Graham Moughton (born 2 December 1948) is a retired English amateur boxer. He captained the British Olympic boxing team representing Repton ABC and competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in the light-welterweight division,[1] but was eliminated in the third bout. On 13 January 1973 Graham boxed in a tournament against Sugar Ray Leonard losing a close 2-1 split decision.[2] The same year Moughton represented Bermuda at the world championships in Cuba.[3] Overall Moughton would box 304 bouts, representing England on 35 occasions and is the only boxer to represent 3 countries. England (35) 1972 Olympics, Bermuda (15) 1973 World Championships and a Denmark select (1) where he would lose on a cut eye to future world champion Ayube Kaluli of Uganda.[4]
 Graham Moughton in 1966 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 December 1948 (age 75) Ilford, England |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
| Club | Repton ABC, London |
References
edit- ^ Martin, Bill (5 September 1972). "Britons Fighting For Gold". Western Daily Press. p. 1.
- ^ "Scoreboard: Boxing". The San Francisco Examiner. 16 January 1973. p. 46.
- ^ "Lost Split Decisions". Transcript-Telegram. 1 November 1973. p. 39.
- ^ Graham Moughton Archived 1 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine
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