James Cook (boxer)

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James Cook (born 12 May 1959) [1] Jamaican born, a former European and British super middleweight boxing champion. In 2007, he was awarded an MBE for "his outstanding work with the young people of Hackney's notorious Murder Mile". [2] He also previously featured on the show The Secret Millionaire.

His nephew, Reice Charles-Cook, is a goalkeeper for Macclesfield Town [3] and regularly featured in former club Arsenal's under-18 side. [4]

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