Chris Finnegan
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| Chris Finnegan | |
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| Real name | Chris Finnegan |
| Rated at | Light Heavyweight |
| Nationality |  English |
| Birth date | June 5, 1944 |
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| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 37 |
| Wins | 29 |
| Wins by KO | 16 |
| Losses | 7 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
| Olympic medal record | |||
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| Gold | 1968 Mexico | Middleweight | |
Chris Finnegan (born 5 June 1944) is an English former professional boxer of Irish decent.
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[edit] Amateur career
Finnegan was the 1966 ABA Middleweight champion. He won a gold medal in the Middleweight division at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico, the last British boxer to do so until Audley Harrison in 2000.
[edit] Olympic Results
- 1968 won the Olympic Gold Medal, representing Great Britain as a Middleweight. Results were:
- Defeated Titus Simba (Tanzania) 5-0
- Defeated Ewald Wichert (West Germany) 3-2
- Defeated Mate Parlov (Yugoslavia) 5-0
- Defeated Alfred Jones (United States) 4-1
- Defeated Alexei Kisselev (Soviet Union) 3-2
[edit] Pro career
Upon turning professional he moved up to Light Heavyweight and had 37 fights, the most notable being a world title challenge against Bob Foster at Wembley in 1972. Heavy favourite Foster stopped Finnegan in the 14th round; the bout was selected as Fight of the Year by Ring Magazine. He won the European and Commonwealth Light Heavyweight titles in 1971 with a defeat of Eddie Avoth and retired in 1975. His brother Kevin was also a professional boxer.
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| Preceded by Joe Frazier W15 Muhammad Ali (March 8, 1971) |
Ring Magazine Fight of the Year 1972 – Bob Foster TKO14 Chris Finnegan (September 26) |
Succeeded by George Foreman TKO2 Joe Frazier (January 22, 1973) |
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