Bill Knight (boxer)

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Bill Knight
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Knight
NationalityBritish
Born (1951-07-26) 26 July 1951 (age 73)
Saint Kitts
Sport
Sport Boxing
Medal record
Boxing
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1974 Christchurch Light heavyweight

William Knight (born 26 July 1951) is a retired British boxer.

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Boxing career

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]

References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bill Knight". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "1974 Games". Team England.
  3. ↑ "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.
  4. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ↑ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
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