Australia William John Fitzpatrick points
Light-middleweight 71 kg
Scotland Tommy McGuiness Jersey Dick Turpin stopped 3rd
England Stuart Pearson Isle of Man Jackie B. Osborne points
Australia Kevin Hogarth Uganda Frank Nyangweso points
Wales Bill Brown Ghana Alhassan Brimah stopped 1st
South Africa Grant Webster Jamaica L. Samuels sopped 1st
England Stuart Pearson Australia Kevin Hogarth points
Canada James Arthur Walters Nigeria C. Afodu stopped 2nd
Wales Bill Brown Scotland Tommy McGuiness stopped 3rd
Middleweight 75 kg
Northern Ireland Terry Milligan New Zealand Bevin R. Weir disq 2nd
India Hari Singh Wales Glyn Waters KO 2nd
Northern Ireland Terry Milligan India Hari Singh w/o
South Africa Phillipus Lodewyk du Plessis Ghana S. Osei points
Canada Robert Piau Scotland Alistair McKenzie stopped 2nd
England Johnny Caiger Uganda Peter Odhiambo points
Light heavyweight 81 kg
Australia Tony Madigan New Zealand Edward Morrison points
Wales Ossie Higgins Canada Frank E. Noneley stopped 3rd
Scotland Willie Bannon England Joe Leeming stopped 2nd
South Africa Gerhardus Jacobus De Bruyn bye
Heavyweight 91 kg
South Africa Daniel Bekker Canada Stan P. Renaud stopped 1st
England David Thomas Uganda Leslie Osman Peach points
Wales Roger Pleace Scotland Angus Thomson points
Nigeria Gbadegesin Salawu bye

Semi-finals

Weight Winner Loser Score
Flyweight
Brown Braithwaite points
Bache Lavery points
Bantamweight
Winstone Hanna points
O. Taylor Owen points
Featherweight
W. Taylor McClory points
Collins Coetzee points
Lightweight
McTaggart Donovan points
Jordan Cooke points
Light-welterweight
Loubscher Galante stopped 2nd
Kane Jacobs points
Welterweight
Greyling Nancurvis points
Kawere Scott points
Light-middleweight
Webster Walters points
Pearson Brown points
Middleweight
Milligan Caiger points
du Plessis Piau points
Light heavyweight
Madigan de Bruyn points
Higgins Bannon points
Heavyweight
Bekker Salawu stopped 2nd
Thomas Pleace disq 3rd

Finals

Weight Winner Loser Score
Flyweight Brown Bache points
Bantamweight Winstone O. Taylor points
Featherweight W. Taylor Collins points
Lightweight McTaggart Jordan points
Light-welterweight Loubscher Kane points
Welterweight Greyling Kawere points
Light-middleweight Webster Pearson points
Middleweight Milligan du Plessis points
Light heavyweight Madigan Higgins points
Heavyweight Bekker Thomas points

References

  1. ^ "Medal Standings Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  2. ^ "A brief history of Sophia Gardens". ESPN. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Boxing". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Deri boxer for Games". Western Mail. 30 June 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 4 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Empire Games results". Nottingham Evening News. 21 July 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 4 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Commonwealth (British Empire) Games - Cardiff, Wales - July 18-26 1958". Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
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