George McKenzie (boxer)

George McKenzie (22 September 1901 – April 1941) was a Scottish bantamweight professional boxer who competed in the 1920s. His brother James MacKenzie, a flyweight, won Olympic silver in 1924 in Paris.[1]

Olympic medal record
Men's Boxing
1920 Antwerp Bantamweight

He was born in Leith.

Amateur career

McKenzie was the 1920 British ABA bantamweight champion. He won a bronze medal in Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics losing against boxer Clarence Walker in the semi-finals.

Olympic results

Below is the record of George McKenzie, a British bantamweight boxer who competed at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics:

  • Round of 16: bye
  • Quarterfinal: defeated John Koss (Norway)
  • Semifinal: lost to Clarence Walker (South Africa)
  • Bronze Medal Bout: defeated Henri Hebrants (Belgium)

Pro career

He fought professionally from 1922 to 1929 and is credited with a record of 36 - 7 - 2.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. British Boxing Year Book 1988
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