Michael Pillay

Michael Pillay
Personal information
NationalitySeychellois
Born (1955-11-10) 10 November 1955
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classWelterweight

Michael Pillay (born 10 November 1955) is a Seychellois former boxer and a founding member of the Seychelles Olympians Association.[1]

Pillay competed in the men's welterweight category at the 1980 Olympic Games. In the first round he defeated Ole Svendsen of Denmark on points (4–1), but suffered a knock-out in round two while fighting against Mehmet Bogujevci from Yugoslavia.[2] Pillay was the flag bearer for Seychelles in the opening ceremony.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Past Olympians back in action". Seychelles Nation. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Michael Pillay Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Flagbearers for Seychelles". olympedia.org. Retrieved 6 January 2024.


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