Boxing (UK) Quiz Questions
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Who became the first British boxer to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing for 32 years at the 2000 Sydney Olympics?
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(Answer: Audley Harrison)
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Which British heavyweight famously won the world title by defeating Wladimir Klitschko in 2015?
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(Answer: Tyson Fury)
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Who did Anthony Joshua defeat in 2017 at Wembley Stadium to win the WBA heavyweight title?
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(Answer: Wladimir Klitschko)
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Which Scottish fighter became the undisputed light-welterweight world champion in 2021?
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(Answer: Josh Taylor)
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Which British boxer was nicknamed “The Hitman” and held multiple world titles in the 1980s and 1990s?
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(Answer: Ricky Hatton)
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Who was the first British boxer to win world titles in three different weight divisions?
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(Answer: Duke McKenzie)
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Which British female boxer won Olympic gold at London 2012 and later became a professional world champion?
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(Answer: Nicola Adams)
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Lennox Lewis, the last undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, represented which country in the Olympics before boxing for Britain?
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(Answer: Canada — at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, where he won gold)
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Which Welsh boxer retired undefeated with 46 wins, including victories over Bernard Hopkins and Mikkel Kessler?
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(Answer: Joe Calzaghe)
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Which British boxer was known as “Prince” and held the WBO featherweight title from 1995 to 2000?
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(Answer: Naseem Hamed)