Personal information | |
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Nationality | Jamaican |
Born | Mandeville, Jamaica | 12 June 1947
Died | 28 December 2018 Atlanta, Georgia, United States | (aged 71)
Sport | |
Sport | Boxing |
Medal record |
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]
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]