Peter Richardson (boxer)
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| Nationality | British |
| Born | 24 June 1970 Middlesbrough, England |
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| Sport | Boxing |
Peter Richardson (born 24 June 1970) is a retired British boxer.
Boxing career
He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He beat Vernon Forrest in the first round.[1]
He represented England in the lightweight division, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand and reached the quarter finals.[2] Four years later he won the gold medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games.[3][4][5]
Boxing for the Philip Thomas School of Boxing ABC, Richardson won the prestigious ABA featherweight championship in 1989. Four years later he won the 1993 ABA light-welterweight championship.[6]
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- British male boxers
- Olympic boxers of Great Britain
- Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Boxers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Boxers at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing
- Boxers at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Sportspeople from Middlesbrough
- Light-welterweight boxers
