Lyn Philp
New Zealand boxer (1924-1981)
- Born
- 27 January 1924, Lower Hutt
- Died
- 17 July 1981
- Citizenship
- New Zealand
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- bantamweight
- Occupation
- boxer
Lyn Philp (1924-1981) was a New Zealand professional boxer, and New Zealand's Bantamweight Champion from 1947 - 1954.
Ranked fourth best bantamweight New Zealand all-time greats.
With his punching power, speed and elusive style, Philp soon became the #1 contender for the bantamweight belt. In 1960 he was ranked third best bantamweight in New Zealand history.
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.