Bill Knight (boxer)
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| Full name | William Knight | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 July 1951 Saint Kitts | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||
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William Knight (born 26 July 1951) is a retired British boxer.
Boxing career
[edit]He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1] In his first fight, he defeated Julius Luipa of Zambia, before losing to Alejandro Montoya of Cuba in the next round.[1]
He represented England and won a gold medal in the light heavyweight division, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.[2][3][4]
Knight won the Amateur Boxing Association 1972, 1973 and 1974 light heavyweight title, when boxing out of the Lynn ABC.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bill Knight". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "1974 Games". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
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