Roy Addison

Roy Addison
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born(1939-01-17)17 January 1939
Tipton, West Midlands, England
Died22 February 2021(2021-02-22) (aged 82)
Tipton, West Midlands, England
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing

Roy Addison (17 February 1939 – 22 February 2021) was a British boxer.

Biography

He competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics in the middleweight classification. Addison won the 1960 Amateur Boxing Association British middleweight title, when boxing for the Royal Air Force.

He owned a business called Addison Tyres and died in February 2021.

1960 Olympic results

References

  1. ↑ Roy Addison's obituary
  2. ↑ "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Roy Addison Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Addison is our only winner". Sports Argus. 30 April 1960. Retrieved 2 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Roy Addison founder of Addison Tyres 1939-2021 Rest in Peace". Addison Tyres. Retrieved 2 January 2022.