James Cook (boxer)
James Cook (born 17 May 1959)[1] Jamaican born, a former European and British super middleweight boxing champion. In 2007, he was awarded an MBE for "his outstanding work with the young people of Hackney's notorious Murder Mile".[2] He also previously featured on the show The Secret Millionaire.
His nephew, Reice Charles-Cook, is a goalkeeper for Macclesfield Town[3] and regularly featured in former club Arsenal's under-18 side.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Boxing record". Archived from the original on 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2010-01-22.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-06-20. Retrieved 2010-01-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Shakers sign a Gunner". Bury F.C. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
- ^ "Reice Charles-Cook". arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
External links[]
- Archived May 7, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
- Boxing record for James Cook from BoxRec (registration required)
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- 1959 births
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- British male boxers
- Jamaican male boxers
- World super-middleweight boxing champions
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
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