John Cheshire (boxer)

John Cheshire
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born (1947-09-11) 11 September 1947 (age 77)
Ayr, Scotland
Sport
SportBoxing

John William Cheshire (born 11 September 1947) is a British boxer. He fought as Johnny Cheshire and competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1] At the 1968 Summer Olympics, he lost to Al Robinson of the United States.[1]

He won the 1968 Amateur Boxing Association British featherweight title, when boxing out of the Repton ABC.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Cheshire Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 14 January 2022.


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