Alfred John Matthews (1938–1997), was a male boxer who competed for England. He fought as Alf Matthews.

Boxing career

He represented

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in the 75 kg middleweight division at the

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, Western Australia. He was a member of the Litherland Amateur Boxing Club and was twice

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in 1962 and 1963. He made his professional debut on 11 June 1963 and fought in 13 fights until 1965.

References

1938 births 1997 deaths English male boxers Boxers at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Middleweight boxers Commonwealth Games boxers for England 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-boxing-bio-stub