Person Open DS/UK/8659 McCarthy; Sammy (1931-); English feather and lightweight boxer McCarthy Sammy 1931- English feather and lightweight boxer Male

Sammy McCarthy (born 5 November 1931, Stepney, London, England) is an English boxer who fought in both the Featherweight and Lightweight divisions. McCarthy was voted “Best British Boxer of 1951" by the Boxing Times. He won eighty-three out of his ninety amateur contests and represented England four times in the 1950s, before becoming British Featherweight Champion twice and then Lightweight Champion after that. www.spitalfieldslife.com International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 10/30/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 9f1db8df-42e8-4e47-9da3-723fbcdaa499