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Kevin Finnegan

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Kevin Finnegan
Born
Kevin Finnegan

(1948-04-18)18 April 1948
Iver, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Died23 October 2008(2008-10-23) (aged 60)
NationalityBritish
Statistics
Weight(s)Middleweight
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights47
Wins35
Wins by KO13
Losses11
Draws1

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 British Middleweight title on three occasions, and was a two-time European 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 had ever fought. He also held wins over Tony Sibson and Gratien Tonna. 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

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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 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London BBBofC British Middleweight Title.
Win 15-8-1 Abel Cordoba PTS 8 1979-05-29 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London
Loss 14-1 Charlie Weir TKO 7 1979-02-03 Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg
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 Empire Pool, 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 Empire Pool, Wembley, London BBBofC British Middleweight Title. 143-144.
Win 16-6-3 Karl Vinson PTS 10 1977-09-27 Empire Pool, Wembley, London
Win 6-3 Frankie Lucas TKO 11 1977-05-31 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London BBBofC British Middleweight Title.
Win 14-6 Alex Tompkins PTS 8 1976-12-07 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London
Win 12-15-3 Oscar Angus PTS 8 1976-11-15 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
Loss 23-4 Alan Minter PTS 15 1976-09-14 Royal Albert Hall, 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 Hilton Hotel, Mayfair, London 80-78.5.
Win 7-3-1 Danny McCafferty TKO 4 1976-02-25 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
Loss 19-4 Alan Minter PTS 15 1975-11-04 Empire Pool, 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 Empire Pool, Wembley, London
Win 46-18-9 Eddie Mazon TKO 9 1974-10-29 Royal Albert Hall, 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 Hilton Hotel, Mayfair, London BBBofC British Middleweight Title. 148-146.5.
Win 19-14-3 Frank Young PTS 8 1973-12-03 Anglo-American Sporting Club, Mayfair, London 79.5-77.5.
Win 3-1-1 Bob Murphy TKO 4 1973-10-23 Anglo-American Sporting Club, Southend
Win 22-14-4 Ronnie Hough KO 8 1973-05-07 Hilton Hotel, Mayfair, London Hough knocked out at 1:07 of the eighth round.
Win 15-1-2 Alvin Anderson PTS 8 1973-03-27 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London 40-38.75.
Win 11-2 Leon Washington TKO 7 1973-03-12 Grosvenor House Hotel, Mayfair, London
Win 13-0 Pat McCann PTS 12 1973-01-17 Hilton Hotel, Mayfair, London BBBofC Southern Area Middleweight Title. 59.5-58.5.
Win 22-14-1 Carlos Marks PTS 8 1972-11-14 Empire Pool, Wembley, London 39.75-38.75.
Win 19-17-2 Len Gibbs RTD 6 1972-10-17 Hilton Hotel, Mayfair, London
Win 12-7 Dave Cranswick TKO 3 1972-09-12 Shoreditch Town Hall, 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 National Sporting Club, Piccadilly, London] BBBofC Southern Area Middleweight Title/British Middleweight Title Eliminator.
Win 14-24-6 Tommy Bell PTS 8 1972-03-13 Anglo-American Sporting Club, Mayfair, London
Win 38-28-6 Harry Scott PTS 10 1972-02-15 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London BBBofC British Middleweight Title Eliminator. 49.25-48.5.
Win 29-6-2 Patrick Dwyer PTS 8 1971-11-16 Empire Pool, Wembley, London
Win 13-1-1 Mick O'Neill TKO 6 1971-09-27 Empire Pool, Wembley, London
Loss 19-7-3 Ronnie Hough TKO 2 1971-06-14 Anglo-American Sporting Club, Mayfair, London
Win 33-15-2 Dick Duffy PTS 8 1971-04-27 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London
Win 22-13-2 Clive Cook PTS 8 1971-04-06 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London
Win 2-7-1 Dave Ivory TKO 4 1971-02-10 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
Win 7-9-1 Gerald Gooding PTS 6 1971-01-25 Anglo-American Sporting Club, Piccadilly, London
Win 11-10-3 Maurice Thomas TKO 6 1970-12-08 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London
Win 10-16-2 Billy Deasy TKO 4 1970-11-23 Anglo-American Sporting Club, Mayfair, London

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