Oliver Wright

Name: Oliver Wright
Birth Name: Oliver Dinsdale Wright
Hometown: Kingston, Jamaica
Birthplace: Manchester Parish, Jamaica
Died: 2018-12-28 (Age:71)
Height: 187cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

• Was a member of his country's national boxing team.
• Participated in both Mexico City (1968) and Münich (1972) Olympics. Wright lost his opening Olympic bout both times.
• Won Central American & Caribbean Games gold medal in 1971 games, stopping Orester Pedrosa of Cuba in the finals.
• Had an amateur boxing record of 115-12.
• Turned professional at 25.
• In his 6th professional fight lost a close 10 round decision to former WBA World Lightheavyweight Champion Vicente Paul Rondon.
• Won the vacant Florida Heavyweight Championship with an upset knockout over Jimmy Summerville.
• Defeated Muhammad Ali's long-time sparring partner Levi Forte in 1973 by 10 round decision.
• Gave world rated heavyweight Oscar Natalio Bonavena a hard fight.

Olympic results

1968(as a middleweight)

• Lost to Agustín Zaragoza (Mexico) 5-0

1972 (as a Light heavyweight)

• Lost to Marian Culineac (Romania) 5-0