Turori George
Toro George | |
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Born | Turori George (1943-08-08) 8 August 1943 (age 81) Rarotonga, Cook Islands |
Nationality | Cook Islander/New Zealander |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | feather/super featherweight |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 54 |
Wins | 36 (KO 11) |
Losses | 15 (KO 0) |
Draws | 3 |
Medal record | ||
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Representing ![]() | ||
Men's Boxing | ||
British Empire and Commonwealth Games | ||
![]() | 1962 Perth | Featherweight |
Turori George (born 8 August 1943 in Aitutaki, Cook Islands), also known as Toro George, is a Cook Islander/New Zealander amateur featherweight and professional feather/super featherweight boxer of the 1960s and 1970s.
As an amateur, he won a bronze medal at featherweight, losing to eventual silver medal winner Ali Juma of Kenya in the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.[1] As a professional, he won the New Zealand Boxing Association featherweight title, Australasian featherweight title, and Commonwealth featherweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from 123+3⁄4 lb (56.1 kg; 8 st 11.8 lb), i.e. featherweight to 130+3⁄4 lb (59.3 kg; 9 st 4.8 lb), i.e. super featherweight.[2]
References
External links
- Boxing record for Turori George from BoxRec (registration required)
- Image - Toro George
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