Donald Braithwaite, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Donald Braithwaite

boxer

Date of Birth: 18-Feb-1937

Place of Birth: Caerphilly, Wales, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 16-Mar-2017

Profession: boxer

Nationality: Wales

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Donald "Don" Braithwaite (1936-2017) was a former 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 MBE 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 .
Brains Brewery recently launched a special edition beer in honour of Donald's services to sport and the local community called "The Don".