John O'Brien

Scottish boxer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroScottish boxer
PlacesUnited Kingdom Scotland
wasAthlete Boxer
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth20 February 1937, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom
Death30 March 1979 (aged 42 years)
Star signPisces
The details

Biography

John O'Brien (20 February 1937 – 30 March 1979 (aged 42)) born in Glasgow was a Scottish professional feather/super feather/light/light welterweight boxer of the 1960s and '70s, who won the British Commonwealth featherweight title, and was a challenger for the BBBofC British featherweight title against; Howard Winstone, and Jimmy Revie and European Boxing Union (EBU) featherweight title against Howard Winstone. His professional fighting weight varied from 124 lb (56 kg; 8 st 12 lb), i.e. featherweight to 136 lb (61.7 kg; 9 st 10.0 lb), i.e. light welterweight.

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