Archie Sexton

Archibald Ernest 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. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. 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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