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