James Cook (born 12 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
edit- ^ "Boxing record". Archived from the original on 30 March 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- ^ "Boxing Monthly". Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- ^ "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
edit- Archived May 7, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
- Boxing record for James Cook from BoxRec (registration required)
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