Maurice A. O'Sullivan (born 4 December 1952) is a British

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. As a teenager, he won the Welsh Amateur Boxing Association title before being selected to represent Great Britain at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

in Munich. He won his first bout at the Games before suffering a defeat to eventual silver medallist, Ugandan

Leo Rwabwogo Leo Rwabwogo (3 June 1949 – 14 January 2009) was a Ugandan boxer, who won two Olympic medals during his career as an amateur in the flyweight division (up to 51 kg). He won a bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico C ...

Career

Born in

Cardiff Cardiff (; ) is the capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of Wales. Cardiff had a population of in and forms a Principal areas of Wales, principal area officially known as the City and County of Ca ...

, Wales, O'Sullivan represented Roath Youth Amateur Boxing Club. He was selected to represent Wales as a teenager and fought

Johnny Owen John Richard Owens (7 January 1956 – 4 November 1980) was a Welsh professional boxer who fought under the name Johnny Owen. His seemingly fragile appearance earned him many epithets, including the "Merthyr Matchstick" and the "Bionic B ...

in the 1974 Welsh Amateur Boxing Association Championship, winning a controversial judges' decision. O'Sullivan reportedly offered the trophy to Owen after the fight, although Owen refused to accept. He won the 1972

Amateur Boxing Association England Boxing, known until 2013 as the Amateur Boxing Association of England, is the leading governing body of amateur boxing clubs in England. There are separate organisations for Scotland and Wales with boxing in Northern Ireland being organ ...

British flyweight title, when boxing out of the Roath Youth ABC. O'Sullivan was chosen to represent Great Britain in the men's flyweight boxing event at the

in Munich. At the Games, he was drawn against Rabah Kaloufi of France in the first round. O'Sullivan won the bout via a judges decision, outscoring his opponent by three points. The second round of the competition was disrupted by the withdrawal of Argentine Jose Viccario following a fight in the Olympic Village. O'Sullivan would have drawn Japanese boxer Fujio Nagai, but instead faced

of Uganda. Rwabwogo had won a bronze medal at the previous games, the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Ol ...

in Mexico, having reached the semi-finals of the competition. O'Sullivan was defeated in the first round when the referee stopped the contest after 1 minutes and 20 seconds. Rwabwogo floored O'Sullivan with a right hand; O'Sullivan returned to his feet but, when Rwabwogo struck another strong punch, the referee ended the bout. Rwabwogo went on to win the silver medal.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Osullivan, Maurice 1952 births Living people Welsh male boxers British male boxers Olympic boxers for Great Britain Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Boxers from Cardiff Flyweight boxers