Cecil Lewis "Young Jack" Thompson (August 17, 1904 – April 11, 1946) was an American boxer who twice held the World Welterweight Championship. He was the first African American to gain the World Welterweight Championship.
Cecil Lewis "Young Jack" Thompson (born August 17, 1904, died April 11, 1946) was an American boxer who won the World Welterweight Championship twice. He became the first African American to achieve this distinction.