John Lyon (boxer)

John Patrick Lyon MBE (born 9 March 1962) is a retired boxer from Great Britain.

John Lyon

Lyon (left) versus René Breitbarth of East Germany in Rostock, 1985
Personal information
Born	9 March 1962
Medal record Men's boxing Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1986 Edinburgh Flyweight 1982 Brisbane Flyweight

Boxing career

A member of the Greenall St. Helens Amateur Boxing Club he competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and 1988 Summer Olympics.^[1] He represented England and won a silver medal in the light flyweight division, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.^[2] Four years later he represented England again and won a gold medal in the men's flyweight division (– 48 kg), at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.^[3] He appeared at a third consecutive games in 1990.^[4]

Lyon won eight English ABA titles, four flyweight and four light-flyweight and a bronze medal in the 1991 Acropolis Cup, retiring immediately afterwards.^[5]

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 (Turkey) by decision, 1-4

Personal life

Lyon's son Craig Lyon also won the English light-flyweight title, twice. He also competed in the Prizefighter tournament at super-flyweight in 2011, but was defeated by Ryan Farrag in the quarter finals.