Alfred John Cleverley (18 September 1907 – 2 August 1992) was a New Zealand boxer from

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. He competed in the 1928 Olympics in the men's light-heavyweight section, but lost on points in the first round to

Alf Jackson Alfred Jackson (25 October 1887 – 21 September 1964) was an Australian military officer and an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL). Family ...

of Great Britain. After the Olympics he competed in the Tailtean Games in Dublin then fought professionally in Long Beach, California. He returned to New Zealand in 1930, married, and resumed work at the Railways Workshops at

then at the Hutt as a fitter. He died in

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on 25 July 1992.death notice in ''Evening Post'' (Wellington) of 29 July 1992 p43

1928 Olympic results

Below is the record of Alf Cleverley, a New Zealand light heavyweight boxer who competed at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics: * Round of 16: lost to Alf Jackson (Great Britain) by decision

References

*Interview in ''Petone News'' of 16 November 1983.
Page at BoxRec website, No 124197 (?)

Page at BoxRec website, No 129967

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