| Boxing at the1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Sophia Gardens Pavilion |
| Location | Cardiff, Wales |
| Dates | 18 to 26 July 1958 |
← 1954 1962 → | |
Boxing at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was the sixth appearance of theBoxing at the Commonwealth Games. The events were held inCardiff, Wales, and featured contests in tenweight classes.[1]
The boxing events were held in theSophia Gardens Pavilion.[2] South Africa topped the boxing medal table by virtue of winning four gold medals.[3]
* Host nation (Wales)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Africa | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 |  Scotland | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 |  Australia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Wales* | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 |  Northern Ireland | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 |  England | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 |  Uganda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Canada | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 |  New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 |  British Guiana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ceylon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Ghana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Isle of Man | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Jamaica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Jersey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Northern Rhodesia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Southern Rhodesia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals (19 entries) | 10 | 10 | 20 | 40 | |
| Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight | Jackie Brown (SCO) | Tommy Bache (ENG) | Peter Lavery (NIR), Donald Braithwaite (WAL) |
| Bantamweight | Howard Winstone (WAL) |  Oliver Taylor (AUS) | Freddie Owen (SCO), Dickie Hanna (NIR) |
| Featherweight | Wally Taylor (AUS) | Malcom Collins (WAL) | Gert Coetzee (SAF), John McClory (NIR) |
| Lightweight | Dick McTaggart (SCO) | Jim Jordan (NIR) | Johnny Cooke (ENG), Paddy Donovan (NZL) |
| Light Welterweight | Henry Loubscher (SAF) | Bobby Kane (SCO) | Joey Jacobs (ENG), Raymond Galante (CAN) |
| Welterweight | Joseph Greyling (SAF) | Thomas Kawere (UGA) | Bertie Scott (SCO), Brian Nancurvis (ENG) |
| Light Middleweight | Grant Webster (SAF) | Stuart Pearson (ENG) | James Arthur Walters (CAN), Bill Brown (WAL) |
| Middleweight | Terry Milligan (NIR) | Philippus du Plessis (SAF) | Robert Piau (CAN), Johnny Caiger (ENG) |
| Light Heavyweight | Tony Madigan (AUS) | Ossie Higgins (WAL) | Willie Bannon (SCO), Gerhardus Jacobus De Bruyn (SAF) |
| Heavyweight | Daniel Bekker (SAF) | David Thomas (ENG) | Roger Pleace (WAL), Gbadegesin Salawu (NGR) |
There was no Welsh fighter in the light-welterweight category after Bobby Bown failed to secure leave from work and his replacement Cedric Williams was subsequently unfit to start.[4] Some weight classes required both a first round and quarter-finals stage before the medal fights took place.[5][6]
| Weight | Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight | |||
| Brown | Braithwaite | points | |
| Bache | Lavery | points | |
| Bantamweight | |||
| Winstone | Hanna | points | |
| O. Taylor | Owen | points | |
| Featherweight | |||
| W. Taylor | McClory | points | |
| Collins | Coetzee | points | |
| Lightweight | |||
| McTaggart | Donovan | points | |
| Jordan | Cooke | points | |
| Light-welterweight | |||
| Loubscher | Galante | stopped 2nd | |
| Kane | Jacobs | points | |
| Welterweight | |||
| Greyling | Nancurvis | points | |
| Kawere | Scott | points | |
| Light-middleweight | |||
| Webster | Walters | points | |
| Pearson | Brown | points | |
| Middleweight | |||
| Milligan | Caiger | points | |
| du Plessis | Piau | points | |
| Light heavyweight | |||
| Madigan | de Bruyn | points | |
| Higgins | Bannon | points | |
| Heavyweight | |||
| Bekker | Salawu | stopped 2nd | |
| Thomas | Pleace | disq 3rd | |
| Weight | Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight | Brown | Bache | points |
| Bantamweight | Winstone | O. Taylor | points |
| Featherweight | W. Taylor | Collins | points |
| Lightweight | McTaggart | Jordan | points |
| Light-welterweight | Loubscher | Kane | points |
| Welterweight | Greyling | Kawere | points |
| Light-middleweight | Webster | Pearson | points |
| Middleweight | Milligan | du Plessis | points |
| Light heavyweight | Madigan | Higgins | points |
| Heavyweight | Bekker | Thomas | points |
