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Chris Finnegan MBE (5 June 1944 – 2 March 2009) was a British professional boxer of Irish descent born in Iver, Buckinghamshire, England. [1] Early life. Finnegan was one of eight children; his father was from Liverpool and his mother from Newry, Northern Ireland.
Chris Finnegan was a British light heavyweight boxer who fought from 1968 to 1975. He won the EBU European title in 1972 and challenged for the WBA and WBC world titles in 1972 and 1973.
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Chris Finnegan was a British boxer who won the Olympic middleweight gold in 1968 and the European light-heavyweight title in 1971. He fought against legends like Bob Foster, Conny Velensek and John Conteh, and died in 2009 after his brother's death.
Professional Boxer, Olympic Athlete. Born in Buckinghamshire, England, he represented his country at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City and won a gold medal in the Middleweight Division when he defeated Aleksei Kiselyov of the Soviet Union.
Jul 29, 2020 · “Finnegan was the best light-heavyweight I fought!” Chris Finnegan was a British/Irish fighter who fought throughout the late 60’s and mid 70’s. Finnegan won middleweight gold at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City and turned professional almost immediately afterwards. His career had progressed solidly, winning the British and British ...
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Boxing. Mexico 1968 | Olympic Games. Chris Finnegan wins gold for Britain in Mexico City. Britain's Chris Finnegan outpointed Aleksei Kiselev of the Soviet Union to take the Olympic middleweight title at the 1968 Mexico City Games. Finnegan received a ... Show more.
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