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Turori George

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.

Toro George
Born
Turori George

(1943-08-08) 8 August 1943 (age 80)
Rarotonga, Cook Islands
NationalityCook Islander/New Zealander
Statistics
Weight(s)feather/super featherweight
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights54
Wins36 (KO 11)
Losses15 (KO 0)
Draws3
Turori George
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Men's Boxing
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
1962 Perth Featherweight

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+34 lb (56.1 kg; 8 st 11.8 lb), i.e. featherweight to 130+34 lb (59.3 kg; 9 st 4.8 lb), i.e. super featherweight.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website
  2. ^ "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.

External links edit

  • Boxing record for Turori George from BoxRec (registration required)
  • Image - Toro George


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