James Cook (boxer and community worker)
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Jamaican born James Cook (born 17 May 1959) is a past Europe
an and British
super middleweight
boxing
champion who in 2007 was awarded an MBE
for "his outstanding work with the young people of Hackney
's notorious Murder Mile
". He also previously featured on the show The Secret Millionaire.
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an and British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
super middleweight
Super middleweight
Super Middleweight is a boxing and Muay Thai weight division that has a weight limit of 168 pounds .- 1960s–1983 :There was interest in a division between Middleweight and Light Heavyweight in the late 1960s, the mid-1970s, and the early 1980s...
boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
champion who in 2007 was awarded an MBE
MBE
MBE can stand for:* Mail Boxes Etc.* Management by exception* Master of Bioethics* Master of Bioscience Enterprise* Master of Business Engineering* Master of Business Economics* Mean Biased Error...
for "his outstanding work with the young people of Hackney
London Borough of Hackney
The London Borough of Hackney is a London borough of North/North East London, and forms part of inner London. The local authority is Hackney London Borough Council....
's notorious Murder Mile
Murder mile
Murder Mile is a nickname sometimes given to roads known for high crime rates or military conflict. Such roads include:* Ledra Street, in Nicosia, Cyprus, in the late 1950s* Upper and Lower Clapton Roads in Hackney, London, in the early 2000s...
". He also previously featured on the show The Secret Millionaire.