Bob Purdie

Robert Purdie (18 February 1911 – 9 July 1982) was a New Zealand boxer who represented his country at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

[1] In 1930 he won the Jamieson Belt for the most scientific boxer at the national championships.

[2] In 1932, Purdie was one of three New Zealand boxers to compete at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

[3] Purdie died in 1982,[1] and he was cremated at Purewa Crematorium in Auckland.

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