Harry Holmes (boxer)
British boxer
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Henry Charles Berkeley Holmes (1878–1951) was a British boxer.[1] He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[2]
NationalityBritish
Born12 November 1878
Hampstead, London, England
Died8 February 1951 (aged 72)
Hampstead, London, England
SportBoxing
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 12 November 1878 Hampstead, London, England |
| Died | 8 February 1951 (aged 72) Hampstead, London, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
At the start of his boxing career, he won the 1905 Amateur Boxing Association British featherweight title, when boxing out of the 17th Middlesex Rifles BC.[3][4] In 1908, he left the Columbia BC, joined the Polytechnic Boxing Club, won a second A.B.A title (this time at the lightweight class), and went on to compete in the 1908 Summer Olympics in that year.
