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William Robinson (boxer)

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Bill Robinson
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NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1936-02-20) 20 February 1936 (age 88)
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SportBoxing

William Robinson (born 20 February 1936) is a British boxer and fought as Bill Robinson. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1] He received a bye in the first round, before being defeated by Nojim Maiyegun of Nigeria in the next round, after the referee stopped the contest.[1]

Robinson won the 1964 Amateur Boxing Association British light-middleweight title and 1965 British middleweight title, when boxing out of the Stock Exchange ABC.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "William Robinson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
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