Richard_Pittman_(boxer)

Richard Pittman (boxer)

Richard Pittman (boxer)

New Zealand-Cook Islands boxer

Richard Pittman (born 10 May 1957) is a former New Zealand boxer who competed for the Cook Islands.

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Pittman competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul as an entrant in the featherweight division. He received a bye in the first round and then beat Dumsane Mabuza from Swaziland 4–1 on points before losing to Ya'acov Shmuel from Israel 0–5 on points.[1] He also competed at the 1978 and 1990 Commonwealth Games.[2]

In 1992 he made his professional debut, and over the nine years he had 15 fights winning 8 and losing 7.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Sports Reference Profile
  2. [2]
    "Islanders at the Games". foxpulsesport.com. Fox Sport. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  3. [3]
    Boxrec Profile


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