Gary Jones (born 1975) is a male retired boxer who competed for England.
Boxing career
Jones was a double English National Champion in 1994 and 1999 after winning the prestigious
ABA light flyweight title, boxing out of the Sefton ABC and then Towerhill ABC.
He represented
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in the light flyweight (-48 kg) division and won a bronze medal, at the
1998 Commonwealth Games
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Malaysia
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He also won the Scottish ABA title and turned professional in 2003.
References
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1975 births
English male boxers
Boxers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
Living people
Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
Light-flyweight boxers
Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games