Mark Edwards (boxer)
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Mark Edwards (born 15 September 1963) is a retired British boxer.


Boxing career

He competed in the men's middleweight event at the
1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
. He represented
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and won a bronze medal in the -75 kg middleweight division, at the
1990 Commonwealth Games The 1990 Commonwealth Games ( mi, 1990 Taumāhekeheke Commonwealth) were held in Auckland, New Zealand from 24 January – 3 February 1990. It was the 14th Commonwealth Games, and part of New Zealand's 1990 sesquicentennial celebrations. Parti ...
in
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,
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. Boxing for the Royal Navy, he was twice winner of the prestigious ABA middleweight championship (1988 and 1991).


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* 1963 births Living people British male boxers Olympic boxers for Great Britain Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Boxers from Greater London Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Boxers at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Middleweight boxers Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games {{UK-boxing-bio-stub