Hector Thompson

Hector Thompson
Born	(1949-06-24)24 June 1949 Kempsey, New South Wales
Died	20 May 2020(2020-05-20) (aged 70) Brisbane, Queensland
Nationality	Australian
Statistics
Weight(s)	Lightweight, Super lightweight, Welterweight and Junior middleweight
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	87
Wins	73 (KO 27)
Losses	12 (KO 7)
Draws	2

Hector Thompson ((1949-06-24)24 June 1949 – (2020-05-20)20 May 2020) was an Australian professional boxer who competed in four different weight divisions—lightweight, super lightweight, welterweight and junior middleweight—during the 1970s and 80s. He was married to Lynette Slee in 1965/6, unknown divorce date.

Professional career

In 1973 he beat Joe Tetteh for the Commonwealth (British Empire) Super lightweight title, earning a shot at Roberto Durán in 1973 for the World Boxing Association World lightweight title but lost by technical knockout (TKO). After capturing the Commonwealth title again in 1975, later that year he would go on to challenge Antonio Cervantes for the World Boxing Association World light welterweight title but he lost by RTD. He was inducted into the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame in 2005. Two of Hector Thompson's opponents died after being TKOd by Thompson—Roko Spanja in 1970 and Chuck Wilburn in 1976.

External links

• Boxing record for Hector Thompson from BoxRec (registration required)
• Image - Hector Thompson

Was periodically married to Lynette Slee (M.1965/6) unknown D.