John McCluskey (boxer)
John McCluskey | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 23 January 1944 Hamilton, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 July 2015 (aged 71) | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Scottish | ||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | fly/bantam/featherweight | ||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 23 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 13 (KO 4) | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 8 (KO 2) | ||||||||||||||
| Draws | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| No contests | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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John McCluskey (23 January 1944 – 17 July 2015) born in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, was a Scottish amateur flyweight and professional fly/bantam/featherweight boxer of the 1960s and 1970s.
Boxing career
As an amateur he won the 1964 and 1965 Amateur Boxing Association British flyweight title, when boxing out of the Larkhall ABC.[1]
He represented Great Britain at flyweight in the
Commonwealth flyweight title, and was challenger for the European Boxing Union (EBU) flyweight title against Fernando Atzori (twice), and Fritz Chervet, his professional fighting weight varied from 110 lb (50 kg; 7 st 12 lb), i.e. flyweight to 119+3⁄4 lb (54.3 kg; 8 st 7.8 lb), i.e. featherweight.[2]
1964 Olympic results
- Round of 32: defeated Veerapan Komolsen (Thailand) by decision, 4-1
- Round of 16: lost to Stanislav Sorokin (Soviet Union) referee stopped contest
References
- ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
External links
- Boxing record for John McCluskey from BoxRec (registration required)
- Image - John McCluskey
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