Hector Thompson

{{Short description|Australian boxer (1949–2020)}} {{Use Australian English|date=December 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox boxer |name=Hector Thompson |image= |realname= |nickname= |weight=Lightweight, Super lightweight, Welterweight and Junior middleweight |height= |reach= |nationality=Australian |birth_date={{birth date|1949|06|24|df=y}} |birth_place=Kempsey, New South Wales |death_date={{death date and age|2020|5|20|1949|06|24|df=y}} |death_place=Brisbane, Queensland |style=Orthodox |total=87 |wins=73 (KO 27) |losses=12 (KO 7) |draws=2 |no contests= |medaltemplates= }}

'''Hector Thompson''' ({{birth date|1949|06|24|df=y}} – {{death date|2020|5|20|df=y}}) was an Australian professional boxer who competed in four different weight divisions—lightweight, super lightweight, welterweight and junior middleweight—during the 1970s and 80s. He was married to Lynette Slee in 1965/6, unknown divorce date.

==Professional career== In 1973 he beat Joe Tetteh for the Commonwealth (British Empire) Super lightweight title, earning a shot at Roberto Durán in 1973 for the World Boxing Association World lightweight title but lost by technical knockout (TKO). After capturing the Commonwealth title again in 1975, later that year he would go on to challenge Antonio Cervantes for the World Boxing Association World light welterweight title but he lost by RTD.<ref name="Statistics at boxrec.com">{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=154&cat=boxer|title=Statistics at boxrec.com|publisher=boxrec.com|date=31 December 2013|accessdate=1 January 2013}}</ref> He was inducted into the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame in 2005.<ref name="Biography at boxrec.com">{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Human:154|title=Biography at boxrec.com|publisher=boxrec.com|date=31 December 2013|accessdate=1 January 2013}}</ref> Two of Hector Thompson's opponents died after being TKOd by Thompson—Roko Spanja in 1970 and Chuck Wilburn in 1976.

Was periodically married to Lynette Slee (M.1965/6) unknown D.

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==External links== *{{Boxrec|id=154}} *[http://static.boxrec.com/1/15/HecThompson.jpg Image - Hector Thompson] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402163656/http://static.boxrec.com/1/15/HecThompson.jpg |date=2 April 2015 }}

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