John Cheshire (boxer)

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John Cheshire
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NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born (1947-09-11) 11 September 1947 (age 74)
Ayr, Scotland
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John William Cheshire (born 11 September 1947) is a British boxer. He fought as Johnny Cheshire and competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1968 Summer Olympics. [1] At the 1968 Summer Olympics, he lost to Al Robinson of the United States. [1]

He won the 1968 Amateur Boxing Association British featherweight title, when boxing out of the Repton ABC. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Cheshire Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  2. "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 14 January 2022.