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Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
Born | 8 April 1939 Romford, England | ||||||||||||||
Died | March 2018 Weymouth, England | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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John Edward Caiger (1939–2018), was a male boxer who competed for England.
Boxing career
[edit]He represented England in the -75 Kg division and won a bronze medal at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[1][2]
He was the 1961 Amateur Boxing Association British middleweight champion, when boxing for the Army.[3] He turned professional under Terry Lawless and later worked as the trainer for Fairburn House Boys Club in Canning Town.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Tributes". England Boxing.