
Growing up in rural Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Carroll Morgan did not have the opportunity to participate in organized sports until he attended St. F.X University. Carroll joined the university’s football team and helped them capture their 1st College Bowl. It was there at the age of 20 that he became involved in boxing.
Carroll’s boxing career included several highlights such as being the Top Heavy Weight Representative’ as a member of the 1972 Canadian Olympic Team in Munich, Germany. He also represented Canada at the 1974 Common Wealth Games. Throughout his career, he held heavyweight titles as 7-time Provincial Champion’, 4-time Atlantic Champion’ , 3-time Canadian Champion’, Eastern Canadian Champion’, and North American Champion.’ In 1974 he was the only Atlantic area athlete out of 140 athletes chosen to represent Canada at the British Commonwealth Games. Throughout Carroll’s boxing career as an “Open Fighter” he never lost a fight to another Canadian.
In 1990 he was inducted into the Canadian Boxing Hall of Fame and was also inducted into the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame in 1994 as a member of the 1966 St. Francis Xavier X-Men football team. Carroll is an extremely accomplished boxer who currently resides in Halifax with his wife and two sons.
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• Helped St FX football capture 1st College Bowl
• Became involved in boxing at age 20
• ‘Top Heavy Weight Representative’ at 1972 Olympics
• Represented Canada in 1974 Commonwealth games
• 7 time provincial champion
• 4 time Atlantic Champions
• 3 time Canadian Champion
• 1 time Eastern Canadian Champion
• 1 time North American Champion
• Never lost a fight against another Canadian