Bill_Knight_(boxer)

Bill Knight (boxer)

Bill Knight (boxer)

British boxer

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

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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]

Knight won the Amateur Boxing Association 1972, 1973 and 1974 light heavyweight title, when boxing out of the Lynn ABC.[5]

References

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


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