Alf Cleverley
Boxing, Boxer
1907 – 1992
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Who was Alf Cleverley?
Alfred John "Alf" Cleverley was a New Zealand boxer from Petone.
He competed in the 1928 Olympics in the mens light-heavyweight section, but lost on points in the first round to Alf Jackson of Great Britain. After the Olympics he competed in the Tailtean Games in Dublin then fought professionally in Long Beach, California. He returned to New Zealand in 1930, married, and resumed work at the Railways Workshops at Petone then at the Hutt as a fitter.
He died in Rotorua on 25 July 1992.
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