Roger Tighe
English boxer (1944–2022)
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Roger Stephen Tighe (23 July 1944 – 1 July 2022) was a boxer who competed for England.
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 July 1944 Hull, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 July 2022 (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||
Event | Light-heavyweight | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Hull Boys' Club | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Boxing career
Tighe won the prestigious Amateur Boxing Association 1966 light heavyweight title, when boxing out of the Hull Boys Boxing Club.[1]
Tighe represented The England team[2] and won a gold medal in the 81 kg light-heavyweight, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[3][4][5]
He made his professional debut on 24 October 1966[6] and fought in 38 fights until 1976.[7]
