Joseph Bernard Robson (born 1928) was a boxer who competed for Wales at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Robson initially boxed out of the Croydon ABC when he first represented Wales at international level[1] and boxed at featherweight.[2] He was the first Welshman from outside the Principality to box for Wales.[3]
In November 1952 he left Croydon for Horley ABC[4] and lived at 57 Albert Road in Horley.[5]
A cable joiner by trade, he stepped up to lightweight and was selected for the 1958 Welsh team[6] for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. He competed in the lightweight category,[7] where he was beaten by eventual silver medallist Jim Jordan of Northern Ireland.[8][9]
References
- ^ “Croydon boys to fight at Cheam Baths”. Caterham Mirror. 13 January 1950. p. 10. Retrieved 23 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ “Robson’s Plan Upset by Cut Forehead”. Croydon Advertiser and East Surrey Reporter. 16 February 1951. p. 8. Retrieved 23 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ “Mixed Feelings”. Evening News (London). 9 December 1955. p. 11. Retrieved 22 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ “Amateur Boxing”. Croydon Advertiser and East Surrey Reporter. 7 November 1952. p. 10. Retrieved 23 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ “Salfords Man Was Fighting Mad”. Surrey Mirror. 23 November 1956. p. 16. Retrieved 22 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ “Welsh Boxing Team for Empire Games”. Birmingham Daily Post. 5 June 1958. p. 25. Retrieved 23 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ “Wales Cardiff 1958”. Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ “Commonwealth (British Empire) Games – Cardiff, Wales – July 18-26 1958”. Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ^ “Calm display”. Western Mail. 22 July 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 23 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.