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Place of Birth: Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada
About Dave Hilton Sr.
- Dave Hilton Sr.
- (born August 29, 1940) is a Canadian former professional boxer.
- Hilton won a Canadian championship in three different weight divisions. Hilton fought between 1958 and 1976, winning 65 of his 81 fights.
- As a teenager, he fought as a Featherweight, winning that championship in 1959.
- As he developed, he gained weight and moved up in class to the Welterweight division where he fought for more than ten years.
- In 1971, he won the Canadian Light Middleweight championship and that same year, he earned his third title, winning the Canadian Middleweight championship. While Dave Hilton Sr.
- gained recognition during his fighting career, it was as manager and trainer for his three sons that he received the most publicity, each winning a Canadian championship, and two of them winning world championships. Sons: Dave Hilton Jr.
- born December 9, 1963 – WBC Super Middleweight Champion Matthew Hilton born December 17, 1965 – IBF Light Middleweight Champion Alex Hilton – Amateur ChampionOver the years, the Hilton family has been plagued by troubles with the law and tragedy.Hilton Sr.
- was barred from entering the United States temporarily after a discovery of past crimes.
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