Dennis Shepherd

Dennis Shepherd was a South African boxer who won the silver medal in the featherweight division at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Shepherd died at age 79 in Lichtenburg.

1948 Olympic results

Below is the record of Dennis Shepherd, a South African featherweight boxer who competed at the 1948 London Olympics:

Round of 32: Defeated Sydney Greve on points
Round of 16: Defeated Mohamed Ammi on points
Quarterfinal: Defeated Eddie Johnson on points
Semifinal: Defeated Francisco [Núñez (boxer)|Francisco Nunez] on points
Final: Lost to Ernesto Formenti on points

Shepherd continued to box as an amateur until 1950 when he was eliminated in the opening round of the British [Empire Games] in Auckland, New Zealand. He subsequently retired from boxing without having embarked on a professional career.