Arthur Henry Beavis (March 1905 – 13 March 1978) was a British

boxer Boxer most commonly refers to: *Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing *Boxer (dog), a breed of dog Boxer or boxers may also refer to: Animal kingdom *Boxer crab * Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans * Boxer snipe eel, ...

. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

. At the 1924 Summer Olympics, he defeated Jean Flammang of Luxembourg, before losing to

Pedro Quartucci Pedro Quartucci (July 30, 1905 in Buenos Aires – April 20, 1983 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentine boxer and actor. Boxing career As a featherweight professional boxer who competed in the 1920s, he won a bronze medal in Boxing at the 1924 Summ ...

of Argentina. Beavis won the 1924 and 1925 Amateur Boxing Association British featherweight title, when boxing out of the

Polytechnic Boxing Club The Polytechnic Boxing Club for amateur boxing was formed in 1888 and located at 309 Regent Street in London. The name "Polytechnic" comes from the Royal Polytechnic Institute having been formerly at that address which would later become the home ...

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* 1905 births 1978 deaths British male boxers Olympic boxers of Great Britain Boxers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Reading, Berkshire Featherweight boxers {{UK-boxing-bio-stub