Ron Richards (boxer)

Ron Richards
Statistics
Real name Ranold/Randell William Richards
Rated at middle/light heavyweight
Height 5 ft 10 12 in (1.79 m)
Reach 72 12 in (184 cm)
Born 8 May 1910
Ipswich, Queensland
Died 14 January 1967 (aged 56)
Sydney
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Wins 95 (KO 57)
Losses 25 (KO 7)
Draws 10

Ron Richards (8 May 1910 — 14 January 1967 (aged 56)) born Ranold/Randell William Richards in Ipswich, Queensland was an indigenous Australian professional middle/light heavyweight boxer of the 1930s and 1940s who won the Queensland State (Australia) heavyweight title, Australian middleweight title, Australian heavyweight title, Australian light heavyweight title, and British Empire middleweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from 151 lb (68 kg; 10 st 11 lb), i.e. middleweight to 168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb), i.e. light heavyweight.[1] He was inducted into the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame in 2003.[2]

References

  1. "Statistics at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  2. "Biography at boxrec.com". boxrec.com. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.


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