John Lyon (boxer)
John Patrick Lyon MBE 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. He represented England and won a silver medal in the light flyweight division, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Four years later he represented England again and won a gold medal in the men's flyweight division, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. He appeared at a third consecutive games in 1990.Lyon won eight English ABA titles, four flyweight and four light-flyweight and a bronze medal in the 1991 Acropolis Cup, retiring immediately afterwards.
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 by decision, 1-4