Final: Lost to Ernesto Formenti (Italy) on points (was awarded silver medal)
Shepherd continued to box as an amateur until 1950 when he was eliminated in the opening round of the British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand. He subsequently retired from boxing without having embarked on a professional career.
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dennis, shepherd, confused, with, dennis, shepard, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers,. Not to be confused with Dennis Shepard This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Dennis Shepherd news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Dennis Shepherd 11 October 1926 12 June 2006 was a South African boxer who won the silver medal in the featherweight division at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London Shepherd died at age 79 in Lichtenburg verification needed Dennis ShepherdPersonal informationBorn11 October 1926Johannesburg South AfricaDied12 June 2006 aged 79 Johannesburg South Africa verification needed Medal record Men s BoxingRepresenting South AfricaOlympic Games1948 London Featherweight1948 Olympic results editBelow is the record of Dennis Shepherd a South African featherweight boxer who competed at the 1948 London Olympics Round of 32 Defeated Sydney Greve Pakistan on points Round of 16 Defeated Mohamed Ammi France on points Quarterfinal Defeated Eddie Johnson United States on points Semifinal Defeated Francisco Nunez Argentina on points Final Lost to Ernesto Formenti Italy on points was awarded silver medal Shepherd continued to box as an amateur until 1950 when he was eliminated in the opening round of the British Empire Games in Auckland New Zealand He subsequently retired from boxing without having embarked on a professional career External links editprofile nbsp nbsp This article about a South African Olympic medalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biographical article related to a South African boxer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dennis Shepherd amp oldid 1172742212, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
