Peter Richardson | |
Nationality: | British |
Birth Date: | 24 June 1970 |
Birth Place: | Middlesbrough, England |
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Peter Richardson (born 24 June 1970) is a retired British boxer.
He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He beat Vernon Forrest in the first round.[1]
He represented England in the lightweight division, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand and reached the quarter-finals.[2] Four years later he won the gold medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games.[3] [4] [5]
Boxing for the Philip Thomas School of Boxing ABC, Richardson won the prestigious ABA featherweight championship in 1989. Four years later he won the 1993 ABA light-welterweight championship.[6]