Bert Lowe
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Albert Sidney Lowe |
| Born | 31 May 1912 Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Died | 23 October 1933 (aged 21) Greymouth, New Zealand |
| Sport | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Sport | Boxing |
| Achievements and titles | |
| National finals | Amateur welterweight champion (1930, 1931) Professional middleweight champion (1933) |
Albert Sidney Lowe (31 May 1912 – 23 October 1933) was a New Zealand boxer who represented his country at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. He subsequently turned professional, winning the national professional middleweight title in 1933.
Biography
[edit]Born in Dunedin in 1912,[1] Lowe was educated at the Christian Brothers' High School in that city.[2] He twice won the national amateur welterweight title, in 1930 and 1931.[3]
1932 Olympic Games
[edit]Lowe was one of three New Zealand boxers to compete at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.[4] Fighting in the middleweight division, Lowe lost his first-round fight to Hans Bernlöhr, a German.[1]
Professional boxing career
[edit]After returning from the Olympic Games, Lowe turned professional, winning his first three fights,[1] including defeating George McEwan for the New Zealand professional middleweight title in Dunedin on 12 June 1933.[5] However, in a fight at Greymouth against Harry Lister on 21 October 1933, Lowe collapsed during the 12th round, and died two days later in Grey Hospital from a haemorrhage of the brain.[6] He was buried at Dunedin Southern Cemetery.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Bert Lowe bio, stats, and results". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ "Boxing: Christian Brothers' tournament". Otago Daily Times. 12 October 1929. p. 19. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ McLintock, A.H., ed. (1966). "Boxing—New Zealand amateur championship results". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ "For the Games: amateur boxers". Evening Post. 21 October 1931. p. 11. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ "A new champion". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Boxing fatality: Bert Lowe's death". Auckland Star. 24 October 1933. p. 5. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ "Cemeteries search". Dunedin City Council. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
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