LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT division
CHRIS FINNEGAN
RetiredBorn 1944-06-05, IVER, BUCKINHAMSHIRE (died aged 64)· Died 2009-03-02, UXBRIDGE· GBR
Residence: IVER, BUCKINHAMSHIRE· Stance: southpaw
Debut: 1968-12-09· Career: 1968–1975 (8 years)
Wins
29
Losses
7
Draws
1
NC
0
Rated Fights
19
Finnegan was one of eight children; his father was from Liverpool and his mother from Newry, Northern Ireland. Finnegan always wore a Union Flag and a Shamrock on his boxing trunks to signify his joint heritage.
Chris Finnegan won an Olympic gold medal while representing Great Britain as a middleweight boxer in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.
Finnegan retired from boxing in 1975 after undergoing surgery to repair a detached retina.
Finnegan died at the age of 64 after several weeks in Hillingdon Hospital suffering from pneumonia.
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Title Reigns — 4
1971-01-24 → 1973-05-22 · 2y 3m · 1 defence
Lost to JOHN CONTEH · W
1971-01-24 → 1973-05-22 · 2y 3m · 1 defence
Lost to JOHN CONTEH · W
1970-02-16 → 1971-05-25 · 1y 3m · 0 defences
Lost to JOHNNY FRANKHAM · W
Lonsdale Belt — won outright
- LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT — 1975· 3 British title wins
- LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT — 1975· awarded outrightWon the Lonsdale Belt outright
Complete Record — 37 Bouts
| Date | Result | Opponent | Rds | Div. | Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔒 14 OCT 1975 | DEC | JOHNNY FRANKHAM | 15 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 03 JUN 1975 | LOSS | JOHNNY FRANKHAM | 15 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 02 DEC 1974 | DEC | VICTOR ATTIVOR | 8 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 OCT 1974 | DEC | HAROLD RICHARDSON | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 MAY 1974 | LOSS | JOHN CONTEH | 6 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE  |
| 🔒 13 NOV 1973 | DEC | MIKE QUARRY | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 22 MAY 1973 | LOSS | JOHN CONTEH | 15 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 09 APR 1973 | TKO | BRIAN KELLY | 4 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 13 MAR 1973 | DEC | ROY JOHN | 15 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 14 NOV 1972 | LOSS | RUDIGER SCHMIDTKE | 12 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 26 SEP 1972 | LOSS | BOB FOSTER | 14 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE  |
| 🔒 06 JUN 1972 | KO | JAN LUBBERS | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 18 APR 1972 | DEC | RON WILSON | 10 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 07 MAR 1972 | TKO | JERRY EVANS | 5 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 01 FEB 1972 | DEC | CONNY VELENSEK | 15 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 19 OCT 1971 | DEC | HAL CARROLL | 10 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 OCT 1971 | TKO | ROGER ROUSE | 4 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 SEP 1971 | TKO | BOB BENOIT | 8 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 MAY 1971 | DRAW | CONNY VELENSEK | 15 | HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 29 MAR 1971 | TKO | PETE RICCITELLI | 4 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 JAN 1971 | TKO | EDDIE AVOTH | 15 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 06 OCT 1970 | DEC | GUERRINO SCATTOLIN | 8 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 27 AUG 1970 | LOSS | TOM BOGS | 15 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 21 MAY 1970 | TKO | CLARENCE CASSIUS | 5 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 21 APR 1970 | TKO | DERVAN AIREY | 4 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 24 MAR 1970 | TKO | HANS DIETER SCHWARTZ | 6 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 16 FEB 1970 | TKO | RAY BRITTLE | 9 | LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT | — | TITLE |
| 🔒 19 JAN 1970 | TKO | FRANCISCO FERRI | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 08 DEC 1969 | DEC | HARRY SCOTT | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 20 OCT 1969 | DEC | RONNIE HOUGH | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 05 AUG 1969 | TKO | BRENDAN INGLE | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 06 MAY 1969 | LOSS | DANNY ASHIE | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 25 MAR 1969 | TKO | LARRY BROWN | 5 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 11 FEB 1969 | DEC | LIAM DOLAN | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 14 JAN 1969 | DEC | DERVAN AIREY | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 17 DEC 1968 | TKO | DICK GRIFFITHS | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — | |
| 🔒 09 DEC 1968 | TKO | MIKE FLEETHAM | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | — |
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Final Resting Place
St. Peter Churchyard
St. Peter Churchyard, Iver, South Bucks District, Buckinghamshire
