James Cook (born 12 May 1959)[1] Jamaican born, a former European and British super middleweight boxing champion. In 2007, he was awarded an MBE for "his outstanding work with the young people of Hackney's notorious Murder Mile".[2] He also previously featured on the show The Secret Millionaire.

His nephew, Reice Charles-Cook, is a goalkeeper for Macclesfield Town[3] and regularly featured in former club Arsenal's under-18 side.[4]

References

  1. "Boxing record". Archived from the original on 30 March 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  2. "Boxing Monthly". Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  3. "Shakers sign a Gunner". Bury F.C. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  4. "Reice Charles-Cook". arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2014.


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