John Pearce (boxer) explained
| John Pearce |
| Nationality: | English |
| Birth Date: | April 1971 |
| Birth Place: | Teesside |
| Sport: | Boxing |
| Club: | Wellington ABC |
John Darren Pearce (born 1971) is a male English former middleweight boxer from the Wellington ABC.
Boxing career
Pearce was a double National champion after winning the prestigious ABA middleweight title in 1996 and 1998.[1] [2]
He represented England in the middleweight (-75 Kg) division and won a gold medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3] [4] [5] He defeated Jitender Kumar (India) in the final.[6]
Personal life
Pearce from Middlesbrough was at the time MD of his own double glazing company.[7]
Notes and References
- Web site: ABA Middleweight Champions - BoxRec.
- News: Roll of Honour. England Boxing.
- Web site: 1998 Athletes. Team England.
- Web site: England team in 1998. Commonwealth Games Federation.
- Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
- Web site: XVI Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur 98 - Boxing from Sadec Online . 4 February 2009 . 23 January 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090123032855/http://sadec.com/Kl98/event4.html . dead .
- Web site: Boxing: Silver voice, golden gloves; THE INTERVIEW; AUDLEY HARRISON. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220613/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/boxing-silver-voice-golden-gloves-the-interview-audley-harrison-1111497.html . 13 June 2022 . subscription . live. Independent.co.uk. 7 August 1999.
