Oliver Wright (boxer) explained

Oliver Wright
Sport:Boxing
Birth Date:12 June 1947
Birth Place:Mandeville, Colony of Jamaica, British Empire
Death Place:Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Oliver Dinsdale Wright (12 June 1947  - 28 December 2018) was a Jamaican boxer.[1] He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the middleweight category and the 1972 Summer Olympics in the light-heavyweight category.[2] As a light-heavyweight, Wright won a silver medal at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games and a bronze medal at the 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games.[3]

During Wright's professional career, which lasted from 1973 to 1981, he fought the likes of Larry Holmes, Tim Witherspoon, Earnie Shavers and Oscar Bonavena in the heavyweight class. Wright had a professional record of 16-16-1.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jamaican Olympic boxer dies . RJR News . 29 December 2018.
  2. Oliver Wright Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418105913/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wr/oliver-wright-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 13 December 2018.
  3. Web site: 11.Central American and Caribbean Games - Panama City, Panama - February 26 - March 14 1970. amateur-boxing.strefa.pl . 4 April 2019.
  4. Web site: Jamaican Heavyweight Oliver Wright Dies, Fought Holmes, Bonavena and The Best. Real Combat Media. 4 April 2019. Robert Brizel. 30 December 2018.