Darkie Ellis
| Darkie Ellis | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Born | Cyril Hills Manchester, England |
| Died | (age 32) |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 91 |
Cyril Hills, under the professional name of Darkie Ellis, was a British professional boxer, from 1929 to 1940.[1]
He was at various times a welterweight; middleweight and light-heavyweight, and fought in 91 professional bouts.[1] He was promoted as "middleweight champion of England".[2] He represented England at a tournament in Antwerp, Belgium on 21 March 1939.[2]
He served in the military in the Second World War.
Ellis, who was black, married a white woman from Bridlington, Yorkshire, Joyce, and retired there.[2][3] They had two daughters. He died at the age 32.[3] His wife later remarried.[3]
A collection of Ellis memorabilia, owned by his grand-daughter, was shown on the BBC programme Antiques Roadshow in December 2008.[2]
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