John Lowey (born 6 August 1966 in Dundonald,

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) is a former

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. Lowey fought at

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and won the IBO world title in 1995. He represented

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at the 1988 Olympics in the

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category. He defeated Mustafa Selah of Iraq and Mohamed Sabo of

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in his first two bouts before being eliminated by Nyamaagiin Altankhuyag of

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in the Round of 16.

1988 Olympic record

Below are the results of John Lowey, an Irish bantamweight boxer who competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics: * Round of 64: defeated Mustafa Saleh (Iraq) by decision, 5-0 * Round of 32: defeated Mohamed Sabo (Nigeria) by decision, 4-1 * Round of 16 lost to Nyamaagiin Altankhuyag (Mongolia) by decision, 2-3

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* 1966 births Living people People from Dundonald, County Down Male boxers from Northern Ireland Irish male boxers Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Ireland Super-bantamweight boxers Boxers from County Down {{NorthernIreland-boxing-bio-stub