Kevin Finnegan
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Kevin Finnegan was an English boxer
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In his early career when Kevin was still an amateur he was banned for 18 months for climbing into the ring to dispute a loss by his brother. He was well known for a trio of fights against Alan Minter, although he lost all 3 they were close point decisions.
He won the British
Middleweight
title on three separate occasions, and was twice EBU
Middleweight champion. Finnegan twice fought future undisputed world champion Marvin Hagler
, losing by a technical knockout
on both occasions. Hagler later referred to Finnegan as the toughest man he has ever fought. He had 47 fights, winning 35, losing 11 and drawing one.
Kevin Finnegan died aged 60 on 23 October 2008 of heart disease at his home in Hillingdon, London. His career spanned the years 1970 to 1980.
His brother Chris
was an Olympic gold medalist and also a professional boxer.
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
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In his early career when Kevin was still an amateur he was banned for 18 months for climbing into the ring to dispute a loss by his brother. He was well known for a trio of fights against Alan Minter, although he lost all 3 they were close point decisions.
He won the British
British Boxing Board of Control
The British Boxing Board of Control is the governing body of professional boxing in the United Kingdom. It was formed in 1929 from the old National Sporting Club and is headquartered in Cardiff.- Councils :...
Middleweight
Middleweight
Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. In the bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in 1897...
title on three separate occasions, and was twice EBU
European Boxing Union
The European Boxing Union is an organization that oversees competition in that sport over the continent of Europe.-History:The EBU started life as the International Boxing Union in Paris in 1910...
Middleweight champion. Finnegan twice fought future undisputed world champion Marvin Hagler
Marvin Hagler
Marvelous Marvin Hagler , is a former professional boxer who was undisputed world middleweight champion between 1980 and 1987. Hagler holds the distinction of having the highest KO% of all middleweight champions at 78%...
, losing by a technical knockout
Knockout
A knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...
on both occasions. Hagler later referred to Finnegan as the toughest man he has ever fought. He had 47 fights, winning 35, losing 11 and drawing one.
Kevin Finnegan died aged 60 on 23 October 2008 of heart disease at his home in Hillingdon, London. His career spanned the years 1970 to 1980.
His brother Chris
Chris Finnegan
Chris Finnegan MBE was an English professional boxer.-Early life:Finnegan was one of eight siblings born into an Anglo-Irish family; 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...
was an Olympic gold medalist and also a professional boxer.
External links
- http://www.lastingtribute.co.uk/tribute/finnegan/3033143 Lasting Tribute to Kevin Finnegan