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Del Fontaine

Canadian boxer

Died when: 31 years 249 days (380 months)
Star Sign: Pisces

 

Del Fontaine

Del Fontaine ne Raymond Henry Bousquet (22 February 1904 – 29 October 1935) was a Canadian boxer who fought between 1925 and 1935.He is most notable within boxing for winning the Canadian middleweight boxing championship in 1926 and again in 1931.

In 1932 he travelled to Britain to continue his boxing career, and began a relationship with Hilda Meeks of Bristol.In 1935, Fontaine was arrested and convicted of the murder of Miss Meeks and was hanged at Wandsworth Prison.

Fontaine's boxing style was described as aggressive and crowd-pleasing, but with a poor regard for defence.


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