Glen Moody was Wales middleweight champion, winning the title in 1930 and successfully defended it on four occasions.
11 Facts About Glen Moody
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Glen Moody later moved up to light Middleweight and won the Wales title at that weight too.
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Glen Moody was one of seven boxing brothers, the most notable of whom were Frank and Jack.
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Glen Moody started boxing at the age of 14, and his first recorded professional bout was at the age of 16 when he met Jack Morgan at the Pillgwenlly Labour Hall in Newport on 9 January 1928.
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Just a month later Glen Moody was fighting in the National Sporting Club in London, a points decision win over Jack Butler from Chesterfield.
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In 1939 Glen Moody was appearing as far as Scotland, and fought the Scottish Middleweight champion, Steve McCall in Edinburgh.
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Towards the end of 1930 Glen Moody faced Gunnar Andersson, the Swedish Welterweight champion, in London.
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In March 1931 Glen Moody was given a rematch for Daley's Welsh title.
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Again the fight went the full fifteen rounds, but this time, in front of his home crowd, Glen Moody was awarded the decision and the Welsh Middleweight title.
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Glen Moody was the subject of This Is Your Life in March 1962 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews in the foyer of London's Cafe Royal.
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On 14 March 1941, while stationed at Clydebank in Scotland, Glen Moody was involved in the rescue of a civilian in a recently bombed building for which he received the British Empire Medal.