# Kevin Finnegan

Kevin Finnegan (18 April 1948 – 23 October 2008) was an English boxer.
Finnegan's older brother Chris was an Olympic gold medalist and also a professional boxer. Early in his career when Kevin was still an amateur he was banned for 18 months for climbing into the ring to dispute a loss his brother had suffered. He was well known for a trilogy of fights against Alan Minter; although he lost all three, they were close point decisions.
He won the British Middleweight title on three occasions, and was a two-time European Middleweight champion. Finnegan twice fought future undisputed world champion Marvin Hagler, losing by a technical knockout on both occasions. Hagler later referred to Finnegan as the toughest man he had ever fought. He also held wins over Tony Sibson and Gratien Tonna. His career lasted from 1970 to 1980 and he had 47 fights, winning 35, losing 11 and drawing one.
Finnegan died of heart disease on 23 October 2008, at his home in Hillingdon.

## Professional boxing record

35 Wins (13 knockouts, 22 decisions), 11 Losses (5 knockouts, 6 decisions), 1 Draw :
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 21-0 | Matteo Salvemini | PTS | 12 | 1980-09-10 | Ariston Cinema, Sanremo, Italy | EBU Middleweight Title. |
| Draw | 16-1-1 | Georg Steinherr | PTS | 12 | 1980-05-14 | Olympiahalle, Munich | EBU Middleweight Title. |
| Win | 44-7 | Gratien Tonna | PTS | 12 | 1980-02-07 | Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Bercy | EBU Middleweight Title. |
| Win | 33-2-1 | Tony Sibson | PTS | 15 | 1979-11-06 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London | BBBofC British Middleweight Title. |
| Win | 15-8-1 | Abel Cordoba | PTS | 8 | 1979-05-29 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London |
| Loss | 14-1 | Charlie Weir | TKO | 7 | 1979-02-03 | Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg | |
| Loss | 24-0 | Ayub Kalule | UD | 10 | 1978-12-07 | K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen | 95-100, 95-100, 93-100. |
| Win | 12-4-2 | Bob Patterson | PTS | 8 | 1978-09-26 | Empire Pool, Wembley, London | |
| Loss | 39-2-1 | Marvin Hagler | TKO | 7 | 1978-05-13 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Loss | 37-2-1 | Marvin Hagler | TKO | 9 | 1978-03-04 | Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Loss | 28-6 | Alan Minter | PTS | 15 | 1977-11-08 | Empire Pool, Wembley, London | BBBofC British Middleweight Title. 143-144. |
| Win | 16-6-3 | Karl Vinson | PTS | 10 | 1977-09-27 | Empire Pool, Wembley, London | |
| Win | 6-3 | Frankie Lucas | TKO | 11 | 1977-05-31 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London | BBBofC British Middleweight Title. |
| Win | 14-6 | Alex Tompkins | PTS | 8 | 1976-12-07 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London | |
| Win | 12-15-3 | Oscar Angus | PTS | 8 | 1976-11-15 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London | |
| Loss | 23-4 | Alan Minter | PTS | 15 | 1976-09-14 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London | BBBofC British Middleweight Title. |
| Win | 21-1 | Freddy De Kerpel | KO | 9 | 1976-04-10 | Liege, Belgium | |
| Win | 11-8-3 | Oscar Angus | PTS | 8 | 1976-03-15 | Hilton Hotel, Mayfair, London | 80-78.5. |
| Win | 7-3-1 | Danny McCafferty | TKO | 4 | 1976-02-25 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London | |
| Loss | 19-4 | Alan Minter | PTS | 15 | 1975-11-04 | Empire Pool, Wembley, London | BBBofC British Middleweight Title. |
| Loss | 35-4 | Gratien Tonna | PTS | 15 | 1975-05-07 | Stade Louis II, Monte Carlo, Monaco | EBU Middleweight Title. |
| Win | 22-3-2 | Frank Reiche | PTS | 10 | 1974-11-12 | Empire Pool, Wembley, London | |
| Win | 46-18-9 | Eddie Mazon | TKO | 9 | 1974-10-29 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London | |
| Win | 63-5-1 | Jean-Claude Bouttier | UD | 15 | 1974-05-27 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris | EBU Middleweight Title. |
| Win | 28-13-4 | Bunny Sterling | PTS | 15 | 1974-02-11 | Hilton Hotel, Mayfair, London | BBBofC British Middleweight Title. 148-146.5. |
| Win | 19-14-3 | Frank Young | PTS | 8 | 1973-12-03 | Anglo-American Sporting Club, Mayfair, London | 79.5-77.5. |
| Win | 3-1-1 | Bob Murphy | TKO | 4 | 1973-10-23 | Anglo-American Sporting Club, Southend | |
| Win | 22-14-4 | Ronnie Hough | KO | 8 | 1973-05-07 | Hilton Hotel, Mayfair, London | Hough knocked out at 1:07 of the eighth round. |
| Win | 15-1-2 | Alvin Anderson | PTS | 8 | 1973-03-27 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London | 40-38.75. |
| Win | 11-2 | Leon Washington | TKO | 7 | 1973-03-12 | Grosvenor House Hotel, Mayfair, London | |
| Win | 13-0 | Pat McCann | PTS | 12 | 1973-01-17 | Hilton Hotel, Mayfair, London | BBBofC Southern Area Middleweight Title. 59.5-58.5. |
| Win | 22-14-1 | Carlos Marks | PTS | 8 | 1972-11-14 | Empire Pool, Wembley, London | 39.75-38.75. |
| Win | 19-17-2 | Len Gibbs | RTD | 6 | 1972-10-17 | Hilton Hotel, Mayfair, London | |
| Win | 12-7 | Dave Cranswick | TKO | 3 | 1972-09-12 | Shoreditch Town Hall, Shoreditch, London | |
| Loss | 27-14-5 | Don McMillan | TKO | 5 | 1972-05-24 | Sporting Club, Bedford | BBBofC British Middleweight Title Eliminator. |
| Win | 13-5 | Eric Blake | PTS | 10 | 1972-04-10 | National Sporting Club, Piccadilly, London] | BBBofC Southern Area Middleweight Title/British Middleweight Title Eliminator. |
| Win | 14-24-6 | Tommy Bell | PTS | 8 | 1972-03-13 | Anglo-American Sporting Club, Mayfair, London | |
| Win | 38-28-6 | Harry Scott | PTS | 10 | 1972-02-15 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London | BBBofC British Middleweight Title Eliminator. 49.25-48.5. |
| Win | 29-6-2 | Patrick Dwyer | PTS | 8 | 1971-11-16 | Empire Pool, Wembley, London | |
| Win | 13-1-1 | Mick O'Neill | TKO | 6 | 1971-09-27 | Empire Pool, Wembley, London | |
| Loss | 19-7-3 | Ronnie Hough | TKO | 2 | 1971-06-14 | Anglo-American Sporting Club, Mayfair, London | |
| Win | 33-15-2 | Dick Duffy | PTS | 8 | 1971-04-27 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London | |
| Win | 22-13-2 | Clive Cook | PTS | 8 | 1971-04-06 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London | |
| Win | 2-7-1 | Dave Ivory | TKO | 4 | 1971-02-10 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London | |
| Win | 7-9-1 | Gerald Gooding | PTS | 6 | 1971-01-25 | Anglo-American Sporting Club, Piccadilly, London | |
| Win | 11-10-3 | Maurice Thomas | TKO | 6 | 1970-12-08 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London | |
| Win | 10-16-2 | Billy Deasy | TKO | 4 | 1970-11-23 | Anglo-American Sporting Club, Mayfair, London | |