Boxing

William ‘Willie’ Duggan

Medals Won

Athlete Information

Date of Birth

4th December 1925

Gender

male

Hometown

Dublin

Club Team School Or University

Crumlin Boxing Club, Dublin

Competitor information

Team Ireland Number

173

Sport

Boxing

Discipline

Middleweight Boxing

Competitive History

Personal Bests

Games Attended

Helsinki 1952

Olympic Results

Game

Result

Helsinki 1952

Lost first bout (disqualified round 3 vs Tiță, ROM Tiță later KO'd by Floyd Patterson in final)

BIOGRAPHY

Willie Duggan competed in the men's middleweight boxing at the 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games, entering the ring against Romanian Vasile Tiță - the 'Prince of Obor' - as the 'Crumlin Ghost'. Tiță, who was later knocked out by future world heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson in the middleweight final, was awarded the bout after Duggan was disqualified in round three.