John William Cheshire (born 11 September 1947) is a British

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 ...

. He fought as Johnny Cheshire and competed in the men's featherweight event at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, he lost to

Al Robinson Albert "Al" Robinson (June 18, 1947 – January 24, 1974) was a boxer from Oakland, California who competed in the featherweight division (– 57 kg) during his career. Amateur career Robinson was the featherweight (125 pounds) silver ...

of the United States. He won the 1968

Amateur Boxing Association England Boxing, known until 2013 as the Amateur Boxing Association of England, is the Sports governing body, governing body of amateur boxing clubs in England. There are separate organisations for Scotland and Wales with boxing in Northern Irela ...

British featherweight title, when boxing out of the Repton ABC.

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* 1947 births Living people Scottish male boxers British male boxers Olympic boxers for Great Britain Boxers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Ayr Featherweight boxers {{UK-boxing-bio-stub