Mike Pye

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Mike Pye
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born1944 (age 80–81)
Sport
SportBoxing
Event
Flyweight
ClubHarris Lebus BC, Tottenham
Medal record
Boxing
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
British Empire & Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1962 Perth 51 kg flyweight

Michael J. Pye (born 1944), is a male former boxer who competed for England.

Biography

Pye represented the 1962 English team [1] [2] at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia. [3] He competed in the flyweight category, [4] where he won a bronze medal after losing to Isaac Aryee of Ghana in the semi-final round. [5]

He was a member of the Harris Lebus Boxing Club and was 1962 Amateur Boxing Association British flyweight champion. [6] [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "1962 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ↑ "Boxers for Empire Games" . Staffordshire Sentinel. 18 August 1962. p. 8. Retrieved 25 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "England Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "Commonwealth Games - Perth, Australia - November 22 - December 1 1962". Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "75th ABA National Championships". England Boxing.
  7. ↑ "Liverpool's A.B.A. title double" . Liverpool Echo. 28 April 1962. Retrieved 3 January 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.
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