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John O'Brien (boxer)

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John O'Brien
Born20 February 1937
Glasgow, Scotland
Died30 March 1979 (aged 42)
NationalityScottish
Statistics
Weight(s)feather/super feather/light/light welterweight
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights47
Wins30 (KO 15)
Losses17 (KO 8)

John O'Brien (20 February 1937 – 30 March 1979 (aged 42)) born in Glasgow was a Scottish professional feather/super feather/light/light welterweight boxer of the 1960s and '70s, who won the British Commonwealth featherweight title, and was a challenger for the BBBofC British featherweight title against; Howard Winstone, and Jimmy Revie[1] and European Boxing Union (EBU) featherweight title against Howard Winstone. His professional fighting weight varied from 124 lb (56 kg; 8 st 12 lb), i.e. featherweight to 136 lb (61.7 kg; 9 st 10.0 lb), i.e. light welterweight.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Jimmy Revie - Boxer". Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
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