Ken Cooper (boxer)

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Ken Cooper
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1943-10-20) 20 October 1943 (age 82)
Birmingham, England
Sport
ClubKyrle Hall ABC, Birmingham

Kenneth "Ken" J. Cooper (born 20 October 1943) is an English former boxer.

Boxing career

Cooper was a member of the Kyrle Hall ABC, in Birmingham and was the 1967 featherweight ABA champion, which was regarded as the UK National Championships at the time. The success included a win over Ken Buchanan. He had finished runner-up the previous year in 1966. [1]

Cooper represented England in tournaments with the highlight being selection for the Commonwealth Games. He represented the England team [2] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica [3] [4] [5] where he competed in the 57kg featherweight category. [6]

Cooper made his professional debut on 14 November 1967. [7] and fought in 17 fights until 1970. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "75th ABA National Championships". England Boxing.
  2. ↑ "Bobby Arthur picked for Empire Games" . Coventry Evening Telegraph. 2 May 1966. p. 24. Retrieved 10 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "1966 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ↑ "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
  5. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "England Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Profile". BoxRec.
  8. ↑ "Profile". Boxing History.
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