Nelis (Battling) van Dijk
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Name: Battling van Dijk
Birth Name: Nelis van Dijk
Hometown: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Birthplace: Gouda, Netherlands
Died: 1969-10-31 (Age:65)
Pro Boxer: Record
Battling van Dijk competed in the 1920 Olympics as a flyweight. He announced his retirement in October 1927 as reigning Dutch Lightweight champion because of failing eyesight. Eventually he went totally blind.
Olympic games rseults
1920 (as a flyweight)
- Lost to Anders Petersen (Denmark)