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John O'Brien (boxer)

John O'Brien
Statistics
Weight(s) feather/super feather/light/light welterweight
Nationality Scottish
Born 20 February 1937
Glasgow, Scotland
Died 30 March 1979 (aged 42)
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights 47
Wins 30 (KO 15)
Losses 17 (KO 8)

John O'Brien (20 February 1937 – 30 March 1979 (aged 42)) born in Glasgow was a Scottish professional feather/super feather/light/light welterweight boxer of the 1960s and '70s, who won the British Commonwealth featherweight title, and was a challenger for the BBBofC British featherweight title against; Howard Winstone, and Jimmy Revie and European Boxing Union (EBU) featherweight title against Howard Winstone. His professional fighting weight varied from 124 lb (56 kg; 8 st 12 lb), i.e. featherweight to 136 lb (61.7 kg; 9 st 10.0 lb), i.e. light welterweight.



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