Mark Epton (born 22 October 1965 in Mexborough, Doncaster) is a retired flyweight boxer from England.

Boxing career

Amateur career

Epton represented England and won a

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in the 48 kg light-flyweight division, at the

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in Edinburgh, Scotland. He represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the

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in Seoul, South Korea. In the round of 64 he defeated Damber Bhatta (Nepal) by decision, 5-0 and in the round of 32 lost to Ivalio Marinov (Bulgaria) by decision, 0-5. Boxing for the Mexborough Athletic ABC he was a three times winner of the prestigious ABA light-flyweight championship (1985, 1986 and 1987).

Professional career

Nicknamed "The Choirboy" he made his professional debut on 24 May 1989. After six bouts as a pro, which he all won, Epton retired from boxing.

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* 1965 births Living people People from Mexborough Sportspeople from Doncaster English male boxers Flyweight boxers Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Great Britain Boxers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing {{England-boxing-bio-stub