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Masked men steal statue of local hero boxer from London park using three-wheel bike and hi-vis jacket
The £100,000 statue of Teddy Baldock, Britain's youngest boxing world champion, was stolen likely for scrap metal, sparking concern across the local boxing and Poplar communities.
- A bronze statue of Teddy Baldock was cut from its plinth and stolen from Langdon Park in Poplar on Sunday night, the Metropolitan Police said after being called at 8.07pm on February 1.
- The statue was erected in 2014 after a fundraising campaign led by his grandson Martin Sax, who said about £100,000 was raised to fund the bronze memorial.
- Footage indicates the statue was loaded into a three‑wheel cargo bike and covered with a high‑vis jacket; four suspects in black faces were last seen heading northbound toward Bromley-by-Bow underground station.
- Detectives are 'working at pace' and have appealed for help, with no arrests made; Detective Superintendent Oliver Richter called the theft "very distressing" and urged contacting 101 or Crimestoppers.
- Teddy Baldock's record still stands from his 1927 title win, and the statue by the late sculptor Carl Payne risks being sold for scrap, despite Baldock retiring aged 24 after 73 wins.
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