Barnes won the 1934, 1936 and 1937
Amateur Boxing Association British
bantamweight titles, when boxing out of the Cardiff City ABC. He had previously won the Welsh ABA featherweight championship in 1930 boxing for Cardiff Central. At the
1934 British Empire Games in London he won the
silver medal in the bantamweight class after losing the final to
Eddie Ryan of
England. The following year he defeated
Petey Scalzo of New York in the
New York Golden Gloves tournament during 1935. In 1936 he was eliminated in the second round of the
bantamweight class during the 1936 Olympic Games, after losing his fight to the upcoming bronze medalist
Fidel Ortiz of
Mexico. == References ==