Hugh Baxter
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Scottish) |
| Born | c.1943 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
Event | Featherweight |
| Club | Kelvin ABC, Glasgow |
Hugh Baxter (born c.1943) is a former boxer from Scotland who competed at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography
Baxter boxed out of the Kelvin Amateur Boxing Club in Glasgow and finished runner-up behind Frankie Gilfeather in the 1965 lightweight championship of Scotland
Baxter represented the Scottish Empire and Commonwealth Games team at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, participating in the 57kg featherweight category.
A boiler maker by profession, he won the prestigious ABA featherweight title at Wembley in 1966.
Baxter turned professional on 19 December 1966 and fought in 21 bouts.
References
- 1 2 "Frankie Champion". Sunday Post. 21 February 1965. p. 34. Retrieved 7 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "The Line-up". Daily Record. 4 March 1965. p. 24. Retrieved 7 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "McGregor to captain Scotland's Empire Games team". The Scotsman. 13 June 1966. p. 14. Retrieved 6 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Scotland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ↑ "Scotland Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ↑ "Burns Takes Title And Proves He's Tops". Daily Record. 12 November 1965. p. 45. Retrieved 7 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Imries's title with dramatic punch". The Scotsman. 30 April 1966. p. 24. Retrieved 7 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing.
- ↑ "Hugh Baxter". Boxer List. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
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