Mick McKeon (c. 1923 – 15 July 1987)
was an Irish
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
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. He competed in the
men's middleweight event at the
1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...
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At the 1948 Summer Olympics, he reached the bronze medal bout, but lost via a
walkover
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to
Ivano Fontana
Ivano Fontana (25 November 1926 – 24 December 1993) was an Italian boxer. He won a bronze medal in the middleweight division at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, losing to gold medal winner Laszlo Papp. He was born in Lucca, Italy
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of Italy.
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1920s births
1987 deaths
Irish male boxers
Olympic boxers for Ireland
Boxers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Place of birth missing
Middleweight boxers
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