William Knight (born 26 July 1951) is a retired British boxer.

He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

[1] In his first fight, he defeated Julius Luipa of Zambia, before losing to Alejandro Montoya of Cuba in the next round.

[1] He represented England and won a gold medal in the light heavyweight division, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.

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