John McCormack (boxer) explained

John McCormack
Nationality:	British (Scottish)
Sport:	boxing
Birth Date:	9 January 1935
Birth Place:	Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland
Death Place:	Paisley, Scotland

John McCormack (9 January 1935  - 23 May 2014) was a Scottish boxer.

Life and career

Known as "Cowboy", McCormack started boxing in 1950 at the age of fifteen. He won the 1956 Amateur Boxing Association British light-middleweight title, when boxing out of the NB Loco ABC.^{[1] [2]} He also held the Scottish title as an amateur. He earned the bronze medal in the light middleweight division ( - 71 kg) at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. McCormack compiled an amateur record of 103-6 (51 knockouts).

McCormack died on 23 May 2014 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease. He is survived by his wife Margaret, his daughter Kim, his son Mark, and grandchildren.^{[3] [4]}

1956 Olympic results

Below is the record of John McCormack, a light middleweight boxer who represented Great Britain at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics:

• Round of 16: defeated Alexander Webster (South Africa) on points
• Quarterfinal: defeated Ulrich Krenast (West Germany) by a third-round knockout
• Semifinal: lost to Jose Torres (United States) on points (was awarded bronze medal)

See also

• List of British middleweight boxing champions

Notes and References

1. Web site: Roll of Honour. England Boxing. 2 January 2022.
2. News: Foster finals in Amateur Boxing final. Birmingham Daily Post . 28 April 1956 . 2 January 2022 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
3. News: Obituary in The Scotsman. 27 May 2014. The Scotsman.
4. Web site: Olympic winning boxer's funeral set to be held. Evening Times.