Eddie Haddad
Eddie Haddad was a boxer primarily active in the 1940s in Manitoba and British Columbia. His first major international tournament was at the 1948 Olympic Games as a lightweight boxer where he lost in the quarterfinals to the eventual gold medalist, Joseph Vissers of Belgium. Haddad was also a Canadian team member of the 1950 British Empire Games.
In local amateur boxing in British Columbia one of his important achievements was the 1948 Golden Boy award.1948 Olympic results
Below are the results of Eddie Haddad, a Canadian lightweight boxer who competed at the 1948 London Olympics:
- Round of 32: defeated Ezz El-Din Nasir on points
- Round of 16: defeated Edward Grey on points
- Quarterfinal: lost to Joseph Vissers on points
Haddad is an inductee in the Military, Manitoba and the Greater Victoria Sports Halls of Fame.In 2010, Haddad was one of 15 to be the core group of inductees.
Some others of note were Freddy Stephen Fuller, Frank Albert Scott and Dale Walters in the boxer category
