John Turpin (boxer)
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | c.1945[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||
Event | Middleweight | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Rothwell Collliery ABC, Leeds | ||||||||||||||
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John Turpin (born c.1945) is a male former boxer who competed for England.
Biography
Turpin was a miner by profession[1] and fouth out of the Rothwell Collliery Amateur Boxing Club in Leeds.[2]
He represented the England team[3] and won a bronze medal in the 75 kg middleweight, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[4][5][6]
He was a member of the Rothwell Colliery ABC and was 1966 Light Welterweight ABA champion runner-up.[7]
Turpin was the nephew of Randolph Turpin.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Another Turpin On His Way". Evening News (London). 5 October 1965. p. 19. Retrieved 10 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "John Turpin is dropped". Belfast Telegraph. 25 October 1965. p. 14. Retrieved 10 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Bobby Arthur picked for Empire Games". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 2 May 1966. p. 24. Retrieved 10 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1966 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "75th ABA National Championships". England Boxing.
- ^ "Another Turpin". Reading Evening Post. 9 March 1966. p. 15. Retrieved 10 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.