Luke Boyd

For other people named Luke Boyd, see Luke Boyd (disambiguation).

Luke Boyd (born 22 April 1987 in Sydney) is an indigenous boxer from Australia.[1]

He was named New South Wales's Most Outstanding Boxer in 2006 and in 2007 was awarded an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship.[2]

He qualified for the 2008 Olympics, one of three indigenous boxers in the squad,[3] but was beaten 18:8 out by Khumiso Ikgopoleng from Botswana in his first bout.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Australian Indigenous Olympians" (PDF). Australian Olympic Committee website. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Luke Boyd: Rugby castaway just right for Olympics
  3. ↑ Beijing Bound: 'Our' team
  4. ↑ Poor run at boxing continues


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