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Joe Leeming (boxer)

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Joe Leeming
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1936-06-02)2 June 1936

Joe Leeming (born 1936), is a male former boxer who competed for England.

Boxing career

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He represented England in the -81 kg division at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[1][2]

He trained at Rugby Corinthians Boxing Club and won the Amateur Boxing Association 1958 light heavyweight title .[3]

He made his professional debut on 7 July 1962 [4] and fought in 11 fights until 1963.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "A.B.A Championships". Portsmouth Evening News. 26 April 1958. Retrieved 31 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Profile". BoxRec.
  5. ^ "Profile". Boxing History.