Lucas moved from Saint Vincent to Croydon, London when he was nine. In 1972 and 1973 Lucas won the British Amateur Boxing Association middleweight title boxing out of the Sir Philip Game ABC.[2] He was not selected for the 1974 Commonwealth Games to represent England. The boxer he defeated in the 1973 ABA final, Carl Speare, was chosen instead. Lucas ultimately represented Saint Vincent in the Games, and defeated Speare in the semi-final in Christchurch. As a professional, he fought just 17 times and twice challenged for the British title, losing to Tony Sibson and Kevin Finnegan.
In 2002, it was reported that he was living in a council care home in North London.[3] Previously, many in Lucas's former circle had not heard from Lucas in years and had assumed that he had died.[4]
frankie, lucas, confused, with, frank, lucas, august, 1953, april, 2023, boxer, best, known, winning, gold, medal, 1974, british, commonwealth, games, christchurch, zealand, middleweight, category, vincent, grenadines, final, lucas, defeated, julius, luipa, za. Not to be confused with Frank Lucas Frankie Lucas 15 August 1953 8 April 2023 was a boxer best known for winning the gold medal in the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch New Zealand in the middleweight category for St Vincent and the Grenadines In the final Lucas defeated Julius Luipa of Zambia by knockout in the second round 1 Frankie LucasPersonal informationNationalityVincentian BritishBorn 1953 08 15 15 August 1953Saint VincentDied8 April 2023 2023 04 08 aged 69 SportSportboxingMedal record Men s BoxingRepresenting Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesBritish Commonwealth Games1974 Christchurch MiddleweightLucas moved from Saint Vincent to Croydon London when he was nine In 1972 and 1973 Lucas won the British Amateur Boxing Association middleweight title boxing out of the Sir Philip Game ABC 2 He was not selected for the 1974 Commonwealth Games to represent England The boxer he defeated in the 1973 ABA final Carl Speare was chosen instead Lucas ultimately represented Saint Vincent in the Games and defeated Speare in the semi final in Christchurch As a professional he fought just 17 times and twice challenged for the British title losing to Tony Sibson and Kevin Finnegan In 2002 it was reported that he was living in a council care home in North London 3 Previously many in Lucas s former circle had not heard from Lucas in years and had assumed that he had died 4 Lucas died on 8 April 2023 at the age of 69 5 Lucas is the subject of a 2023 play by Rose Hollingsworth Going for Gold showing at the Chelsea theatre from June 5th to June 8th 6 References edit 10 Commonwealth Games Christchurch New Zealand January 24 February 2 1974 amateur boxing strefa pl Retrieved 20 February 2019 Roll of Honour England Boxing Retrieved 2 January 2022 Steve Bunce 29 July 2002 Boxing Sad downfall of a former champion Independent co uk Retrieved 20 February 2019 Brian Oliver 22 May 2014 The Commonwealth Games Extraordinary Stories behind the Medals A amp C Black pp 107 ISBN 978 1 4729 0843 8 Cooke Ernesto 9 April 2023 Vincentian Frankie Lucas first Commonwealth boxing gold medalist dies St Vincent Times One of boxing s wildest stories ever is now a play The Independent 7 June 2023 Retrieved 10 August 2023 6 https www independent co uk sport boxing frankie lucas boxing play going for gold b2351457 htmlExternal links editBoxing record for Frankie Lucas from BoxRec registration required Tony Sibson vs Frankie Lucas nbsp This biographical article related to sport in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biographical article related to a Caribbean boxer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frankie Lucas amp oldid 1169644587, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
