Ron Cooper (boxer) explained

Ron Cooper
Nationality:British
Sport:Boxing
Birth Date:5 February 1928
Birth Place:London, England

Ronald Dennis Cooper (5 February 1928 – 15 March 2023) was a British boxer. He fought as Ron Cooper and competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]

Cooper won the 1948 Amateur Boxing Association British lightweight title, when boxing out of the Royal Navy BC.[2] [3]

Cooper died on 15 March 2023, at the age of 95.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Ron Cooper Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035837/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/ron-cooper-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 11 November 2018.
  2. Web site: Roll of Honour. England Boxing. 15 January 2022.
  3. News: Local Amateur Boxers at Wembley Association Championships. Coventry Evening Telegraph . 8 May 1948 . 2 January 2022 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  4. Web site: Ron Cooper . Olympedia . 19 March 2023.