John Arthur (boxer)
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Born | 29 August 1929 | ||||||||||||||
Died | 19 May 2005 | (aged 75)||||||||||||||
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John Duncan Arthur (29 August 1929 – 19 May 2005) was a South African boxer who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was born in Springs, South Africa.
Amateur career
[edit]Won the Heavyweight bronze medal for South Africa at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Below are John Arthur's results from that tournament:
First round (round of 32): bye;
Round of 16: defeated James Galli of France; referee stopped contest in first round;
Quarterfinal: defeated Jay Lambert of the United States on points;
Semifinal: lost to Rafael Iglesias of Argentina on points;
Bronze medal match: defeated Hans Müller of Switzerland by walkover
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