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in London's White City, quitting in the eighth round when he experienced a loss of vision that apparently ended his boxing career. McCarthy was an aspiring London boxer, eight years younger than
Clayton. In an interview a few days after the fight, Clayton admitted to having had very little vision
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He held the
British Empire featherweight title for five years, until he was defeated by Roy Ankrah in a fifteen round decision in Kensington on 30 April 1951. He held the European featherweight title for only one year, losing it to French boxer Ray Famechon in a fifteen round decision in Nottingham
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In the second World War, he served with the Fleet Air Arm (FAA), the
English Naval Air Force, in the early 1940s but continued to box, often in Liverpool. While working with the Naval Air Force, he lost to Joe Curran on 26 August 1943, in a ten round decision in Liverpool. During his service, his
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He became a professional boxer in 1941 and was trained by his brother, Jackie at their gym in
Blackpool. He was managed throughout his thirteen-year boxing career by George Dingley. He had thirteen Championship bouts that included a bantamweight championship against world champion Jackie Patterson,
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most memorable match, fought for the
British Empire bantamweight title was his loss to future world champion Jackie Patterson, which ended in a loss when he failed to return for the 12th round. The two boxers fought in Liverpool before a crowd of 18,000.
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He regained the
British featherweight title with a victory over Dai Davies in a fifth round TKO on 30 June 1952 in Abergavenny, making him the exceptional winner of two
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in a fifteen round decision in
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He died on 8 December 1999, in
Blackpool, the city of his birth, and was buried there in a ceremony that included many of the leading boxers of his era.
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On 21 April 1952, he attempted to retake the
European featherweight title in Nottingham against Ray Famechon, but lost the match in a fifth round TKO.
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On 27 March 1947, he defeated Joe Carter in a fifth round knockout in
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His first successful defence of his two British titles was against Johnny Molloy in a fifteen round decision in Nottingham on 11 April 1949.
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Clayton was born on 9 February 1923 in Lancashire, England. He and his two brothers Jackie and Syd all chose boxing as a profession.
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In October 2006 the silver-gilt featherweight Lonsdale Belt won outright by Clayton in 1953 was auctioned by
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and non-title bouts against South African champion Vic Toweel, Jackie Turpin, Manuel Ortiz and Spider Kelly.
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Clayton won three titles on 11 September 1947 for a purse of £2,000, by defeating
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Eliminator for British featherweight title (BBBofC)
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559:4 Round KO
528:Dai Davies
514:Nottingham
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488:Roy Ankrah
472:Kensington
466:Roy Ankrah
452:Nottingham
430:Manchester
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349:5 Round KO
340:Joe Carter
311:Opponent(s)
231:Al Phillips
91:Nationality
757:Categories
603:References
556:Harringay
475:15 Rounds
455:15 Rounds
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410:Liverpool
393:15 Rounds
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368:Liverpool
346:Liverpool
263:Vic Toweel
196:Lancashire
190:, born in
154:Wins by KO
109:Statistics
62:Lancashire
50:1923-02-09
637:1 January
192:Blackpool
116:Weight(s)
58:Blackpool
591:See also
326:Duration
321:Location
299:5 Losses
253:Lonsdale
717:14 June
281:Bonhams
102:English
85:England
66:England
712:BoxRec
681:6 July
306:Result
295:7 Wins
162:Losses
567:Loss
505:Loss
485:Loss
463:Loss
421:Loss
331:Notes
188:boxer
170:Draws
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683:2007
639:2013
547:Win
525:Win
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