John Fisher (boxer)

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John Fisher
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Bornc. 1942
Scotland
Sport
Sport Boxing
Event(s)
Middleweight
Light-heavyweight
ClubFauldhouse Miners' Welfare A.B.C

John Fisher (born c.1942) was a boxer who competed for Scotland at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Fisher was a coal miner by trade and boxed out of Fauldhouse Miners' Welfare Amateur Boxing Club. [1] He was a British and Scottish international and participated in the 1961 European Championships. [2]

Fisher was part of the 1961 British team, which was labelled "the greatest win ever for a Great Britain team" after defeating the United States team ten bouts to nil. [3] In June 1961 he was recognised by Fauldhouse for the honour that he had brought the village [4] but just two month later was fined for assaulting family members at 17 Greenwell Street, Fauldhouse. [5]

Fisher was the Scottish middleweight champion and was selected for the 1962 Scottish team [6] for the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia. He competed in the middleweight category, [7] where he was beaten by Peter Odhiambo of Uganda. [8]

After the Games he contionued to fight for Scotland at international level at the heavier weight of light-heavyweight. [9] He won the prestigious ABA championships title in 1964. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Scots Boxers' First Win In Ten Years" . Edinburgh Evening News. 6 January 1961. p. 16. Retrieved 24 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "McTaggart boxes for place in semi-finals" . Edinburgh Evening News. 6 June 1961. p. 14. Retrieved 24 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "On this day: The greatest ever win for the British amateur team". Boxing News. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Fauldhouse" . West Lothian Courier. 30 June 1961. p. 6. Retrieved 24 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Amateur Boxer Fined" . West Lothian Courier. 1 September 1961. p. 8. Retrieved 24 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Scotland's 35-strong team for Perth" . The Scotsman. 12 September 1962. p. 14. Retrieved 24 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Scotland Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "Commonwealth Games - Perth, Australia - November 22 - December 1 1962". Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  9. ↑ "Shock defeat for Scottish boxers" . The Scotsman. 10 January 1964. p. 14. Retrieved 24 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "John Fisher". Box Rec. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
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