Adrian Holmes (30 May 1925 – 8 January 2014) was an Australian

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. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the

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1948 Olympic results

Below is the record of Adrian Holmes an Australian light heavyweight boxer who competed at the 1948 London Olympics: * Round of 32: bye * Round of 16: defeated Mohamed El-Minabawi (Egypt) by second-round knockout * Quarterfinal: defeated Hugh O'Hagan (Ireland) on points * Semifinal: lost to Don Scott (Great Britain) on points * Bronze Medal Bout: lost to Mario Cia (Argentina) referee stopped contest in third round

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* 1925 births 2014 deaths Australian male boxers Olympic boxers for Australia Boxers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Light-heavyweight boxers Sportsmen from Queensland {{Australia-boxing-bio-stub