John Pearce (boxer)
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John Pearce was an English middleweight
boxer
from the Wellington ABC. ABA Champion in 1998 he went on to win Gold at the Commonwealth Games
of 1998 in Kuala Lumpa. He defeated Jitender Kumar (India) in the final.
Coming from Middlesbrough
he was at the time MD of his own double glazing company.
Middleweight
Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. In the bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in 1897...
boxer
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...
from the Wellington ABC. ABA Champion in 1998 he went on to win Gold at the Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
of 1998 in Kuala Lumpa. He defeated Jitender Kumar (India) in the final.
Coming from Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough is a large town situated on the south bank of the River Tees in north east England, that sits within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire...
he was at the time MD of his own double glazing company.