match, and was bitterly disappointed. Title defences Later that year he successfully defended his European Title against Francesco Leon. This gave Nash a chance to answer his critics after the defeat to Watt earlier that year, but he then lost his next defence to Giuseppe Gibilisco after being knocked out in the 6th round. Nash fought four more times, retiring in 1983 after being stopped in 5 rounds by Rene Weller in Germany. He remained in the Derry area and stayed involved with the sport at Derry's Ring Boxing Club. See also List of British lightweight boxing champions References External links Irish Boxing Website 1951 births Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Lightweight boxers Living people Male boxers from Northern Ireland Olympic boxers of Ireland Sportspeople from Derry (city) Irish male boxers