Michael Pillay

Michael Pillay (born 10 November 1955) is a Seychellois former boxer and a founding member of the Seychelles Olympians Association.[1]

Michael Pillay
Personal information
NationalitySeychellois
Born (1955-11-10) 10 November 1955
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classWelterweight

Pillay competed in the men's welterweight category at the 1980 Olympic Games. In the first round he defeated Ole Svendsen of Denmark on points (4–1), but suffered a knock-out in round two whilst fighting against Mehmet Bogujevci from Yugoslavia.[2]

References
  1. "Past Olympians back in action". Seychelles Nation. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. "Michael Pillay Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2015.


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