Oliver Wright (boxer)
Jamaican boxer (1947–2018)
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Oliver Dinsdale Wright (12 June 1947 – 28 December 2018) was a Jamaican boxer.[1] He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the middleweight category and the 1972 Summer Olympics in the light-heavyweight category.[2] As a light-heavyweight, Wright won a silver medal at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games and a bronze medal at the 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games.[3]
Born12 June 1947
Mandeville, Colony of Jamaica, British Empire
Died28 December 2018 (aged 71)
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
SportBoxing
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 June 1947 Mandeville, Colony of Jamaica, British Empire |
| Died | 28 December 2018 (aged 71) Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
Medal record | |
During Wright's professional career, which lasted from 1973 to 1981, he fought the likes of Larry Holmes, Tim Witherspoon, Earnie Shavers and Oscar Bonavena in the heavyweight class. Wright had a professional record of 16-16-1.[4]
