John Douglas (boxer)

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John Douglas
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NationalityGuyanese
Born (1971-03-27) 27 March 1971 (age 52)
Georgetown, Guyana
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John Douglas (born 27 March 1971) is a Guyanese former professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2010. As an amateur, he competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics. [1] Douglas lost his first professional fight in a KO against Wayne Braithwaite (Braithwaite's professional debut) at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Douglas Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  2. "Stabroek Sports' Boxing's Hall of Fame". Stabroek News. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
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