Ken Rowlands (3 July 1927 – 14 August 2011) was a
Welsh
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* Welsh, of or about Wales
* Welsh language, spoken in Wales
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* Welsh Basin, during t ...
light heavyweight
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. Born in
Maerdy
Maerdy (, ) is a village and community (and electoral ward) in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, and within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales, lying at the head of the Rhondda Fach Valley.
History
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in the
Rhondda Valley
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but fighting out of
Luton
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Luton is on the River Lea, about north-west of London. The town's foundation dates to the sixth century as a Saxon settleme ...
in England, Rowland's professional career spanned from 1948 to 1958. He first won the Welsh light heavyweight title in 1953, but after losing the title, retook it again in 1955.
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1927 births
2011 deaths
Welsh male boxers
Light-heavyweight boxers
People from Rhondda