Jeffrey Reginald Nedd (born 16 January 1957 in
Oranjestad, Aruba) is a
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
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who competed internationally for
Aruba
Aruba ( , , ), officially the Country of Aruba ( nl, Land Aruba; pap, Pais Aruba) is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands physically located in the mid-south of the Caribbean Sea, about north of the Venezuela peninsula of ...
.
Career
Nedd competed at the
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...
in
Seoul,
South Korea, he entered the light-heavyweight class but was stopped in the second round of his opening fight by
Kenyan
Joseph Akhasamba
Joseph Mukuku Akhasamba (born June 20, 1963, in Nairobi) is a Kenyan retired professional boxer who held the African heavyweight title from 1998 to 1999. As an amateur, he represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, start ...
, so didn't advance any further.
In 2011 Nedd was the Aruba National Head Coach.
References
1957 births
Living people
People from Oranjestad, Aruba
Aruban boxers
Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers for Aruba
Light-heavyweight boxers
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