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The following is a list of deaths due to injuries sustained in boxing. In February 1995, it was estimated that "approximately 500 boxers have died in the ring or as a result of boxing since the Marquess of Queensberry Ruleswere introduced in 1884." [1]22 boxers died in 1953 alone. [1]
Lightweight. Walker Smith Jr. (May 3, 1921 – April 12, 1989), better known as Sugar Ray Robinson, was an American professional boxer who competed from 1940 to 1965. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. [1] He is often regarded as the greatest boxer of all time, pound-for-pound. [2][3][4][5][6]
Arturo Gatti (April 15, 1972 – July 11, 2009) was a Canadian professional boxer who competed from 1991 to 2007. [ 2 ][ 3 ][ 4 ] A world champion in two weight classes, Gatti held the IBF junior lightweight title from 1995 to 1998, and the WBC super lightweight title from 2004 to 2005. He also participated in The Ring magazine's Fight of the ...
Filipino boxer Kenneth Egano has died days after collapsing in the ring following a fight. He was 22 years old. “The entire agency of Games and Amusements Board (GAB) mourns the passing of ...
Benny Paret. BernardoParet (March 14, 1937 – April 3, 1962), known as Benny Paret or Benny " Kid " Paret, was a Cuban welterweight boxer who won the World Welterweight Championship twice in the early 1960s. [ 1 ] Paret's death occurred 10 days after injuries sustained in a March 24, 1962, title defense against Emile Griffith, televised live ...
Boxing magazine The Ring has awarded world championships in professional boxing within each weight class from its foundation in 1922. The first Ring world title belt was awarded to heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey, and the second was awarded to flyweight champion Pancho Villa. The magazine stopped giving belts to world champions in the 1990s ...
Muhammad Ali, one of the world's greatest boxers, died at the age of 74 on Friday night after suffering from respiratory issues apparently related to his Parkinson's disease. As the world mourns ...
Jimmy Thunder. Ti'a James Senio Peau (3 February 1966 – 13 February 2020), known professionally as Jimmy Thunder, was a Samoan-born New Zealand professional boxer who held the IBO heavyweight title from 1994 to 1995. He held multiple regional heavyweight titles, including the OPBF title from 1989 to 1991 and the Australian title twice between ...