A Much-Loved Boxer I Remember Well From My Childhood.

 Dick McTaggart, boxer who delivered a dazzling display to win Olympic gold in 1956.

He won five ABA titles and one Commonwealth crown, and remains Scotland’s only Olympic boxing champion.

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10 March 2025 5:00pm GMT

Dick McTaggart in training: he refused lucrative offers to turn professional Credit: PA/Alamy

Dick McTaggart, the Olympic boxing champion who has died aged 89, was the first British fighter to compete at three successive Games; the tall Dundee southpaw, with his trademark crewcut and white boots, also won Commonwealth gold and silver and remains the only Scottish boxer to strike Olympic gold.