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Donald Braithwaite

Boxer (1937-2017)

Born
18 February 1937, Caerphilly
Died
16 March 2017
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Sport
boxing
Discipline
flyweight
Occupation
boxer

Donald Graham Braithwaite BEM (1936 – 16 March 2017) was a Welsh professional boxer from Caerphilly, Wales, who competed in the flyweight division during his career. As an amateur he represented Wales as a flyweight in the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games winning a bronze medal. Donald become a Medallist of the Order of the British Empire in the Queens birthday honours 2015 for services to boxing, the opportunities he's provided for youngsters and his support for a variety of charities, Don was also awarded a lifetime fellowship member of Swansea University for his support in research for brain injury in sport.

Braithwaite died on 16 March 2017, at the age 80–81.

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Facts from Wikidata Q5294060 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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