Mr. Albert "Alf" Oliver Barber (15 January 1902 – 4 April 1967) was a

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who competed in the

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. In 1924, he was the first one who was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the bantamweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming bronze medalist Jean Ces.

External links

Alf Barber's profile at Sports Reference.com
* 1902 births 1967 deaths Bantamweight boxers Olympic boxers for Great Britain Boxers at the 1924 Summer Olympics British male boxers {{UK-boxing-bio-stub