William Fulton (boxer)

William Fulton (born 6 December 1916) was a boxer who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games in London, England and the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, Australia, representing Southern Rhodesia. 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 Australia. Previously, Fulton defeated Joseph Collins of New Zealand in a quarter-final contest before losing his semi-final bout to Harry Groves of England. Fulton also won a bronze medal in the 1934 British Empire Games in the featherweight category, defeating McGregor of Scotland before losing to Charles Catterall of South Africa and then recovering to win the bronze medal bout over Sammy Tomlinson of Canada.

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1916 births

Year of death missing

Sportspeople from Chinhoyi

White Rhodesian people

Featherweight boxers

Lightweight boxers

Rhodesian male boxers

Boxers at the 1934 British Empire Games

Boxers at the 1938 British Empire Games

Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Southern Rhodesia

Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing

Medallists at the 1934 British Empire Games

Medallists at the 1938 British Empire Games