Percy Hayles

{{Short description|Jamaican boxer (1940–1978)}}

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{{Infobox boxer

|name=Percy Hayles

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|realname=Percival Hayles

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|weight=light/light welter/welterweight

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|birth_date=24 October 1940

|birth_place=Colony of Jamaica, British Empire

|death_date=28 August 1978 (aged 37)

|death_place=near Kingston, Jamaica

|style=

|total=70

|wins=34 (KO 11)

|losses=30 (KO 9)

|draws=6

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Percival Hayles (24 October 1940 – 28 August 1978) was a Jamaican professional light/light welter/welterweight boxer of the 1950s, '60s and '70s who won the British Commonwealth lightweight title, and was a challenger for the Jamaican lightweight title against Bunny Grant, and World Boxing Council (WBC) light welterweight title and World Boxing Association (WBA) World light welterweight title against Carlos "Morocho" Enrique Hernandez Ramos, his professional fighting weight varied from {{convert|132|lb|kg stlb||abbr=on}}, i.e. lightweight to {{convert|142|lb|kg stlb||abbr=on}}, i.e. welterweight.{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=18719&cat=boxer|title=Statistics at boxrec.com|publisher=boxrec.com|date=31 December 2012|accessdate=1 January 2013}} He was the 1964 Men's Winner of the Jamaica Sportsperson of the year. He was killed when he was hit by a motorist while riding a bicycle near Kingston, Jamaica.{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Human:18719|title=Biography at boxrec.com|publisher=boxrec.com|date=31 December 2012|accessdate=1 January 2013}}