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English boxer
Kevin Finnegan
Born Kevin Finnegan
(1948-04-18 ) 18 April 1948Died 23 October 2008(2008-10-23) (aged 60) Nationality British Statistics Weight(s) Middleweight Stance Orthodox
Boxing record Total fights 47 Wins 35 Wins by KO 13 Losses 11 Draws 1
Kevin Finnegan (18 April 1948 – 23 October 2008) was an English boxer .
Finnegan's older brother Chris was an Olympic gold medalist and also a professional boxer. Early in his career when Kevin was still an amateur he was banned for 18 months for climbing into the ring to dispute a loss his brother had suffered. He was well known for a trilogy of fights against Alan Minter ; although he lost all three, they were close point decisions.
He won the
. His career lasted from 1970 to 1980 and he had 47 fights, winning 35, losing 11 and drawing one.
Finnegan died of heart disease on 23 October 2008, at his home in Hillingdon.
Professional boxing record
35 Wins (13 knockouts, 22 decisions), 11 Losses (5 knockouts, 6 decisions), 1 Draw [1]
Result
Record
Opponent
Type
Round
Date
Location
Notes
Loss
21-0
Matteo Salvemini
PTS
12
1980-09-10
Ariston Cinema , Sanremo , Italy
EBU Middleweight Title
Draw
16-1-1
Georg Steinherr
PTS
12
1980-05-14
Olympiahalle , Munich
EBU Middleweight Title
Win
44-7
Gratien Tonna
PTS
12
1980-02-07
Stade Pierre de Coubertin , Bercy
EBU Middleweight Title
Win
33-2-1
Tony Sibson
PTS
15
1979-11-06
Kensington, London
BBBofC
British Middleweight Title.
Win
15-8-1
Abel Cordoba
PTS
8
1979-05-29
Kensington, London
Loss
14-1
Charlie Weir
TKO
7
1979-02-03
Loss
24-0
Ayub Kalule
UD
10
1978-12-07
K.B. Hallen , Copenhagen
95-100, 95-100, 93-100.
Win
12-4-2
Bob Patterson
PTS
8
1978-09-26
Wembley, London
Loss
39-2-1
Marvin Hagler
TKO
7
1978-05-13
Boston Garden , Boston , Massachusetts
Loss
37-2-1
Marvin Hagler
TKO
9
1978-03-04
Boston Garden , Boston , Massachusetts
Loss
28-6
Alan Minter
PTS
15
1977-11-08
Wembley, London
BBBofC
British Middleweight Title. 143-144.
Win
16-6-3
Karl Vinson
PTS
10
1977-09-27
Wembley, London
Win
6-3
Frankie Lucas
TKO
11
1977-05-31
Kensington, London
BBBofC
British Middleweight Title.
Win
14-6
Alex Tompkins
PTS
8
1976-12-07
Kensington, London
Win
12-15-3
Oscar Angus
PTS
8
1976-11-15
Bethnal Green, London
Loss
23-4
Alan Minter
PTS
15
1976-09-14
Kensington, London
BBBofC
British Middleweight Title.
Win
21-1
Freddy De Kerpel
KO
9
1976-04-10
Liege , Belgium
Win
11-8-3
Oscar Angus
PTS
8
1976-03-15
Mayfair, London
80-78.5.
Win
7-3-1
Danny McCafferty
TKO
4
1976-02-25
Bethnal Green, London
Loss
19-4
Alan Minter
PTS
15
1975-11-04
Wembley, London
BBBofC
British Middleweight Title.
Loss
35-4
Gratien Tonna
PTS
15
1975-05-07
Stade Louis II , Monte Carlo , Monaco
EBU Middleweight Title
Win
22-3-2
Frank Reiche
PTS
10
1974-11-12
Wembley, London
Win
46-18-9
Eddie Mazon
TKO
9
1974-10-29
Kensington, London
Win
63-5-1
Jean-Claude Bouttier
UD
15
1974-05-27
Stade Roland Garros , Paris
EBU Middleweight Title
Win
28-13-4
Bunny Sterling
PTS
15
1974-02-11
Mayfair, London
BBBofC
British Middleweight Title. 148-146.5.
Win
19-14-3
Frank Young
PTS
8
1973-12-03
Mayfair, London
79.5-77.5.
Win
3-1-1
Bob Murphy
TKO
4
1973-10-23
Southend
Win
22-14-4
Ronnie Hough
KO
8
1973-05-07
Mayfair, London
Hough knocked out at 1:07 of the eighth round.
Win
15-1-2
Alvin Anderson
PTS
8
1973-03-27
Kensington, London
40-38.75.
Win
11-2
Leon Washington
TKO
7
1973-03-12
Mayfair, London
Win
13-0
Pat McCann
PTS
12
1973-01-17
Mayfair, London
BBBofC
Southern Area Middleweight Title. 59.5-58.5.
Win
22-14-1
Carlos Marks
PTS
8
1972-11-14
Wembley, London
39.75-38.75.
Win
19-17-2
Len Gibbs
RTD
6
1972-10-17
Mayfair, London
Win
12-7
Dave Cranswick
TKO
3
1972-09-12
Shoreditch, London
Loss
27-14-5
Don McMillan
TKO
5
1972-05-24
Sporting Club , Bedford
BBBofC
British Middleweight Title Eliminator.
Win
13-5
Eric Blake
PTS
10
1972-04-10
Piccadilly, London
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BBBofC
Southern Area Middleweight Title/British Middleweight Title Eliminator.
Win
14-24-6
Tommy Bell
PTS
8
1972-03-13
Mayfair, London
Win
38-28-6
Harry Scott
PTS
10
1972-02-15
Kensington, London
BBBofC
British Middleweight Title Eliminator. 49.25-48.5.
Win
29-6-2
Patrick Dwyer
PTS
8
1971-11-16
Wembley, London
Win
13-1-1
Mick O'Neill
TKO
6
1971-09-27
Wembley, London
Loss
19-7-3
Ronnie Hough
TKO
2
1971-06-14
Mayfair, London
Win
33-15-2
Dick Duffy
PTS
8
1971-04-27
Kensington, London
Win
22-13-2
Clive Cook
PTS
8
1971-04-06
Kensington, London
Win
2-7-1
Dave Ivory
TKO
4
1971-02-10
Bethnal Green, London
Win
7-9-1
Gerald Gooding
PTS
6
1971-01-25
Piccadilly, London
Win
11-10-3
Maurice Thomas
TKO
6
1970-12-08
Kensington, London
Win
10-16-2
Billy Deasy
TKO
4
1970-11-23
Mayfair, London
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