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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Chris_FinneganChris Finnegan - Wikipedia

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   Chris Finnegan won an Olympic gold medal while representing Great Britain as a middleweight boxer in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. Here are his results: Round of 32: Defeated Titus Simba ( Tanzania) by decision, 5–0. Round of 16: Defeated Ewald Wichert ( West Germany) by decision, 3–2. Quarterfinal: Defeated Mate Parlov ( Yugoslavia) by ...

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   Chris Finnegan. 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. After turning professional, Finnegan would capture both the European and ...

4. www.mylondon.news › sport › other-sportBOXING Finnegan counted out - MyLondon

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   Sport. By. My London. OLYMPIC boxing champion Chris Finnegan sadly lost his final fight when he died in Hillingdon Hospital last Monday following a short illness. He was 64 and his death comes just four months after his brother, Kevin, a former British and European middleweight champion, passed away in October.

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6. amp.theguardian.com › sport › 2009Chris Finnegan | Boxing | The Guardian

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   Mar 4, 2009 · Another outstanding British boxer of the era, John Conteh, who defeated Finnegan twice in two fights at Wembley for the Commonwealth, British and European light-heavy- weight titles, described his former adversary as "a great technician who was one of the toughest men I ever fought.

7. boxerlist.com › boxer › chris-finneganChris Finnegan boxer • - BoxerList

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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.Finnegan was one of eight children; his father was from Liverpool and his mother from Newry, Northern Ireland. Finnegan always wore a Union Flag and a Shamrock on his boxing trunks to signify his joint heritage.

   Date	Opponent	Last Opponents' Results	Place
   1975-10-14	Johnny Frankham	L W L W W W	Royal Albert Hall, Kensington
   1975-06-03	Johnny Frankham	L L W L W W	Royal Albert Hall, Kensington
   1974-12-02	Victor Attivor	L W W W W L	Hilton Hotel, Mayfair
   1974-10-01	Harold Richardson	L L L L L L	Empire Pool, Wembley

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   • Nationality: United Kingdom
   • Death Date: March 2, 2009

   • Birth Date: June 5, 1944

8. www.independent.co.uk › news › obituariesChris Finnegan: Olympic boxing gold medallist who became ...

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   Mar 4, 2009 · Chris Finnegan had his first professional fight behind closed doors at an exclusive Mayfair club seven weeks after winning the Olympic middleweight gold medal at the Mexico City games. Finnegan ...

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   Who was Chris Finnegan?

   • 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 Commonwealth Light Heavyweight title.

   Ring fight of the year 1972: Chris Finnegan challenges all time great

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   How old was Chris Finnegan when he died?

   • He was 64 when he died there. Christopher Martin Finnegan, boxer: born 5 June 1944; married; MBE 1969; died Hillingdon, Middlesex 2 March 2009. Chris Finnegan had his first professional fight behind closed doors at an exclusive Mayfair club seven weeks after winning the Olympic middleweight gold medal at the Mexico City games.

   Chris Finnegan: Olympic boxing gold medallist who became European

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   Was Chris Finnegan the best light-heavyweight I fought?

   • “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.

   Ring fight of the year 1972: Chris Finnegan challenges all time great

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   Did Chris Finnegan win a gold medal?

   • Finnegan wrote an autobiography entitled Finnegan: Self-Portrait of a Fighting Man about his boxing career, including his gold medal win at Mexico City which he referred to as a "golden rivet". Chris Finnegan won an Olympic gold medal while representing Great Britain as a middleweight boxer in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.

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10. www.britishboxers.co.uk › 2020 › 07Ring fight of the year 1972: Chris Finnegan challenges all ...

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    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 Commonwealth Light Heavyweight title. This put him in prime ...