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In February 1995, it was estimated that "approximately 500 boxers have died in the ring or as a result of boxing since the Marquess of Queensberry Rules were introduced in 1884." [1] 22 boxers died in 1953 alone. [1] The list is incomplete; many other boxers not listed here have died as a consequence of injuries sustained in a contest.
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Boxers who have died because of an injury suffered in the boxing ring. Pages in category "Deaths due to injuries sustained in boxing" The following 69 pages are in this category, out of 69 total.
It includes boxers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories such as American male boxers or American women boxers. This is a diffusing subcategory of Category:Sportspeople from Ohio .
David Schultz "Davey" Moore (November 1, 1933 – March 25, 1963) was an American featherweight world champion boxer who fought professionally from 1953 to 1963. A resident of Springfield, Ohio, Moore was one of two world champions to share the name in the second half of the 20th century.
Wilbert McClure (October 29, 1938 – August 6, 2020) [2] was an American professional boxer. As an amateur he won gold medals in the light middleweight division at the 1959 Pan American Games and the 1960 Olympics .
Jerry Louis Page (born January 15, 1961, in Columbus, Ohio) is an American boxer who won the light welterweight gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. A year earlier he won a silver medal at the 1983 Pan American Games .
George Foster (May 30, 1940 – February 24, 2019) was an American amateur champion and professional boxer ... Representing Ohio, ... This page was last ...