Fred Ellis (22 July 1907 – 31 December 1963) was a South African

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 ee ...

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

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam had previously bid for ...

. He lost in first fight of the tournament to

Johan Hellström Karl Johan "Jonni" Hellström (13 May 1907 – 6 November 1988, Verdun, Montreal, Canada) was a Finland, Finnish Boxing, boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. "The Fighting Finn" was born in Mariehamn and died in Canada. In 1928 he ...

of Finland.

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* 1907 births 1963 deaths South African male boxers Olympic boxers for South Africa Boxers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing Welterweight boxers 20th-century South African sportsmen {{SouthAfrica-boxing-bio-stub