Personal information | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | (1896-01-14)14 January 1896 London, England |
Died | 13 February 1980(1980-02-13) (aged 84) London, England |
Sport | |
Sport | Boxing |
Alfred Jackson (14 January 1896 – 13 February 1980) was a British boxer. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1928 Summer Olympics. In his first fight, he defeated Alf Cleverley of New Zealand, before losing to Karel Miljon of the Netherlands.
Jackson won the Amateur Boxing Association 1927 and 1928 light heavyweight title, when boxing out of the St. Pancras ABC.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alfred Jackson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- "A.B.A Championships". Hull Daily Mail. 7 April 1927. Retrieved 31 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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