2017-08-02T03:36:01+03:00[Europe/Moscow] en true Edwin Valero, Tony Halme, Freddie Mills, Alexis Argüello, Gabriel Hernández (boxer), Leszek Błażyński, Kid McCoy, Fred Bretonnel, Tarmo Uusivirta, István Énekes, Billy Papke, Najai Turpin, Randolph Turpin, Billy Ward (boxer), Joy Ali flashcards
Boxers who committed suicide

Boxers who committed suicide

  • Edwin Valero
    Edwin Valero (December 3, 1981 – April 19, 2010) was a Venezuelan professional boxer who competed from 2002 to 2010.
  • Tony Halme
    Tony Christian Halme (January 5, 1963 – January 8, 2010) was a Finnish politician, athlete, author, actor, and singer.
  • Freddie Mills
    Frederick Percival "Freddie" Mills (26 June 1919 – 25 July 1965) was an English boxer, and the world light heavyweight champion from 1948 to 1950.
  • Alexis Argüello
    Alexis Argüello (April 19, 1952 – July 1, 2009) was a Nicaraguan professional boxer who competed from 1968 to 1995, and later became a politician.
  • Gabriel Hernández (boxer)
    Gabriel Hernández Romero (July 13, 1973 – June 25, 2001) was a male boxer from the Dominican Republic, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
  • Leszek Błażyński
    Leszek Błażyński (5 March 1949, Ełk, Warmińsko-Mazurskie – 6 August 1992, Katowice, Śląskie) was a Polish boxer who twice won the bronze medal in the men's flyweight (– 51 kg) division at the Summer Olympics.
  • Kid McCoy
    Charles "Kid" McCoy (October 13, 1872 – April 18, 1940), born Norman Selby, was an American world champion boxer.
  • Fred Bretonnel
    Fred Bretonnel (1 January 1905 – 4 September 1928) was a French lightweight boxer and title holder of the Featherweight Championship of France from 24 June to 7 October 1924, when it was taken by Lucien Vinez.
  • Tarmo Uusivirta
    Tarmo "Tare" Tapani Uusivirta (5 February 1957 – 13 December 1999) was a Finnish middleweight boxer who won the European amateur title in 1979 and fought professionally from 1982 to 1992.
  • István Énekes
    István Énekes (20 February 1911 – 2 January 1940) was a Hungarian boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.
  • Billy Papke
    Billy Papke (born William Papke, and known as "The Illinois Thunderbolt") (September 17, 1886 – November 26, 1936) was an American boxer.
  • Najai Turpin
    Najai "Nitro" Turpin (December 19, 1981—February 14, 2005) was a professional boxer born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Randolph Turpin
    Randolph Adolphus Turpin (7 June 1928 – 17 May 1966), better known as Randolph Turpin, and in the United States also as Randy Turpin, was an English boxer who was considered by some to be Europe's best middleweight boxer of the 1940s and 1950s.
  • Billy Ward (boxer)
    William "Billy" Ward (16 July 1993 − 4 August 2013) was an Australian amateur boxer selected for the 2012 Summer Olympics in the light flyweight division.
  • Joy Ali
    Zulfikar Joy Ali (22 December 1978 – 5 January 2015, Arabic: على الفرح‎‎) was a Fijian boxer.