Peter Wakefield
Encyclopedia
Peter Wakefield is a retired male light flyweight
boxer
from Australia
. He competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens, Greece, where he was stopped in the second round of the men's light flyweight division (– 48 kg) by Namibia's Joseph Jermia
.
Light flyweight
- Professional boxing :The weight limit at light flyweight in professional boxing is 108 pounds . When New York legalized boxing in 1920, the law stipulated a "junior flyweight" class, with a weight limit of 99 pounds. When the National Boxing Association was formed in 1921, it also recognized this...
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 Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. He competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in Athens, Greece, where he was stopped in the second round of the men's light flyweight division (– 48 kg) by Namibia's Joseph Jermia
Joseph Jermia
Joseph Jermia is a boxer from Namibia, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native African country. There he was stopped in the quarterfinals of the Light Flyweight division by Russia's eventual bronze medal winner Sergey Kazakov.Jermia won the bronze medal in the same division...
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