About William Byrne
William Byrne was a New Zealand boxer.
William 'Bill' Byrne is a former boxer from New Zealand. He won the silver medal in the Lightweight (75 – 81 kg) division at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games.
Bill Byrne (Ngāti Porou) won a record ten New Zealand senior boxing titles between 1970 and 1977 - six heavyweight and four light heavyweight titles, winning the heavyweight and light-heavy on the same night on three occasions (1972, 1974 and 1975)
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Who was William Byrne?
New Zealand boxer
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William Byrne was a boxer.
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William Byrne was New Zealand.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: William Byrne (boxer)
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