Alfred Jackson (14 January 1896 – 13 February 1980) was a British

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

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

. In his first fight, he defeated

Alf Cleverley Alfred John Cleverley (18 September 1907 – 2 August 1992) was a New Zealand boxer from Petone. He competed in the New Zealand at the 1928 Summer Olympics, 1928 Olympics in the men's light-heavyweight section, but lost on points in the first ...

of New Zealand, before losing to

Karel Miljon Karel Leendert Miljon (17 September 1903, Amsterdam – 8 February 1984, Bennebroek) was a Dutch boxer, who won the bronze medal in the light heavyweight division at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Miljon won the Dutch title ele ...

of the Netherlands. Jackson won the

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1927 and 1928 light heavyweight title, when boxing out of the St. Pancras ABC.

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* 1896 births 1980 deaths British male boxers Olympic boxers of Great Britain Boxers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Boxers from Greater London Light-heavyweight boxers {{UK-boxing-bio-stub