Alexander Indrajith Obeysekere (March 1918 – 28 April 2002) was a Ceylonese sportsman. He won a Bronze medal at the 1950 British Empire Games. He was the welterweight champion in the 1940s and was a member of the Ceylon contingent to the 1948 Olympic Games. He went on the represented Ceylon in boxing in 1950 Commonwealth Games in Auckland winning the Bronze medal in welterweight.Revival of Royal vs Trinity boxing dual after lapse of 50 years
He was born in Colombo to Donald Obeyesekere and was educated the Royal College, Colombo.Alex Obeyesekere and the golden era of boxing
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