John Arthur (boxer)
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| Born | 29 August 1929 | |||||||||||||
| Died | 19 May 2005 (aged 75) | |||||||||||||
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John Duncan Arthur (29 August 1929 – 19 May 2005) was a South African boxer who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was born in Springs, South Africa.
Amateur career[]
Won the Heavyweight bronze medal for South Africa at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Below are John Arthur's results from that tournament:
First round (Round of 32): bye;
Round of 16: defeated James Galli of France; referee stopped contest in first round;
Quarterfinal: defeated Jay Lambert of the United States on points;
Semifinal: lost to Rafael Iglesias of Argentina on points;
Bronze medal match: defeated Hans Müller of Switzerland by walkover
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