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{{short description|American boxer}}
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[[File:Ray Lampkin.png|thumb|200px|Lampkin in 1974]]
[[File:Ray Lampkin.png|thumb|200px|Lampkin in 1974]]
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'''Ray Lampkin''' (born 1948<ref>{{cite news|last=Polis|first=John|title=Lampkin striving to become lightweight champ|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=13 November 1974|location=Portland, Oregon|page=91}}</ref> in [[Portland, Oregon]]) is a retired [[professional boxer]] who lost a 1975 [[World Boxing Association]] (WBA) [[lightweight]] title fight against [[Roberto Durán]] in [[Panama]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Preston|first=Patick|title=Boxing legend suffers heart attack, saved by quick-acting brothers|url=http://www.katu.com/news/local/Boxing-legend-suffers-heart-attack-saved-by-quick-acting-brothers-186425721.html|work=KATU.com|publisher=KATU NEWS|accessdate=12 January 2014|date=10 January 2013}}</ref> Lampkin lasted fourteen rounds against the hard-hitting Duran. He won the [[North American Boxing Federation]] lightweight title fight but later lost it against [[Esteban de Jesús]] at the [[Felt Forum]] in [[New York City]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Another Test For Boxing On The Tube|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1087592/1/index.htm|work=SI.com|publisher=Sports Illustrated|accessdate=12 January 2014|date=23 July 1973}}</ref> He finished his career with a total of 34 wins (16 by [[knock out]]), six losses (two by knock out) and one draw.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ray Lampkin – Boxer|url=http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=193&cat=boxer|work=BoxRec.com|publisher=BoxRec|accessdate=12 January 2014}}</ref> Lampkin was inducted into the [[Oregon Sports Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Ray Lampkin, Jr. - Boxing|url=http://www.oregonsportshall.org/ray_lampkin_jr.html|work=oregonsportshall.org|publisher=Oregon Sports Hall of Fame and Museum|accessdate=12 January 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112025500/http://www.oregonsportshall.org/ray_lampkin_jr.html|archivedate=12 January 2014}}</ref>
'''Ray Lampkin''' (born 1948<ref>{{cite news|last=Polis|first=John|title=Lampkin striving to become lightweight champ|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=13 November 1974|location=Portland, Oregon|page=91}}</ref> in [[Portland, Oregon]]) is a retired [[professional boxer]] who lost a 1975 [[World Boxing Association]] (WBA) [[lightweight]] title fight against [[Roberto Durán]] in [[Panama]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Preston|first=Patick|title=Boxing legend suffers heart attack, saved by quick-acting brothers|url=http://www.katu.com/news/local/Boxing-legend-suffers-heart-attack-saved-by-quick-acting-brothers-186425721.html|work=KATU.com|publisher=KATU NEWS|accessdate=12 January 2014|date=10 January 2013}}</ref> Lampkin lasted fourteen rounds against the hard-hitting Duran. He won the [[North American Boxing Federation]] lightweight title fight but later lost it against [[Esteban de Jesús]] at the [[Felt Forum]] in [[New York City]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Another Test For Boxing On The Tube|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1087592/1/index.htm|work=SI.com|publisher=Sports Illustrated|accessdate=12 January 2014|date=23 July 1973}}</ref> He finished his career with a total of 34 wins (16 by [[knock out]]), six losses (two by knock out) and one draw.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ray Lampkin – Boxer|url=http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=193&cat=boxer|work=BoxRec.com|publisher=BoxRec|accessdate=12 January 2014}}</ref> Lampkin was inducted into the [[Oregon Sports Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Ray Lampkin, Jr. - Boxing|url=http://www.oregonsportshall.org/ray_lampkin_jr.html|work=oregonsportshall.org|publisher=Oregon Sports Hall of Fame and Museum|accessdate=12 January 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112025500/http://www.oregonsportshall.org/ray_lampkin_jr.html|archivedate=12 January 2014}}</ref>



Latest revision as of 08:05, 6 July 2024

Lampkin in 1974

Ray Lampkin (born 1948[1] in Portland, Oregon) is a retired professional boxer who lost a 1975 World Boxing Association (WBA) lightweight title fight against Roberto Durán in Panama.[2] Lampkin lasted fourteen rounds against the hard-hitting Duran. He won the North American Boxing Federation lightweight title fight but later lost it against Esteban de Jesús at the Felt Forum in New York City.[3] He finished his career with a total of 34 wins (16 by knock out), six losses (two by knock out) and one draw.[4] Lampkin was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Polis, John (13 November 1974). "Lampkin striving to become lightweight champ". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. p. 91.
  2. ^ Preston, Patick (10 January 2013). "Boxing legend suffers heart attack, saved by quick-acting brothers". KATU.com. KATU NEWS. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Another Test For Boxing On The Tube". SI.com. Sports Illustrated. 23 July 1973. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Ray Lampkin – Boxer". BoxRec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Ray Lampkin, Jr. - Boxing". oregonsportshall.org. Oregon Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.