Brian Packer
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 2 March 1944 Dartford,England |
| Died | 30 August 2021(aged 77) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
Brian Packer(2 March 1944 – 30 August 2021) was a British boxer.[1]He competed in themen's bantamweightevent at the1964 Summer Olympics.[2]At the 1964 Summer Olympics, he lost in his first fight toTakao Sakuraiof Japan in the Round of 32.[2][3]
Biography
[edit]Packer was born in March 1944 inDartford,and began to box at the age of eleven.[3]While working at adockyardas an apprentice, he was he should never box again, unless he wanted to suffer permanent damage to his hand.[1]However, after multiple operations, he went on to win theAmateur Boxing Association(ABA) bantamweight title.[1]
He won the 1963 and 1964 ABA Britishbantamweight titles,when boxing out of the Dartford ABC.[4]At the1964 Summer OlympicsinTokyo,Packer competed in themen's bantamweightevent.[5]However, he lost his first-round bout toTakao Sakurai,[5]who would go on to win the gold medal.[6]
Following the Olympics, Paker became a professional boxer,[3]winning fourteen of his fifteen fights.[7][8]Packer then went up to thefeatherweightdivision, with his final fight taking place in November 1968.[1]The following month, while working as a welder, he damaged his leg during a fall, which ended his boxing career.[9]
Packer died on 30 August 2021 at the age of 77,[10]after a long battle withdementia.[11]
References
[edit]- ^abcd"Brian Packer".Olympedia.Retrieved3 September2021.
- ^abEvans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;Mallon, Bill;et al."Brian Packer Olympic Results".Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.Sports Reference LLC.Archived fromthe originalon 18 April 2020.Retrieved2 December2018.
- ^abc"Brian Packer, 1944-2021 – Boxing News".Sports Centre.Retrieved27 May2022.
- ^"Roll of Honour".England Boxing.Retrieved13 January2022.
- ^ab"Bantamweight (≤54 kilograms), Men".Olympedia.Retrieved27 May2022.
- ^"BRIAN PACKER, 1944-2021".Pocket Mags.Retrieved27 May2022.
- ^"Brian Packer".Fights Rec.Retrieved27 May2022.
- ^"Brian Packer (Dartford)".Boxing History.Retrieved27 May2022.
- ^"Tokyo Olympic bantam-weight boxer Brian Packer from Rochester in battle with dementia".Kent Online.Retrieved27 May2022.
- ^"Brian Packer, 1944-2021".Boxing News Online.Retrieved27 May2022.
- ^Team GB boxer and Rochester pensioner Brian Packer, who fought at 1964 Tokyo Olympics, passes away following dementia battle
External links
[edit]- Brian PackeratBoxRec(registration required)
- Brian PackeratOlympedia
- Brian PackeratTeam GB
