Boxing Quiz Questions

Boxing (UK) Quiz Questions

  1. Who became the first British boxer to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing for 32 years at the 2000 Sydney Olympics?

    • (Answer: Audley Harrison)

  2. Which British heavyweight famously won the world title by defeating Wladimir Klitschko in 2015?

    • (Answer: Tyson Fury)

  3. Who did Anthony Joshua defeat in 2017 at Wembley Stadium to win the WBA heavyweight title?

    • (Answer: Wladimir Klitschko)

  4. Which Scottish fighter became the undisputed light-welterweight world champion in 2021?

    • (Answer: Josh Taylor)

  5. Which British boxer was nicknamed “The Hitman” and held multiple world titles in the 1980s and 1990s?

    • (Answer: Ricky Hatton)

  6. Who was the first British boxer to win world titles in three different weight divisions?

    • (Answer: Duke McKenzie)

  7. Which British female boxer won Olympic gold at London 2012 and later became a professional world champion?

    • (Answer: Nicola Adams)

  8. Lennox Lewis, the last undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, represented which country in the Olympics before boxing for Britain?

    • (Answer: Canada — at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, where he won gold)

  9. Which Welsh boxer retired undefeated with 46 wins, including victories over Bernard Hopkins and Mikkel Kessler?

    • (Answer: Joe Calzaghe)

  10. Which British boxer was known as “Prince” and held the WBO featherweight title from 1995 to 2000?

  • (Answer: Naseem Hamed)