Ken Cooper (boxer)

Ken Cooper
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1943-10-20) 20 October 1943
Birmingham, England
Sport
ClubKyrle Hall ABC, Birmingham

Kenneth "Ken" J. Cooper (born 20 October 1943) is an English former boxer.

Boxing career

Cooper was a member of the Kyrle Hall ABC, in Birmingham and was the 1967 featherweight ABA champion, which was regarded as the UK National Championships at the time. The success included a win over Ken Buchanan. He had finished runner-up the previous year in 1966.[1]

Cooper represented England in tournaments with the highlight being selection for the Commonwealth Games. He represented the England team[2] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica[3][4][5] where he competed in the 57kg featherweight category.[6]

Cooper made his professional debut on 14 November 1967.[7] and fought in 17 fights until 1970.[8]

References

  1. ^ "75th ABA National Championships". England Boxing.
  2. ^ "Bobby Arthur picked for Empire Games". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 2 May 1966. p. 24. Retrieved 10 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "1966 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ^ "Kingston, Jamaica, 1966 Team". Team England.
  5. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  6. ^ "England Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  7. ^ "Profile". BoxRec.
  8. ^ "Profile". Boxing History.
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