Deaths in 2007
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Deaths of boxing-related people occurring in 2007.
December 2007
- 28
- Teddy Haynes, 71, British boxer fought as a middleweight between 1959 and 1977.
- 26
- George Latka, 93, American boxer fought as a lightweight between 1937 and 1942. Later became a referee in California, heart attack.
- 23
- Eric (The Prince) Martin, 49, San Francisco, California, Light Welterweight, diabetes.
- 14
- Hank Kaplan, 88, Hall of fame boxing historian and archivist
- Jerry Wright, 70, American boxing judge and referee
- 11
- Chuck Hassett, 72, American referee and judge
November 2007
- 29
- Vilikton Barannikov, 69, Soviet boxer was 1964 Olympic silver medalist at lightweight.
- 23
- Leopoldo Correa, 68, St. Luke's Hospital in Quezon City Philippines, Manager of Manny Pacquiao's early career,
- 15
- Imre Nagy, 52, Hungarian referee and judge, brain tumor/aneurysm.
- 1
- Ernie Williams, 71, Washington DC lightweight of the 1950s.
October 2007
- 28
- Willie Cruz, 35, of Puerto Rico, shot to death in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.
September 2007
- 22
- Jimmy Carroll, light heavyweight, after a long illness in his home town of Stockport, Manchester, England.
- 21
- Jackson Bussell, 28, died in hospital after a fight against Javier Garcia.
- 15
- Israel Crespo, 21, Lancaster, Pennsylvania boxer, shot to death.[1]
August 2007
- 26
- Amanda Lyons, 20, Conway, Arkansas Super flyweight compiled an 0-4 record in 2007, car accident.[2]
July 2007
- 27
- James Oyebola, 46, 1980s and 1990s Heavyweight, was shot in a London club and died in the hospital
- 2
- Pete Mead, 83, 1940s middleweight contender from Grand Rapids, Michigan.
June 2007
- 26
- Jim Hegerle, 71, St. Paul, Minnesota middleweight boxed between 1954 and 1962, compiling a record of 34-16-3 (18 KOs), cancer.[3]
- 25
- Max Murvanick, 102, Meriden, Connecticut featherweight boxer.[4]
- 15
- Hugo Pastor Corro, 53, Argentine boxer held the World Middleweight title between 1978 and 1979.
- 9
- Chasimeros, 44, Indonesian lightweight, suicide.
May 2007
- 24
- Sugar Cliff, 72, Bahamian welterweight, boxed from the 1950s through the 1970s.
- 9
- Gene Parker, 76, Indianapolis, Indiana lightweight of the 1950s.
- 7
- Diego Corrales, 29, former Super featherweight and lightweight world champion, motorcycle accident.[5]
April 2007
- 27
- Von Clay, 67, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Light heavyweight contender during the early 1960s
- 22
- Buddy Turman, 73, Tyler, Texas heavyweight of the 1950s and 1960s.
- 13
- Jimmy Martinez, 78, Phoenix, Arizona middleweight, boxed from 1950 to 1959.
March 2007
- 31
- Lito Sisnorio, 24, Philippine Super Flyweight, died of injuries after a bout against Chatchai Sasakul in Thailand.
- Deeden Kengkarun, 28, Surin, Thailand, boxed from 1995 to 2005 and again in March 2007. Suffered convulsions and passed away in Bangkok, Thailand.
- 30
- Carol Castellano, American boxing judge
- 20
- Annis Dwi Mulya, 27, Indonesian featherweight, died of injuries five days after being stopped by Irvan Bone in a bout in Jakarta, Indonesia.
- Gyorgy Kincses, 43, Hungarian welterweight, illness.
- 14
- Marv Jensen, 89, West Jordan, Utah boxing manager and trainer
- 13
- Len Dittmar, 81, Former Australian welterweight champion.
- 12
- Johnny Brenda, 85, Chester, Pennsylvania welterweight
- Nestor Carlos Jimenez, 59, Colombian bantamweight contender, boxed from 1967 to 1981.
- 11
- Joey Olguin, 66, New Mexico Lightweight compiled a 24-4 record between 1959 and 1968, cancer.
- 7
- Paul Sykes, 60, British heavyweight, boxed from 1978 to 1980, illness.
- 1
- Maurice Mancini, 80, British lightweight, boxed from 1948 to 1953, illness.
February 2007
- 22
- Rachman Kili Kili, 32, Former Indonesian bantamweight champion, suicide (by hanging himself)
- Theo Mthembu, 79, South African trainer and Featherweight of the 1950s
- 18
- Eddie Giosa, 82, Philadelphia lightweight contender of the late 1940s, compiled a record of 67-29-9 (11 KO) in career between 1943 and 1954, kidney failure.
- 11
- Nelson Javier Galdamez, 32, Argentine super flyweight & bantamweight, murdered by gunshot.
- 4
- Ronnie Cohen, 70, Welterweight from the late 1950s and early 1960s
- 3
- Thamsanqa Dubase, 20, South African Featherweight boxed in 2005 and 2006, murdered.
January 2007
- 30
- Joe O'Connell, 76, Baltimore, Maryland Light Heavyweight boxed from 1943 to 1954.
- 29
- Johnny Williams, 80, Rugby, England Heavyweight, held the British and Commonwealth Titles in boxing career between 1946 and 1956, compiling a record of 60-11-4 (38 KO).
- 28
- Bernie Friedkin, 91, Brooklyn, New York Lightweight, compiled a record of 48-11-16 in pro career between 1935 and 1940.
- 19
- Bobby Claus, 86, Buffalo, New York Welterweight, boxed from between 1941 and 1949.
- 16
- Johnny Gonsalves, 76, Oakland, California boxer of the 1950s and early '60s, the No. 1 lightweight contender for two years in the early 1950s, and World Boxing Hall of Fame inductee, of pneumonia.
- 14
- Wyatt Frost, 31, Topeka, Kansas welterweight who compiled a record of 1-4, suicide.
- 13
- Tommy Burgoyne, 68, Dunipace, Scotland, bantamweight of the 1960s who compiled a record of 15-36-2 (4), of a heart attack.
- Lilly Rodriguez, 59, Los Angeles, California boxer and kickboxer during the 1970s, of renal failure.
- 7
- Yvon Durelle, 77, "The Fighting Fisherman" from Canada, best known for his Light Heavyweight title fight against Archie Moore in 1958. Died of complications from a stroke.
- Joachim Jacobsen, 56, German referee and judge who worked many WBO title fights, of a heart attack suffered while vacationing in Indonesia.