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Richmond, Bill, 1763-1829

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Personal name headingRichmond, Bill, 1763-1829
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Biography/History noteBill Richmong was an International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee.
Associated countryEngland
Birth date17630805
Death date18291228
Place of birthStaten Island (New York, N.Y.)
Place of deathLondon (England)
Field of activityBoxing
Profession or occupationBoxers (Sports)
Found inEgan, P. Bill Richmond, 1999 p. 2 (Bill Richmond; b. 8/5/1763 on Staten Island, N.Y.; d. 1829)
African American National Biography, accessed March 25, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Richmond, Bill; William Richmond; boxer; born 05 August 1763 in Staten Island, New York, United States; began his career in England (1734); fought prominent fighters in regularly scheduled and well-publicized bouts (1800s); knocked out by George Maddox in his first fight (1804); came back with two victories against "Youssop the Jew" and Jack Holmes (1805); faced Tom Cribb and defeated (1805); opened his own tavern "Horse and Dolphin"; fought one fight each year and won them all (1810, 1814 and 1815); boxed a few exhibition fights (1816 and 1817); won his last recorded fight (1818); opened a small boxing academy in England; inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (1999); died 28 December 1829 in London, England)