Peter Richardson (born 24 June 1970) is a retired British

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Boxing career

He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

. He beat

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in the first round. He represented England in the lightweight division, at the

1990 Commonwealth Games The 1990 Commonwealth Games ( mi, 1990 Taumāhekeheke Commonwealth) were held in Auckland, New Zealand from 24 January – 3 February 1990. It was the 14th Commonwealth Games, and part of New Zealand's 1990 sesquicentennial celebrations. Partic ...

in Auckland, New Zealand and reached the quarter-finals. Four years later he won the

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at the

1994 Commonwealth Games The 1994 Commonwealth Games ( French: ''XVéme Jeux du Commonwealth'') were held in Victoria, British Columbia, from 18 to 28 August 1994. Ten types of sports were featured at the Victoria Games: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling, ...

. Boxing for the Philip Thomas School of Boxing ABC, Richardson won the prestigious ABA featherweight championship in 1989. Four years later he won the 1993 ABA light-welterweight championship.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Richardson, Peter 1970 births Living people British male boxers Olympic boxers for Great Britain Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Boxers at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Boxers at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Middlesbrough Light-welterweight boxers Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games