About Yolande Pompey
Lived 1929 – 1979 (aged 49–50). Yolande Pompey was a boxer.
Yolande Pompey (April 22, 1929 – 1979) was a boxer from Trinidad and Tobago. He beat his fellow countryman "Gentle" Daniel in 1950 and 1951. He lost to Bobby Dawson (Leo Birnbaum) in 1954. He lost a fight to Archie Moore in a light heavyweight title fight June 5, 1956, at Harringay Arena. He knocked out German champion Gerhard Hecht in 1957. Pompey also fought Dick Tiger and knocked out Randy Turpin. Scottish champion Chic Calderwood was thought to have ended his career with a knockout that sent 29-year-old Pompey to the hospital.
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Who was Yolande Pompey?
Trinidad and Tobago boxer
When was Yolande Pompey born?
Yolande Pompey was born on 22 April 1929.
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Yolande Pompey died in 1979.
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Yolande Pompey was a boxer.
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