Profile details
- Born
- 29 Jul 1870
- Birthplace
- Africville
- Country
- Canada
- Height
- 161 cm
- Sport
- Boxing
- Discipline
- Combat
- Category
- Men
- Status
- Active
District, weight, playing style, coach, academy, national ranking and international ranking are not yet recorded for this athlete.
Honours & Awards
- ▸Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
- ▸International Boxing Hall of Fame
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About
George Dixon (July 29, 1870 – January 6, 1908) was a Canadian professional boxer. After winning the bantamweight title in 1890, he became the first ever black athlete to win a world championship in any sport; he was also the first Canadian-born boxing champion. Ring Magazine founder Nat Fleischer ranked Dixon as the #1 featherweight of all time.
Biography adapted from George Dixon (boxer) on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.