John Lyon (boxer)

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John Patrick Lyon MBE (born 9 March 1962) is a retired boxer from Great Britain.

Boxing career

A member of the Greenall St. Helens Amateur Boxing Club he competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and 1988 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ly/john-lyon-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040918/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ly/john-lyon-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Profile|publisher=Sports Reference}} He represented England and won a silver medal in the light flyweight division, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/brisbane-1982/athletes|title=1982 Athletes|publisher=Team England}} Four years later he represented England again and won a gold medal in the men's flyweight division (– 48 kg), at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/edinburgh-1986/athletes|title=1986 Athletes|publisher=Team England}} He appeared at a third consecutive games in 1990.{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/43183|title=Athletes and results|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation}}

Lyon won eight English ABA titles, four flyweight and four light-flyweight and a bronze medal in the 1991 Acropolis Cup, retiring immediately afterwards.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxing/2399066/Boxing-Lyon-on-Athens-journey.html|title=Boxing: Lyon on Athens journey|work=The Telegraph|date=4 April 2003 |location=London}}

He was awarded an MBE for services to amateur boxing.

1988 Olympic results

Below is the record of John Lyon, a British flyweight boxer who competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics:

Round of 64: lost to Ramazan Gul (Turkey) by decision, 1-4

Personal life

Lyon's son Craig Lyon also won the English light-flyweight title, twice. He also competed in the Prizefighter tournament at super-flyweight in 2011, but was defeated by Ryan Farrag in the quarter finals.