Eddie Thomas MBE statue, Merthyr Tydfil
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Eddie Thomas MBE statue, Merthyr Tydfil
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 21 Apr 2010
Located on the corner of Bethesda Street and Avenue de Clichy. The statue commemorates Merthyr Tydfil-born Eddie Thomas MBE (1926–1997), who was a Welsh boxing champion and boxing manager. After a highly successful amateur boxing career, he turned professional in 1946. He won the Welsh welterweight title in 1948, the British welterweight title in 1949, and the European welterweight title in 1951. He held the British Empire title for part of 1951.
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