Moss O'Brien
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| Nationality |  Irish and  English | ||||||||||||||
| Born | Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||
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Maurice 'Moss' O'Brien (born in Ireland) is a retired boxer who represented England.
Boxing career
[edit]O'Brien was the National Champion in 1978 after winning the prestigious ABA featherweight title,[1] the title success was controversial because his opponent Austin Owens was considered by many to have done enough to have won the fight.[2]
He represented England and won a bronze medal in the -57 kg featherweight division, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada[3][4] and boxed out of West Ham and later Repton (Bethnal Green) ABC.
References
[edit]- ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing.
- ^ "Reading Pair, 15 May 1978". Reading Evening Post. 1978.
- ^ "1978 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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