Jonathan Dele (20 October 1944 – 29 April 2017) was a Nigerian

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light welterweight Light welterweight, also known as junior welterweight or super lightweight, is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Professional boxing In professional boxing, light welterweight is contested between the lightweight and welterweight divisions, ...

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of the 1960s and 1970s who won Commonwealth lightweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from , i.e.

super featherweight Super featherweight, also known as junior lightweight, is a boxing weight classes, weight division in professional boxing, contested between and . The super featherweight division was established by the New York Walker Law in 1920, although firs ...

to , i.e.

. He also competed in the men's lightweight 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 ...

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* 1944 births 2017 deaths Lightweight boxers Light-welterweight boxers Boxers from Lagos Super-featherweight boxers Nigerian male boxers Olympic boxers for Nigeria Boxers at the 1968 Summer Olympics {{Nigeria-boxing-bio-stub