Tommy Milligan

Thomas Milligan (2 March 1904 – 17 December 1970) born in Shieldmuir, Wishaw was a Scottish professional welter/middleweight boxer of the 1920s.

Tommy Milligan
Statistics
Real nameThomas Milligan
Weight(s)welter/middleweight
NationalityScottish
Born2 March 1904
Shieldmuir, Wishaw, Scotland
Died17 December 1970 (aged 66)
King's Park, Glasgow, Scotland
Boxing record
Total fights51
Wins42 (KO 20)
Losses9 (KO 3)

Early years

Milligan was a childhood friend of Hughie Gallacher.[1] While Gallacher decided on football over boxing, Milligan went on to have a successful career in the ring. Milligan won the Scottish Area welterweight title, the National Sporting Club (NSC) (subsequently known as the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC)) British welterweight title, British Empire welterweight title, European Boxing Union (EBU) welterweight title, the National Sporting Club (NSC) (subsequently known as the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC)) British middleweight title, British Empire middleweight title, European Boxing Union (EBU) middleweight title (twice), and was a world middleweight title challenger against Mickey Walker, his professional fighting weight varied from 142 lb (64 kg; 10 st 2 lb), i.e. welterweight to 159+1⁄2 lb (72.3 kg; 11 st 5.5 lb), i.e. middleweight.[2]

Championships

Continental and International

National

References
  1. Hughie Gallacher career profile
  2. "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
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