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Turori George

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Toro George
Born
Turori George

(1943-08-08) 8 August 1943 (age 81)
Rarotonga, Cook Islands
NationalityCook Islander/New Zealander
Statistics
Weight(s)feather/super featherweight
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights54
Wins36 (KO 11)
Losses15 (KO 0)
Draws3
Turori George
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Men's Boxing
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 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.

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+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]

References

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