Angus Thomson (boxer)

Scottish boxer

NationalityBritish (Scottish)

Born(1936-07-21)21 July 1936

Edinburgh, Scotland

Died28 November 1975(1975-11-28) (aged 39)

Corstorphine, Edinburgh, Scotland

Angus Thomson
Personal information
Nationality	British (Scottish)
Born	(1936-07-21)21 July 1936 Edinburgh, Scotland
Died	28 November 1975(1975-11-28) (aged 39) Corstorphine, Edinburgh, Scotland
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Event	Heavyyweight
Club	Leith Victoria AAC

Angus Thomson (21 July 1936 – 28 November 1975) was a Scottish boxer who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Thomson was a member of the Leith Victoria Amateur Athletic Club and in 1957 was the Eastern District light-heavyweight champion.^[1] He represented Scotland at international level.^[2]

He was selected for the 1958 Scottish team^[3] for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, where he competed in the heavyweight event^[4] and lost to Welshman Roger Pleace in the semi-final round.^[5]

After the Games, Thomson continued to fight at international level for Scotland as an amateur,^[6] and in 1961 returned to the heavyweight category after a spell at light-heavyweight.^[7]

By trade, Thomson was a brewery engineer in Edinburgh and won the 1962 Scottish heavyweight title.^[8]^[9]

References

↑ "Experienced Boxer". Fifeshire Advertiser. 4 January 1958. p. 5. Retrieved 24 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "McTaggart delights Glasgow crowd". The Scotsman. 7 May 1958. p. 16. Retrieved 24 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Lindsay chosen for Scots athletics team". The Scotsman. 2 June 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 24 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Scotland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
↑ "Commonwealth (British Empire) Games - Cardiff, Wales - July 18-26 1958". Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
↑ "Scots boxers to meet Germans". The Scotsman. 22 October 1958. p. 25. Retrieved 24 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Malcolm, Fisher in Scots Team for Ireland". Edinburgh Evening News. 20 November 1961. p. 11. Retrieved 24 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "John proves he is best". Daily Record. 23 February 1962. p. 26. Retrieved 24 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Portrait Boxer With Gloves Up 1958". Edinburgh Collected. Retrieved 24 October 2025.

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