John McCormack (boxer)
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John McCormack (born January 9, 1935 in Glasgow) was a Scottish boxer, who was nicknamed "Cowboy". Although born in Glasgow, his home town was Maryhill.
[edit] Amateur career
Known as "Cowboy", he started boxing in 1950 at the age of fifteen, and by 1956 he held the Scottish and A.B.A. Light Middleweight Titles in 1956 as an amateur. He earned the bronze medal in the light middleweight division (– 71 kg) at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. McCormack compiled an amateur record of 103-6 (51 knockouts).
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
Professional boxing record for John McCormack (boxer) from Boxrec
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