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| Full name | William Knight | |||||||||||||
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| Born | 26 July 1951 Saint Kitts | |||||||||||||
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William Knight (born 26 July 1951) is a retired British boxer.
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| Full name | William Knight | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||
| Born | 26 July 1951 Saint Kitts | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||
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William Knight (born 26 July 1951) is a retired British boxer.
He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1] In his first fight, he defeated Julius Luipa of Zambia, before losing to Alejandro Montoya of Cuba in the next round. [1]
He represented England and won a gold medal in the light heavyweight division, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand. [2] [3] [4]
Knight won the Amateur Boxing Association 1972, 1973 and 1974 light heavyweight title, when boxing out of the Lynn ABC. [5]
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