Barrington "Barry" Cambridge (born July 15, 1957) is a retired
Guyanese light-welterweight
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, who represented his country at the
1980 Summer Olympics
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. There he was eliminated in the first round of the men's light-welterweight division by
Boualem Bel Alouane
Boualem Bel Alouane (born 13 March 1961) is an Algerian boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics. At the 1980 Summer Olympics, he defeated Barrington Cambridge of Guyana, before losing to Ace Rusevs ...
of
Algeria
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by a 5-0 decision.
References
1957 births
Living people
Light-welterweight boxers
Boxers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers for Guyana
Guyanese male boxers
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