William Taylor (14 September 1952 – 19 January 2022) was a British boxer. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

. At the 1972 Summer Olympics, he defeated

Lahcen Maghfour Lahcen Maghfour (born 12 June 1950) is a Moroccan boxer. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich ...

of Morocco, before losing to

Jochen Bachfeld Jochen Bachfeld (born December 17, 1952) is a retired boxer from East Germany, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There he won the gold medal in the welterweight division (– 67 ...

of East Germany. Taylor died on 19 January 2022, at the age of 69.

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* 1952 births 2022 deaths Place of birth missing Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics British male boxers Featherweight boxers Olympic boxers for Great Britain {{UK-boxing-bio-stub