Thomas Milligan (2 March 1904 – 17 December 1970) born in Shieldmuir, Wishaw was a Scottish professional welter/middleweight boxer of the 1920s.
Tommy Milligan | |
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| Born | Thomas Milligan 2 March 1904 Shieldmuir, Wishaw, Scotland |
| Died | 17 December 1970 (aged 66) King's Park, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | welter/middleweight |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 51 |
| Wins | 42 (KO 20) |
| Losses | 9 (KO 3) |
Early years edit
Milligan was a childhood friend of Hughie Gallacher.[1] While Gallacher decided on football over boxing, Milligan went on to have a successful career in the ring. Milligan won the Scottish Area welterweight title, the National Sporting Club (NSC) (subsequently known as the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC)) British welterweight title, British Empire welterweight title, European Boxing Union (EBU) welterweight title, the National Sporting Club (NSC) (subsequently known as the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC)) British middleweight title, British Empire middleweight title, European Boxing Union (EBU) middleweight title (twice), and was a world middleweight title challenger against Mickey Walker, his professional fighting weight varied from 142 lb (64 kg; 10 st 2 lb), i.e. welterweight to 159+1⁄2 lb (72.3 kg; 11 st 5.5 lb), i.e. middleweight.[2]
Championships edit
Continental and International edit
- EBU Welterweight Championship
- EBU Middleweight Championship (twice)
- CBC Welterweight Championship
- CBC Middleweight Championship
National edit
- BBBofC Middleweight Championship
- BBBofC Welterweight Championship
- BBBofC Scottish Area Welterweight Championship
References edit
- ^ Hughie Gallacher career profile
- ^ "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
External links edit
- Boxing record for Tommy Milligan from BoxRec (registration required)
- Image - Tommy Milligan
- Image - Tommy Milligan
- Image - Tommy Milligan
