Del Fontaine, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Del Fontaine

Canadian boxer

Date of Birth: 22-Feb-1904

Place of Birth: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Date of Death: 29-Oct-1935

Profession: boxer

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Del Fontaine

  • Del Fontaine ne Raymond Henry Bousquet (22 February 1904 – 29 October 1935) was a Canadian boxer who fought between 1925 and 1935.
  • He is most notable within boxing for winning the Canadian middleweight boxing championship in 1926 and again in 1931.
  • In 1932 he travelled to Britain to continue his boxing career, and began a relationship with Hilda Meeks of Bristol.
  • In 1935, Fontaine was arrested and convicted of the murder of Miss Meeks and was hanged at Wandsworth Prison.Fontaine's boxing style was described as aggressive and crowd-pleasing, but with a poor regard for defence.

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