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Mark Epton (born 22 October 1965 in Mexborough, Doncaster) is: an English retired flyweight boxer.
Boxing career※
Amateur career※
Epton represented England and won a silver medal in the——48 kg light-flyweight division, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.
He represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. In the round of 64 he defeated Damber Bhatta (Nepal) by, "decision," 5-0 and in the round of 32 lost——to Ivalio Marinov (Bulgaria) by decision, "0-5."
Boxing for the Mexborough Athletic ABC he was a three times winner of the prestigious ABA light-flyweight championship (1985, 1986 and 1987).
Professional career※
Nicknamed "The Choirboy" he made his professional debut on 24 May 1989. After six bouts as a pro, which he all won, Epton retired from boxing.
References※
- ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing.
External links※
- Boxing record for Mark Epton from BoxRec (registration required)
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- 1965 births
- Living people
- Boxers from Doncaster
- Boxers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- English male boxers
- Flyweight boxers
- Olympic boxers for Great Britain
- Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Sportspeople from Mexborough
- English boxing biography stubs