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CodeDS/UK/12655
NameCaldwell; John (1938-2009); Northern Irish flyweight boxer
Dates1938-2009
GenderMale
BiographyJohn Caldwell (born 7 May 1938, Belfast - died 10 July 2009) was an Irish boxer who won the bronze medal in the flyweight (– 51 kg) division at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.

Caldwell was considered a supreme fighter whose class and skill saw him claim a medal in 1956 and the world bantamweight crown in 1961. He enjoyed a magnificent career as an amateur and professional in which he contested 275 bouts, winning on all but ten occasions.

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