Alex Hilton Explained

Alex Hilton is a Canadian former professional boxer. He is the brother of former super middleweight world champion, Dave Hilton Jr., and light middleweight world champion of boxing, Matthew Hilton.

Hilton won the vacant Canadian middleweight title at age 18 in December 1983, defeating Ralph Hollett of Halifax.^[1] He was stripped of the title by the Canadian Professional Boxing Federation in January 1985, after failing to meet a deadline to defend his championship against Michael Olajide Jr.^[2] He announced his retirement in 2004.^[3]

Described as the "enfant terrible" of his family in a 1986 Toronto Star article, Hilton was arrested several times on various charges during the mid-1980s.^[4] He received a five-year sentence in 1988 for ordering the sexual assault of another inmate while serving time for a separate offense. He later expressed regret for this period in his life, and said in a 2002 interview that he was "trying to live on the straight and narrow".^[5]

References

7. Le journal de Montréal, Alex voulait règler "ses comptes"^[6]

Notes and References

1. Victor Malarek, "Cusson keeps welterweight title", Globe and Mail, 5 December 1983, S5.
2. "Boxing", Globe and Mail, 31 January 1985, 18.
3. "Alex Hilton hangs up gloves after losing fight to Green", Guelph Mercury, 18 December 2004, B2.
4. Tim Harper, "Meet the Hiltons: Brawling is their business", Toronto Star, 2 March 1986, A1.
5. Bill Beacon, "Alex Hilton, claiming to be reformed - again - to face old foe Bonnamie", Canadian Press, 28 August 2002, 11:47; Herb Zurkowsky, "At the end of my rope': Meanest of the Hilton brothers has done time for extortion and robbery, but steps back into the ring vowing that his life of crime is over", National Post, 16 December 2004, S7.
6. News: Canoe - Société - Alex Hilton voulait "régler ses comptes". fr.canoe.ca.