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Born | Hull, England | 23 July 1944||||||||||||||
Died | July 2022 (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||
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Roger S. Tighe (23 July 1944 – July 2022) was a boxer who competed for England.
He represented England and won a gold medal in the 81 kg light-heavyweight, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica. [1] [2] [3]
He made his professional debut on 24 October 1966 [4] and fought in 38 fights until 1976. [5]
Tighe won the Amateur Boxing Association 1966 light heavyweight title, when boxing out of the Hull Boys Boxing Club.
Tighe died in July 2022, at the age of 77. [6] [7]
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Nationality | ![]() | ||||||||||||||
Born | Hull, England | 23 July 1944||||||||||||||
Died | July 2022 (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Roger S. Tighe (23 July 1944 – July 2022) was a boxer who competed for England.
He represented England and won a gold medal in the 81 kg light-heavyweight, at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica. [1] [2] [3]
He made his professional debut on 24 October 1966 [4] and fought in 38 fights until 1976. [5]
Tighe won the Amateur Boxing Association 1966 light heavyweight title, when boxing out of the Hull Boys Boxing Club.
Tighe died in July 2022, at the age of 77. [6] [7]