Philip Sutcliffe (born 10 November 1959) is an Irish politician, former boxer and two-time Olympian. He competed at the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games.[1] Additionally, he was the winner of four national titles in Ireland, two at bantamweight and one each at lightflyweight and flyweight, as well as bronze medals in two successive European Amateur Boxing Championships, in Germany in 1977 and 1979.[2]
Philip Sutcliffe | |
|---|---|
| Dublin City Councillor | |
| Assumed office June 2024 | |
| Constituency | Ballyfermot–Drimnagh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 November 1959 |
| Political party | Independent Ireland |
His son Philip Sutcliffe Jnr is also a notable boxer.[3]
Sutcliffe contested the local electoral areas of Ballyfermot–Drimnagh and Kimmage–Rathmines for Independent Ireland in the 2024 Dublin City Council election.[4] He was elected for the Ballyfermot–Drimnagh area.[5]
1980 Olympic results
editBelow is the record of Philip Sutcliffe, an Irish bantamweight boxer who competed at the 1980 Moscow Olympics:
- Round of 64: bye
- Round of 32: lost to Daniel Zaragoza (Mexico) by decision, 0-5
References
edit- ^ "Phil Sutcliffe Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports-reference.com. Yard Barker. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ Thomas MylerBoxing (23 February 2005). "Sutcliffe driving Crumlin back into limelight". Independent.ie. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Sutcliffe Jr suffers first career defeat". RTÉ Sport. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Nominations of Candidates for the Dublin City Council Local Elections 2024". www.dublincity.ie. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ Garvey, Maurice (10 June 2024). "Local Elections: Lord Mayor Daithí de Róiste loses seat". Echo.ie. Retrieved 11 June 2024.