Bill Knight (boxer)
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| Born | 26 July 1951 Saint Kitts |
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William Knight (born 26 July 1951) is a retired British boxer.
Boxing career
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]
References
External links
- William Knight at the International Olympic CommitteeLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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