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Maurice Aldridge

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Maurice A. Aldridge (born c.1946) is a former boxer from Wales, who competed at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Bornc.1946[1]
Cardiff, Wales
SportBoxing
Event
Flyweight
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Maurice Aldridge
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Bornc.1946[1]
Cardiff, Wales
Sport
SportBoxing
Event
Flyweight
ClubSt Dyfrig's ABC Cardiff
Splott YMCA, Cardiff
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Biography

Aldridge's first year as a senior boxer was in 1964[2] and boxing for St Dyfrig's Amateur Boxing Club in Cardiff, he won the Welsh bantamweight championship.[3]

In 1966 he was boxing out of Splott YMCA in Cardiff[4] and in May 1966 he represented Wales against France in an International match.[5]

He represented the 1966 Welsh team[6] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, participating in the flyweight category;[7]

He continued to represent Wales after the Games.[8]

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