John Condon (boxer) explained

Johnny Condon
Nationality:British (English)
Sport:boxing
Birth Date:28 February 1889[1]
Birth Place:Shoreditch, London, England
Death Place:Shoreditch, London, England

John Condon (28 February 1889  - 21 February 1919) was a British bantamweight professional boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. He fought as Johnny Condon and died a week prior to his 30th birthday of influenza.[2]

Condon won a silver medal in Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics[3]

He won the 1909 Amateur Boxing Association British bantamweight title, when boxing out of the Lynn ABC.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Index entry. 13 January 2022. FreeBMD. ONS.
  2. Web site: John Condon . Olympedia . 16 March 2021.
  3. John Condon Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418042212/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/johnny-condon-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 4 November 2018.
  4. Web site: Roll of Honour. England Boxing. 13 January 2022.