Evan Armstrong

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Evan Armstrong
Statistics
Weight(s) bantam/feather/super featherweight
NationalityScottish
Born15 February 1943
Ayr, Scotland
Died8 July 2017 (aged 74)
Boxing record
Total fights54
Wins39 (KO 30)
Losses14 (KO 6)
Draws1

Evan Armstrong (15 February 1943 8 July 2017) was a Scottish professional bantam/feather/super featherweight boxer of the 1960s and 1970s, who won the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) Scottish Area bantamweight title, BBBofC Scottish Area featherweight title, BBBofC British featherweight title, and Commonwealth featherweight title, and was a challenger for the BBBofC British bantamweight title against Alan Rudkin, and European Boxing Union (EBU) featherweight title against José Legrá, his professional fighting weight varied from 116 34 lb (53.0 kg; 8 st 4.8 lb), i.e. bantamweight to 127 12 lb (57.8 kg; 9 st 1.5 lb), i.e. super featherweight. [1] Armstrong had Alzheimer's disease later in life and died at the age of 74 in 2017. [2]

Professional person who is paid to undertake a specialized set of tasks and to complete them for a fee

A professional is a member of a profession or any person who earns their living from a specified professional activity. The term also describes the standards of education and training that prepare members of the profession with the particular knowledge and skills necessary to perform their specific role within that profession. In addition, most professionals are subject to strict codes of conduct, enshrining rigorous ethical and moral obligations. Professional standards of practice and ethics for a particular field are typically agreed upon and maintained through widely recognized professional associations, such as the IEEE. Some definitions of "professional" limit this term to those professions that serve some important aspect of public interest and the general good of society.

Bantamweight is a weight class in combat sports.

Featherweight is a weight class in the combat sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling.

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References

  1. "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  2. "Obituary - Evan Armstrong, one of Scotland's greatest ever featherweight boxing champions". heraldscotland.com. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.

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