Alfred Francis Spenceley (1889–1960) was the Amateur Boxing Association of England lightweight champion in 1911. He fought as Alf Spenceley.[2][3] He boxed with the Old Goldsmiths Amateur Boxing Club.
.jpg) left to right are: Hayes the trainer; Reuben Charles Warnes; W. W. Allen; secretary Edward T. Calver of the ABA; Alfred Spenceley; Frank Parks; Erskine; and Murray the trainer on 13 May 1911 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 23 May 1889[1] Greenwich, London, England |
| Died | 18 December 1960 (aged 71) Greenwich, London, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | boxing |
Biography
editSpenceley won the 1911 Amateur Boxing Association British lightweight title, when boxing out of the Old Goldsmiths ABC.[4]
In 1911 he and Reuben Charles Warnes and Frank Parks went to the United States, with the A.B.A. to fight in Madison Square Garden in a series of exhibition bouts.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "ABA Lightweight Champions". BoxRec. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
Alf Spenceley
- ^ "Alf Spenceley". Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "English Champions Arrive. Quintet of Amateur Boxers Ready for Bouts of Pastime A.C." The New York Times. 14 May 1911. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
Evidence of a real international amateur boxing series became manifest last night with the arrival on the steamship St. Louis of the quintet of English ... Parks, the mammoth of the party, is another five-time winner of the English title, with victories achieved in 1899, 1901, 1902, 1905, and 1906. ...
- ^ "English Boxers Show Up Strongly. Only One Britisher Fails to Outpoint His Opponent in Special Tournament". The New York Times. 28 May 1911. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
The five English boxers who recently came to this country to compete in the international boxing tournament were given their tryouts last night in some special matches against the pick of American amateurs at the National Sporting Club, and easily showed themselves superior to the home talent. Metropolitan, National, and Canadian champions competed in the exhibitions, but none showed up to advantage, as did the Englishmen. ... Frank Parks ... faced William Spengler