Billy Ward (boxer)

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Billy Joe Ward (born July 16, 1993 in Bundaberg , Queensland , † August 4, 2013 in Gladstone , Queensland) was an Australian boxer at light flyweight (up to 49 kg).

Career

The 1.63 m ward attended Miriam Vale Primary School , Yarwun Primary School , Gladstone High School, and the Australian Technical College in Gladstone. He began his athletic career as a gymnast and won a junior title in the state of Queensland in 2004. In 2006 he switched to boxing, trained at the Gladstone Amateur Boxing Club and won the Australian junior title (U17) the following year.

After suffering from the Ross River virus in 2008, he returned in 2011 and made it to the semi-finals of the Australian U19 flyweight championships . In 2012 he switched to light flyweight and won both the Australian Championships and the Oceanic Qualifier for the 2012 Olympics , which made him qualified for this tournament. In the games themselves, however, he was outclassed by Cuban Yosvany Veitía with 26: 4 in the first round of the tournament and ended up in 17th place together with the other losers in the preliminary round.

Overview:

  • 2012: 17th place at the Summer Olympics
  • 2012: 1st place Ocean Olympic qualification
  • 2012: 1st place Australian Championship
  • 2011: 3rd place Australian Youth Championship
  • 2007: 1st place Australian Junior Championship

Private

In January 2013, Ward was fined after he was convicted of trespassing on property in November 2012 and insulted the police officers who intervened and assaulted one case. He committed suicide on August 4, 2013 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gladstone Observer, August 5, 2013 , accessed August 12, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Ward, Billy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ward, Billy Joe
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian boxer
DATE OF BIRTH July 16, 1993
PLACE OF BIRTH Bundaberg
DATE OF DEATH 4th August 2013
Place of death Gladstone