Mark Dickinson

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Mark Dickinson
Statistics
Weight(s)75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st)
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
NationalityBritish
Born (1999-07-07) 7 July 1999 (age 21)

Mark Dickinson (born 7 July 1999) [1] is a British amateur boxer who is affiliated with Birtley ABC. In 2017 he won gold medals at the European Youth Championships and Commonwealth Youth Games. [2]

In May 2019, Dickinson was selected to compete at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus. [3] He also competed at the 2019 World Championships in Yekaterinburg, Russia, [4] where he lost by unanimous decision to Arman Darchinyan in the first round. [5]

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References

  1. "Mark Dickinson". Minsk 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  2. "Mark Dickinson". GB Boxing. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  3. "Team GB squad announcement for the European Games". Team GB . 21 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  4. "Thirteen boxers from GB Boxing squad selected to compete at 2019 World Championships in Russia". boxing247.com. East Side Boxing. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  5. "Thirteen boxers from GB Boxing squad selected to compete at 2019 World Championships in Russia". GB Boxing. Retrieved 13 September 2019.