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Bill Knight
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Knight
NationalityBritish
Born (1951-07-26) 26 July 1951 (age 73)
Saint Kitts
Sport
SportBoxing
Medal record
Boxing
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1974 Christchurch Light heavyweight

William Knight (born 26 July 1951) is a retired British boxer.

Boxing career

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "1974 Games". Team England.
  3. ^ "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.
  4. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
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