Kevin Finnegan

Kevin Finnegan (18 April 1948 – 23 October 2008) was an English boxer.

For the American politician in Massachusetts, see Kevin L. Finnegan.

Kevin Finnegan
Statistics
Real nameKevin Finnegan
Weight(s)Middleweight
NationalityBritish
Born(1948-04-18)18 April 1948
Iver, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Died23 October 2008(2008-10-23) (aged 60)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights47
Wins35
Wins by KO13
Losses11
Draws1
No contests0

Finnegan's older brother Chris was an Olympic gold medalist and also a professional boxer. Early in his career when Kevin was still an amateur he was banned for 18 months for climbing into the ring to dispute a loss his brother had suffered. He was well known for a trilogy of fights against Alan Minter; although he lost all three, they were close point decisions.

He won the British Middleweight title on three occasions, and was a two-time European Middleweight champion. Finnegan twice fought future undisputed world champion Marvin Hagler, losing by a technical knockout on both occasions. Hagler later referred to Finnegan as the toughest man he had ever fought. He also held wins over Tony Sibson and Gratien Tonna. His career lasted from 1970 to 1980 and he had 47 fights, winning 35, losing 11 and drawing one.

Finnegan died of heart disease on 23 October 2008, at his home in Hillingdon.

Professional boxing record
35 Wins (13 knockouts, 22 decisions), 11 Losses (5 knockouts, 6 decisions), 1 Draw
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 21-0 Matteo Salvemini PTS 12 10/09/1980 Ariston Cinema, Sanremo, Italy EBU Middleweight Title.
Draw 16-1-1 Georg Steinherr PTS 12 14/05/1980 Olympiahalle, Munich EBU Middleweight Title.
Win 44-7 Gratien Tonna PTS 12 07/02/1980 Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Bercy EBU Middleweight Title.
Win 33-2-1 Tony Sibson PTS 15 06/11/1979 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London BBBofC British Middleweight Title.
Win 15-8-1 Abel Cordoba PTS 8 29/05/1979 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London
Loss 14-1 Charlie Weir TKO 7 03/02/1979 Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg
Loss 24-0 Ayub Kalule UD 10 07/12/1978 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen 95-100, 95-100, 93-100.
Win 12-4-2 Bob Patterson PTS 8 26/09/1978 Empire Pool, Wembley, London
Loss 39-2-1 Marvin Hagler TKO 7 13/05/1978 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Loss 37-2-1 Marvin Hagler TKO 9 04/03/1978 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Loss 28-6 Alan Minter PTS 15 08/11/1977 Empire Pool, Wembley, London BBBofC British Middleweight Title. 143-144.
Win 16-6-3 Karl Vinson PTS 10 27/09/1977 Empire Pool, Wembley, London
Win 6-3 Frankie Lucas TKO 11 31/05/1977 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London BBBofC British Middleweight Title.
Win 14-6 Alex Tompkins PTS 8 07/12/1976 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London
Win 12-15-3 Oscar Angus PTS 8 15/11/1976 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
Loss 23-4 Alan Minter PTS 15 14/09/1976 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London BBBofC British Middleweight Title.
Win 21-1 Freddy De Kerpel KO 9 10/04/1976 Liege, Belgium
Win 11-8-3 Oscar Angus PTS 8 15/03/1976 Hilton Hotel, Mayfair, London 80-78.5.
Win 7-3-1 Danny McCafferty TKO 4 25/02/1976 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
Loss 19-4 Alan Minter PTS 15 04/11/1975 Empire Pool, Wembley, London BBBofC British Middleweight Title.
Loss 35-4 Gratien Tonna PTS 15 07/05/1975 Stade Louis II, Monte Carlo, Monaco EBU Middleweight Title.
Win 22-3-2 Frank Reiche PTS 10 12/11/1974 Empire Pool, Wembley, London
Win 46-18-9 Eddie Mazon TKO 9 29/10/1974 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London
Win 63-5-1 Jean-Claude Bouttier UD 15 27/05/1974 Stade Roland Garros, Paris EBU Middleweight Title.
Win 28-13-4 Bunny Sterling PTS 15 11/02/1974 Hilton Hotel, Mayfair, London BBBofC British Middleweight Title. 148-146.5.
Win 19-14-3 Frank Young PTS 8 03/12/1973 Anglo-American Sporting Club, Mayfair, London 79.5-77.5.
Win 3-1-1 Bob Murphy TKO 4 23/10/1973 Anglo-American Sporting Club, Southend
Win 22-14-4 Ronnie Hough KO 8 07/05/1973 Hilton Hotel, Mayfair, London Hough knocked out at 1:07 of the eighth round.
Win 15-1-2 Alvin Anderson PTS 8 27/03/1973 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London 40-38.75.
Win 11-2 Leon Washington TKO 7 12/03/1973 Grosvenor House Hotel, Mayfair, London
Win 13-0 Pat McCann PTS 12 17/01/1973 Hilton Hotel, Mayfair, London BBBofC Southern Area Middleweight Title. 59.5-58.5.
Win 22-14-1 Carlos Marks PTS 8 14/11/1972 Empire Pool, Wembley, London 39.75-38.75.
Win 19-17-2 Len Gibbs RTD 6 17/10/1972 Hilton Hotel, Mayfair, London
Win 12-7 Dave Cranswick TKO 3 12/09/1972 Shoreditch Town Hall, Shoreditch, London
Loss 27-14-5 Don McMillan TKO 5 24/05/1972 Sporting Club, Bedford BBBofC British Middleweight Title Eliminator.
Win 13-5 Eric Blake PTS 10 10/04/1972 National Sporting Club, Piccadilly, London] BBBofC Southern Area Middleweight Title/British Middleweight Title Eliminator.
Win 14-24-6 Tommy Bell PTS 8 13/03/1972 Anglo-American Sporting Club, Mayfair, London
Win 38-28-6 Harry Scott PTS 10 15/02/1972 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London BBBofC British Middleweight Title Eliminator. 49.25-48.5.
Win 29-6-2 Patrick Dwyer PTS 8 16/11/1971 Empire Pool, Wembley, London
Win 13-1-1 Mick O'Neill TKO 6 27/09/1971 Empire Pool, Wembley, London
Loss 19-7-3 Ronnie Hough TKO 2 14/06/1971 Anglo-American Sporting Club, Mayfair, London
Win 33-15-2 Dick Duffy PTS 8 27/04/1971 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London
Win 22-13-2 Clive Cook PTS 8 06/04/1971 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London
Win 2-7-1 Dave Ivory TKO 4 10/02/1971 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
Win 7-9-1 Gerald Gooding PTS 6 25/01/1971 Anglo-American Sporting Club, Piccadilly, London
Win 11-10-3 Maurice Thomas TKO 6 08/12/1970 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London
Win 10-16-2 Billy Deasy TKO 4 23/11/1970 Anglo-American Sporting Club, Mayfair, London

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