Charlie Kane (boxer)

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Charlie Kane
Personal information
Born (1968-07-02) 2 July 1968 (age 55)
Glasgow, Scotland
Sport
Sport Boxing
Medal record
Boxing
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Auckland light-welterweight

Charles Kane (born 2 July 1968) is a British boxer. [1] He fought as Charlie Kane and competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. [2]

He won the 1988 Amateur Boxing Association British lightweight title, when boxing out of the Antonine ABC. [3]

He competed for Scotland at the Commonwealth Games in 1986 in the featherweight event [4] and in 1990, where he won a gold medal in the light-welterweight event.

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References

  1. "Charlie Kane". Tales from the Ring. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Charlie Kane". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  3. "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  4. "All The Results". Sydney Morning Herald. 27 July 1986. Retrieved 13 August 2023.