Angus Whare Shelford (born 2 October 1976 in Otahuhu, New Zealand) is a boxer from New Zealand, who competed at the

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. There he was defeated in the first round of the Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg) division by Oleksil Mazikin of

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. Attempting to qualify for the

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in the super heavyweight division, Shelford was disqualified by a medical panel from the Oceania Boxing Championships due to an ear infection.

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* 1976 births Living people Olympic boxers for New Zealand Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics New Zealand male boxers Super-heavyweight boxers Boxers from Auckland {{NewZealand-boxing-bio-stub