John Hyland (boxer)

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John Hyland
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Born (1962-06-20) 20 June 1962 (age 59)
Liverpool, England
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John Hyland (born 20 June 1962) is a British boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. [1]

He won the 1983 and 1984 Amateur Boxing Association British bantamweight title, when boxing out of the St. Ambrose ABC. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Hyland Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  2. "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 13 January 2022.