Turori George

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Toro George
Statistics
Real nameTurori George
Weight(s) feather/super featherweight
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Nationality Cook Islander/New Zealander
Born (1943-08-08) 8 August 1943 (age 79)
Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights54
Wins36 (KO 11)
Losses15 (KO 0)
Draws3
Turori George
Medal record
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Men's Boxing
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1962 Perth Featherweight

Turori George (born 8 August 1943) also known as Toro George born in Aitutaki, Cook Islands is a Cook Islander/New Zealander amateur featherweight and professional feather/super featherweight boxer of the 1960s and '70s who as an amateur won a bronze medal at featherweight losing to eventual silver medal winner Ali Juma of Kenya in the Boxing at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia, [1] and as a professional 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]

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References

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