Bill Knight (boxer) explained

Bill Knight
Full Name:William Knight
Nationality:British
Sport:Boxing
Birth Date:26 July 1951
Birth Place:Saint Kitts

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Bill Knight . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418015350/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kn/bill-knight-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 18 December 2018.
  2. Web site: 1974 Games. Team England.
  3. Web site: Athletes, 1974 England team. Team England.
  4. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. Web site: Roll of Honour. England Boxing. 31 December 2021.