Richard McTaggart
Encyclopedia
Richard McTaggart MBE is a retired boxer
from Dundee
, Scotland
, who competed in the Lightweight
division during his career as an amateur.
, as the games outstanding boxer. He won the bronze medal in 1960, and was eliminated in the 3rd round in 1964. McTaggart was also a five-time ABA champion (1956, 1958, 1960, 1963 and 1965). McTaggert purportedly won 610 of his 634 amateur bouts. http://www.sshf.co.uk/inductees/show/49
1964
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
from Dundee
Dundee
Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...
, Scotland
Scotland
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, who competed in the Lightweight
Lightweight
Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing....
division during his career as an amateur.
Amateur career
McTaggart competed at two Olympic games as a Lightweight (1956, 1960), and one as a Light welterweight (1964). McTaggart won the gold medal in 1956, and was awarded the Val Barker TrophyVal Barker Trophy
The Val Barker Trophy, named for boxer Val Barker, is presented every four years to an Olympic boxing athlete who exemplifies style during competition.-Recipients:...
, as the games outstanding boxer. He won the bronze medal in 1960, and was eliminated in the 3rd round in 1964. McTaggart was also a five-time ABA champion (1956, 1958, 1960, 1963 and 1965). McTaggert purportedly won 610 of his 634 amateur bouts. http://www.sshf.co.uk/inductees/show/49
Olympic results
1956- 1st round bye
- Defeated Chandrasena Jayasuriya (Ceylon) points
- Defeated Andre Vairolatto (France) points
- Defeated Anatoly LagetkoAnatoly LagetkoAnatoly Lagetko was a boxer from the Soviet Union.He competed for the Soviet Union in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden in the lightweight event, where he finished in third place.-References:*...
(Soviet Union) points - Defeated Harry KurschatHarry KurschatHarry Kurschat is a retired boxer from Germany, who competed in the Lightweight division during his career as an amateur.-Amateur career:...
(United Team of Germany) points
1964
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Julian Rossi (Australia) 5-0
- Lost to Jerzy KulejJerzy KulejJerzy Kulej is a retired boxer and politician.He twice won the gold medal in the Light welterweight division Jerzy Kulej (born October 19, 1940 in Częstochowa, Poland) is a retired boxer and politician.He twice won the gold medal in the Light welterweight division Jerzy Kulej (born October 19,...
(Poland) 1-4
Amateur Accomplishments
- 1954 ABA Featherweight runner-up, losing to Dave CharnleyDave CharnleyDave Charnley was an English lightweight boxer considered to be one of the greatest British fighters in his weight class...
(Fitzroy Lodge ABC) RSC 1 in final - 1956 ABA Lightweight champion, defeated Eddie KaneEddie KaneEddie Kane was an American actor who appeared in over 250 productions from 1928 to 1959.Some of his more famous films include The Public Enemy , The Mummy , Mr. Deeds Goes to Town , Mr...
(Lochead BC) in final - 1958 ABA Lightweight champion, defeated Johnny Cooke (Maple Leaf ABC) in final
- 1958 British Commonwealth Lightweight champion
- 1960 ABA Lightweight champion, defeated Cedric Williams (Bargoed & Deri ABC) RSC 2 in final
- 1961 European Lightweight champion
- 1962 ABA Lightweight runner-up, losing to Brian WhelanBrian WhelanBrian Whelan is a noted London-Irish painter, author and occasional film maker.-Family life:Brian Francis Whelan was born 3 May 1957 in Ealing, London, of Irish Catholic parents. His father came from Dublin and his mother from Kilkenny...
(Chiswick General ABC) in final - 1963 ABA Light welterweight champion, defeated Larry O'Connell (Fitzroy Lodge ABC) in final
- 1965 ABA Light welterweight champion, defeated Larry O'Connell (Fitzroy Lodge ABC) in final
Awards and honors
- Member of the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame
- Order of the British Empire - Member (MBE)