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Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
Born | Middlesbrough, England | 24 June 1970||||||||||||||
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Peter Richardson (born 24 June 1970) is a retired British boxer.
He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He beat Vernon Forrest in the first round. [1]
He represented England in the lightweight division, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand and reached the quarter-finals. [2] Four years later he won the gold medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games. [3] [4] [5]
Boxing for the Philip Thomas School of Boxing ABC, Richardson won the prestigious ABA featherweight championship in 1989. Four years later he won the 1993 ABA light-welterweight championship. [6]
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Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
Born | Middlesbrough, England | 24 June 1970||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Peter Richardson (born 24 June 1970) is a retired British boxer.
He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He beat Vernon Forrest in the first round. [1]
He represented England in the lightweight division, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand and reached the quarter-finals. [2] Four years later he won the gold medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games. [3] [4] [5]
Boxing for the Philip Thomas School of Boxing ABC, Richardson won the prestigious ABA featherweight championship in 1989. Four years later he won the 1993 ABA light-welterweight championship. [6]