Oliver Wright (boxer)

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]

Oliver Wright
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born(1947-06-12)12 June 1947
Mandeville, Jamaica
Died28 December 2018(2018-12-28) (aged 71)
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Sport
SportBoxing
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Jamaica
British Commonwealth Games
1970 Edinburgh Light-heavyweight
Central American and Caribbean Games
1970 Panama City Light-heavyweight

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]

References
  1. "Jamaican Olympic boxer dies". RJR News. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Oliver Wright Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  3. "11.Central American and Caribbean Games - Panama City, Panama - February 26 - March 14 1970". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  4. Robert Brizel (30 December 2018). "Jamaican Heavyweight Oliver Wright Dies, Fought Holmes, Bonavena and The Best". Real Combat Media. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
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