Mr Perry had been a dedicated member of Dereham Boxing Club for 46 years, touching hundreds of lives and coaching, guiding and inspiring generations of boxers.
His dad, Henry, taught him to box, following a family tradition that stretched back 100 years and over three generations.
It is believed Mr Perry fought about 140 bouts in his amateur career, sometimes boxing twice or three times a week.
He joined Dereham Boxing Club in 1975 as a coach with his friend Kenny Harvey. At the time the club was in an old railway carriage behind the Railway Tavern. It later moved to Cherry Tree car park, then to Rash s Green and later to its current location in the car park of Breckland Business Centre.
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