James "
Roberttown Rocket" Hare (born 16 July 1976 in
Dewsbury) is an
English
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amateur feather/
lightweight
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Boxing
Professional boxing
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and
professional
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light welter/
welter/
light middle/
middleweight boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
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of the 1990s and 2000s who as an amateur was runner-up for the 1991
Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) Junior Class-A featherweight (57 kg) title, against Daniel Happe (Honor Oak ABC),
boxing out of Batley ABC, and won the 1992
Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) Junior Class-B lightweight (60 kg) title, against George Robshaw (Dale Youth),
boxing out of Batley and Dewsbury ABC, and as a professional won the
European Boxing Union (EBU) European Union (EU) welterweight title, World Boxing Federation (WBF) welterweight title, and
Commonwealth welterweight title, and was a challenger for the
British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) British welterweight title against
David Barnes, his professional fighting weight varied from , i.e.
light welterweight to , i.e.
middleweight.
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Image - James Hare
1976 births
English male boxers
Featherweight boxers
Middleweight boxers
Light-middleweight boxers
Light-welterweight boxers
Lightweight boxers
Living people
Sportspeople from Dewsbury
Welterweight boxers
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