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.
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]