Angus Whare Shelford (born 2 October 1976 in
Otahuhu, New Zealand) is a
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
* Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing
*Boxer (dog), a breed of dog
Boxer or boxers may also refer to:
Animal kingdom
* Boxer crab
* Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans
* Boxer snipe ee ...
from New Zealand, who competed at the
2000 Summer Olympics
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in
Sydney
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. There he was defeated in the first round of the Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg) division by
Oleksil Mazikin
Oleksiy Mazikin (born 16 February 1975) is a Ukrainian boxer best known to win the silver medal at the 2001 World Championships in the Men's Super Heavyweight division.
Amateur
Mazikin was a successful amateur but kept losing to southpaws.
At ...
of
Ukraine
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.
References
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1976 births
Living people
Olympic boxers for New Zealand
Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
New Zealand male boxers
Super-heavyweight boxers
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