He won the gold medal in the welterweight division at the 1928 Summer Olympics, despite competing throughout the tournament with a dislocated knuckle in his left hand.

Unfortunately, due to the elongated travel times athletes from NZ faced in attending the Olympics, Morgan put on weight.

In 1931 he won three minor matches in the United States and the New Zealand welterweight title, knocking out Reg Trowern in second round.

He retired in October 1934 after losing to Don Stirling in a welterweight title fight and later worked as a plumber and boxing referee.

[7] Although he was a non-smoker, Morgan died from lung cancer in Wellington due to the inhalation of fumes while working as a plumber.