Mark Epton
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Mark Epton (born 22 October 1965 in Mexborough, Doncaster) is an English retired flyweight boxer.
Boxing career
[edit]Amateur career
[edit]Epton represented England and won a silver medal in the 48 kg light-flyweight division, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1][2]
He represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. In the round of 64 he defeated Damber Bhatta (Nepal) by decision, 5-0 and in the round of 32 lost to Ivalio Marinov (Bulgaria) by decision, 0-5.
Boxing for the Mexborough Athletic ABC he was a three times winner of the prestigious ABA light-flyweight championship (1985, 1986 and 1987).[3]
Professional career
[edit]Nicknamed "The Choirboy" he made his professional debut on 24 May 1989. After six bouts as a pro, which he all won, Epton retired from boxing.
References
[edit]- ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing.
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Mark Epton from BoxRec (registration required)
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- 1965 births
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- Boxers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- English male boxers
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- Sportspeople from Mexborough
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