Casey Patton

Casey Patton (born November 21, 1974 in London, Ontario) is a retired boxer from Canada. He is a five time Canadian champion who competed in the featherweight (< 57 kg) division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he was defeated in the first round by South Africa's Phillip N'dou in a controversial referee stoppage.

Patton won the gold medal in the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia and was the 1994 Canadian Amateur Boxer of the year. In 2008, Patton was inducted into the London (Ontario) Sports Hall of Fame.

External links

Canadian Olympic Committee

Commonwealth Boxing Champions in Men's Featherweight

1930 – 1938: up to 57 kg 1950: up to 58 kg 1954 – 2006: up to 57 kg

1930: Freddie Meacham (ENG) 1934: Charles Catterall (SAF) 1938: Barney Henricus (CEY) 1950: Henry Gilliland (SCO) 1954: Leonard Leisching (RSA) 1958: Wally Taylor (AUS) 1962: John McDermott (SCO) 1966: Philip Waruinge (KEN) 1970: Philip Waruinge (KEN) 1974: Edward Ndukwu (NGR) 1978: Azumah Nelson (GHA) 1982: Peter Konyegwachie (NGR) 1986: Billy Downey (CAN) 1990: John Irwin (ENG) 1994: Casey Patton (CAN) 1998: Alex Arthur (SCO) 2002: Haider Ali (PAK) 2006: Stephen Smith (ENG)

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