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
- 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.
- Web site: Roll of Honour. England Boxing. 15 January 2022.
- News: Local Amateur Boxers at Wembley Association Championships. Coventry Evening Telegraph . 8 May 1948 . 2 January 2022 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
- Web site: Ron Cooper . Olympedia . 19 March 2023.