Bert Lowe

Albert Sidney "Bert" Lowe (31 May 1912 – 23 October 1933) was a New Zealand boxer who represented his country at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. He subsequently turned professional, winning the national professional middleweight title in 1933.

Bert Lowe
Personal information
Full nameAlbert Sidney Lowe
Born(1912-05-31)31 May 1912
Dunedin, New Zealand
Died23 October 1933(1933-10-23) (aged 21)
Greymouth, New Zealand
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportBoxing
Achievements and titles
National finalsAmateur welterweight champion (1930, 1931)
Professional middleweight champion (1933)

Biography

Born in Dunedin in 1912,[1] Lowe was educated at the Christian Brothers' High School in that city.[2] He twice won the national amateur welterweight title, in 1930 and 1931.[3]

1932 Olympic Games

Lowe was one of three New Zealand boxers to compete at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.[4] Fighting in the middleweight division, Lowe lost his first-round fight to Hans Bernlöhr, a German.[1]

Professional boxing career

After returning from the Olympic Games, Lowe turned professional, winning his first three fights,[1] including defeating George McEwan for the New Zealand professional middleweight title in Dunedin on 12 June 1933.[5] However, in a fight at Greymouth against Harry Lister on 21 October 1933, Lowe collapsed during the 12th round, and died two days later in Grey Hospital from a haemorrhage of the brain.[6] He was buried at Dunedin Southern Cemetery.[7]

References
  1. "Bert Lowe bio, stats, and results". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  2. "Boxing: Christian Brothers' tournament". Otago Daily Times. 12 October 1929. p. 19. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  3. McLintock, A.H., ed. (1966). "Boxing—New Zealand amateur championship results". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  4. "For the Games: amateur boxers". Evening Post. 21 October 1931. p. 11. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  5. "A new champion". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  6. "Boxing fatality: Bert Lowe's death". Auckland Star. 24 October 1933. p. 5. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  7. "Cemeteries search". Dunedin City Council. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2016.


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