# Hector Thompson

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{{Short description|Australian boxer (1949–2020)}}
{{Use Australian English|date=December 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox boxer
|name=Hector Thompson
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|weight=Lightweight, Super lightweight, Welterweight and Junior middleweight
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|nationality=[Australian](/source/Australians)
|birth_date={{birth date|1949|06|24|df=y}}
|birth_place=[Kempsey, New South Wales](/source/Kempsey%2C_New_South_Wales)
|death_date={{death date and age|2020|5|20|1949|06|24|df=y}}
|death_place=[Brisbane](/source/Brisbane), [Queensland](/source/Queensland)
|style=[Orthodox](/source/Orthodox_stance)
|total=87
|wins=73 ([KO](/source/Knockout) 27)
|losses=12 (KO 7)
|draws=2
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'''Hector Thompson''' ({{birth date|1949|06|24|df=y}} – {{death date|2020|5|20|df=y}}) was an Australian professional [boxer](/source/Boxer_(boxing)) who competed in four different [weight divisions](/source/Weight_class_(boxing))—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](/source/Joe_Tetteh) for the Commonwealth (British Empire) Super lightweight title, earning a shot at [Roberto Durán](/source/Roberto_Dur%C3%A1n) in 1973 for the [World Boxing Association](/source/World_Boxing_Association) World lightweight title but lost by [technical knockout](/source/Knockout) (TKO). After capturing the Commonwealth title again in 1975, later that year he would go on to challenge [Antonio Cervantes](/source/Antonio_Cervantes) for the [World Boxing Association](/source/World_Boxing_Association) World light welterweight title but he lost by [RTD](/source/Corner_retirement).<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](/source/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](/source/Roko_Spanja) in 1970 and [Chuck Wilburn](/source/Chuck_Wilburn) in 1976.

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

==References==
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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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Category:2020 deaths
Category:1949 births
Category:Light-middleweight boxers
Category:Lightweight boxers
Category:Light-welterweight boxers
Category:Sportspeople from Kempsey, New South Wales
Category:Welterweight boxers
Category:Australian male boxers
Category:Commonwealth Boxing Council champions
Category:Sportsmen from New South Wales
Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen

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