Mark Rowe (born 12 July 1947 in

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) is an English

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and professional light middle/ middle/

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of the 1960s and '70s.

Boxing career

As an amateur he was runner-up for the 1966

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Light middleweight (71 kg) title, against Thomas "Tom" Imrie

(Bucchleuch BC), boxing out of Fitzroy Lodge ABC. He represented England and won a

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at light middleweight beating Thomas "Tom" Imrie ( Scotland) in the boxing at the

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, Jamaica. As a professional he won the

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(BBBofC) British middleweight, and Commonwealth middleweight title, and was a challenger for the BBBofC British middleweight title against

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, his professional fighting weight varied from , i.e.

to , i.e.

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1947 births Boxers at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England English male boxers Light-heavyweight boxers Light-middleweight boxers Living people Middleweight boxers People from Camberwell Boxers from the London Borough of Southwark Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games {{England-boxing-bio-stub