John O'Brien (boxer)

John O'Brien (20 February 1937 – 30 March 1979 (aged 42)) born in Glasgow was a Scottish professional feather/super feather/light/light welterweight boxer of the 1960s and '70s, who won the British Commonwealth featherweight title, and was a challenger for the BBBofC British featherweight title against; Howard Winstone, and Jimmy Revie[1] and European Boxing Union (EBU) featherweight title against Howard Winstone. His professional fighting weight varied from 124 lb (56 kg; 8 st 12 lb), i.e. featherweight to 136 lb (61.7 kg; 9 st 10.0 lb), i.e. light welterweight.[2]

John O'Brien
Statistics
Weight(s)feather/super feather/light/light welterweight
NationalityScottish
Born20 February 1937
Glasgow, Scotland
Died30 March 1979 (aged 42)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights47
Wins30 (KO 15)
Losses17 (KO 8)

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2013.


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