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Sands, Dave

Aboriginal boxer who achieved fame and success in the middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions in his short career. He died in 1952 at the age of 26 in a truck accident. In 1998 he was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame.

Milestone
Born
Burnt Bridge, Kempsey, New South Wales
24 Feb 1926
Died
Dungog
11 Aug 1952
Buried
Sandgate Cemetery, Newcastle
13 Aug 1952
Name
Birth
Ritchie, Dave
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