Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John "Irish Johnny" Copeland

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The result was delete. $Salvio$ ^{Let's talk about it!} 13:18, 23 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

John "Irish Johnny" Copeland

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Non-notable boxer, no notable fights, single source is only about his demise. Peter Rehse (talk) 15:08, 15 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Martial arts-related deletion discussions. Peter Rehse (talk) 15:08, 15 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Golden gloves runner-up doesn't show notability. No significant pro title fights and not ranked by Ring magazine.[1] Those aren't surprising given his lifetime losing record. Only significant coverage is his obituary in the local paper and that's not enough to meet WP:GNG. Astudent0 (talk) 18:27, 15 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete Doesn't meet WP:NBOX or WP:GNG. Papaursa (talk) 01:30, 19 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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