Frankie Martin
Encyclopedia
Frank "Frankie" Martin was a Canadian
boxer
who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics
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He was born in Montreal
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In 1928 he was eliminated in the second round of the flyweight class
after losing his fight to the upcoming silver medalist Armand Apell
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp, Belgium, and Pierre de...
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He was born in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
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In 1928 he was eliminated in the second round of the flyweight class
Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics - Men's flyweight
The men's flyweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 112 pounds...
after losing his fight to the upcoming silver medalist Armand Apell
Armand Apell
Armand Apell was a French boxer. He competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928, Apell won the silver medal in the flyweight class after losing the final against Antal Kocsis.-References:* *...
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