Howard Winstone became World featherweight champion in 1968, 10 years after striking gold for Wales as an amateur at the Commonwealth Games in Cardiff. He took the British featherweight title from Terry Spinks in 1961 and successfully defended the crown six times to pick up two Lonsdale belts. After winning the European title in 1963, he successfully defended that title seven times over the next three years. He became World Champion when he beat Japan’s Mitsomori Seki in London.
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Howard Winstone (Boxer) Born Merthyr on 15 April, 1939; Died in Merthyr on 30 September, 2000
