William Fulton (born 6 December 1916) was a boxer who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games in

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, Australia, representing

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. He was born at Golden Kopje Mine, Sinoia. In 1938, he won bronze in the lightweight division after winning his bronze medal fight over J. Ellis of

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. Previously, Fulton defeated Joseph Collins of

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in a quarter-final contest before losing his semi-final bout to Harry Groves of

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. Fulton also won a bronze medal in the 1934 British Empire Games in the featherweight category, defeating McGregor of

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before losing to

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and then recovering to win the bronze medal bout over Sammy Tomlinson of

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