Nel Tarleton

NEL TARLETON d1956. British and Commonwealth featherweight boxing champion of the 1930s. (114 Fights / 116 Wins / 20 Losses / 8 Draws).He was the British featherweight champion on three separate occasions. He was one of only seven fighters to win two or more Lonsdale Belts outright being also the first boxer to win the Lonsdale Belt outright twice. He challenged twice for the NBA and The Ring title. The first on 20th September 1934 at Liverpool Football Club stadium Anfield and again on 12th June 1935 at Stanley Greyhound Stadium (Liverpool) losing both times to American boxer Freddie Miller. He died in Liverpool aged 49 in 1956