Matt Wells
Matt Wells 
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 Matt Wells |
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| Birth Name | Matt Wells |
| Weight class | Welterweight |
| nationality |
 United Kingdom
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| birthday | December 14, 1886 |
| place of birth | Walworth , London , UK |
| Date of death | June 27, 1953 |
| Place of death | Walworth , London , UK |
| size | 1.63 m |
| Combat Statistics | |
| Struggles | 52 |
| Victories | 31 |
| Knockout victories | 8th |
| Defeats | 18th |
| draw | 3 |
| No value | 5 |
| Profile in the BoxRec database | |
Matt Wells (born December 14, 1886 in Walworth , London , Great Britain , † June 27, 1953 Walworth , London) was a British boxer and normal boom .
Career
Among the amateurs, Wells was the English champion from 1904 to 1907. He entered the lightweight at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London . He lost it in the quarterfinals against the eventual Olympic champion Frederick Grace .
Wells' first two fights in professional boxing each ended in a "no contest". On August 8, 1910, he beat Freddie Welsh over 20 rounds on points and was thereby British and European champion .
In March 1914 he became world welterweight champion and remained so until his defeat by his American challenger Jack Britton in June 1915.
Web links
- Matt Wells in the BoxRec database
- Matt Wells in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Harry Lewis | Welterweight boxing champion March 21, 1914 - June 1, 1915 |
Jack Britton |
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| SURNAME | Wells, Matt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British boxer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 14, 1886 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Walworth , London |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 27, 1953 |
| Place of death | London |