Eddie Thomas (boxer)
Edward Thomas MBE (27 July 1926 – 2 June 1997) was a Welsh professional boxer and boxing manager. He was born in Merthyr Tydfil. After a highly successful amateur boxing career, he turned professional in 1946. He won the Welsh welterweight title in 1948 and the British welterweight title in 1949, becoming the first Welsh fighter to hold the belt for more than 30 years. He won the European welterweight title in 1951, retaining it for only four months. He held the British Empire title for a period in the same year.
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Eddie Thomas (boxer)
Edward Thomas MBE (27 July 1926 – 2 June 1997) was a Welsh professional boxer and boxing manager. He was born in Merthyr Tydfil. After a highly successful amateur boxing career, he turned professional in 1946. He won the Welsh welterweight title in 1948 and the British welterweight title in 1949, becoming the first Welsh fighter to hold the belt for more than 30 years. He won the European welterweight title in 1951, retaining it for only four months. He held the British Empire title for a period in the same year.
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Edward Thomas MBE (27 July 192 ...... ed as mayor of Merthyr Tydfil.
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إدي توماس (بالإنجليزية: Eddie ...... لاكم ويلزي سابق صنّف ضمن فئة .
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1926-07-27
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Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
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Statue by Peter Nicholas in Bethesda Gardens, Merthyr Tydfil
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Edward Thomas MBE (27 July 192 ...... for a period in the same year.
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إدي توماس (بالإنجليزية: Eddie ...... لاكم ويلزي سابق صنّف ضمن فئة .
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The Merthyr Marvel
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