Dick Turpin (boxer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Dick Turpin (boxer)

English middleweight boxer

Date of Birth: 26-Nov-1920

Place of Birth: Royal Leamington Spa, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 07-Jul-1990

Profession: boxer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Dick Turpin (boxer)

  • Dick Turpin, (26 November 1920 – 7 July 1990) was an English middleweight boxer.
  • He was British and Commonwealth middleweight champion, reputedly being the first black fighter to win a British boxing title.
  • He was elder brother and trainer of the more famous Randolph Turpin, who became world middleweight champion after beating Sugar Ray Robinson in 1951.Dick was the son of Lionel Turpin who had been born in British Guyana and his wife, Beatrice Elizabeth Whitehouse.
  • He had two brothers Jack, who was a featherweight and Randolph, a middleweight.

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