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CodeDS/UK/22693
NameMcAvoy; Jock (20 November 1908-20 November 1971); British boxer
Variations of NameJoseph Patrick Bamford
AliasThe Rochdale Thunderbolt
Dates20 November 1908-20 November 1971
GenderMale
Place of Birth/OriginBurnley, Lancashire, England (born)
BiographyJoseph Patrick Bamford, better known by his ring name Jock McAvoy, was a British boxer who fought from 1927 to 1945. He held the British Empire Middleweight Championship from 1933-39, and took the British Empire Light Heavyweight Title in April, 1937, by knocking out Eddie Phillips.

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