Toro George | |
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| Born | Turori George 8 August 1943 Rarotonga, Cook Islands |
| Nationality | Cook Islander/New Zealander |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | feather/super featherweight |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 54 |
| Wins | 36 (KO 11) |
| Losses | 15 (KO 0) |
| Draws | 3 |
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  New Zealand | ||
| Men's Boxing | ||
| British Empire and Commonwealth Games | ||
 | 1962 Perth | Featherweight |
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. In 1969 George fought reigning World Junior Lightweight champion Hiroshi Kobayashi (boxer) losing a ten-round decision in Japan. In 1971 George lost a ten-round decision to future World Bantamweight champion Arnold Taylor. Also in 1971 in Melbourne George successfully defended his Commonwealth Featherweight championship with a 15-round decision over British champion Evan Armstrong maybe his finest performance.
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+3⁄4 lb (56.1 kg; 8 st 11.8 lb), i.e. featherweight to 130+3⁄4 lb (59.3 kg; 9 st 4.8 lb), i.e. super featherweight. [2]
