Charlie Nash (boxer)
Charlie Nash (born 1951 in Derry, Northern Ireland), is a retired Irish boxer. As an amateur he held an Irish national title and represented Ireland in the 1972 Olympic Games. As a professional he won the professional British and then European lightweight titles but lost to Jim Watt, when he challenged him for the World Boxing Council title. He has given several interviews about having to check several bodies laid out in a hospital morgue in order to identify that of his brother William, who was killed during the Bloody Sunday massacre.
Charlie Nash | |
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Born | Charles Nash 10 May 1951 Derry, Northern Ireland |
Nationality | Irish |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Lightweight |
Stance | Southpaw |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 30 |
Wins | 25 |
Wins by KO | 9 |
Losses | 5 |
Draws | 0 |
No contests | 0 |
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