Andy Peace
Scottish boxer
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Andrew Peace (28 January 1945 – 29 June 2009) was a boxer from Scotland who competed at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 January 1945 Lochore, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 June 2009 (aged 64) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||
Event | Welterweight | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Fife & Clackmannan Miners ABC | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Peace, born in Lochore, Scotland, boxed out of the Fife & Clackmannan Miners Amateur Boxing Club.[1] He was the 1965 Scottish champion.[2]
Peace represented the Scottish Empire and Commonwealth Games team[3] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica,[4] participating in the 67kg welterweight category.[5] He won the bronze medal.[6]
Towards the end of the Games, Peace and fellow Scottish team member John Kellie were blamed for setting off fireworks in the athletes village and were sent home early from the Games. They denied that they set off the fireworks.[7]
Peace turned professional on 18 February 1969 and fought in 16 bouts.[8] After retiring he ran the Exit Boxing Club in Glenrothes. He died in 2009 at the age of 64.[9]
