Ryan Langham (born 15 November 1981 in

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) is a professional Australian boxer in the featherweight division. He was selected to compete for the Australian boxing team at the

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, before turning pro by the following year. From then on, Langham held a remarkable record of twenty-five bouts throughout his professional stint, including fifteen victories and five knock outs. Langham qualified for the men's featherweight division (57 kg) at the

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. Earlier in the process, he was guaranteed a spot on the Australian boxing team after finishing first at the AIBA Oceania Qualification Tournament in

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. Langham lost his opening match to Romania's

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with an effortless 40–15 score.

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Australian Olympic Team Bio
1981 births Living people Featherweight boxers Olympic boxers for Australia Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics People from Blacktown, New South Wales Sportsmen from New South Wales Australian male boxers {{Australia-boxing-bio-stub