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DEATH OF A RING LEGEND AT AGE OF 89
Daily Mirror UK
|March 11, 2025
DICK MCTAGGART, widely regarded as the best amateur boxer in British history, has died at the age of 89.
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McTaggart won 610 of his 634 fights. In a statement confirming his death, McTaggart's family said he was “a true gentleman, a legend in the boxing world, and will be deeply missed but forever in our hearts”.
The Dundee-born fighter (below) won the lightweight title at the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne and remains the only Scottish boxer to have collected a gold medal.
He also received the Val Barker Trophy for the best overall boxer of the tournament.
This story is from the March 11, 2025 edition of Daily Mirror UK.
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