- Gary Mason
Infobox Boxer
name=Gary Mason
realname=Gary Mason
nickname=
weight=Heavyweight
nationality=flagicon|JamaicaJamaican
birth_date=Birth date and age|1962|12|12|mf=y
birth_place=London ,England
death_date|=
death_place|=
style=Orthodox
total=38
wins=37
losses=1
draws=0
no contests=0
KO=34|:For the Scottish footballer, seeGary Mason (footballer) ."Gary Mason (born
December 15 ,1962 inLondon ,England ) is a retired British boxer who fought out ofChatham, Kent . He fought atheavyweight and became British heavyweight champion in 1989.Pro Boxing Career
He fought 38 times as a professional in a career that spanned 10 years from 1984 to 1994 and lost only one bout. 34 of his 37 wins were KO's earning him a reputation as a powerful puncher. His solitary loss was to
Lennox Lewis when he challenged for theEurope an title in 1991.He suffered a detached retina in a bout with
Everett Martin in 1990. After a short retirement he staged a comeback, which ended with a TKO loss to Lennox Lewis, and the eye injury was aggrivated in his bout with Lewis. Mason would come back once again, but after winning two fights in the U.S. he retired for good. His final record was 37-1, his sole loss being the one to Lewis.Rugby career
He played three
rugby league matches forLondon Broncos (nowHarlequins Rugby League ), scoring a try in his first game. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2001/04/21/sobruf22.xml]TV Appearances
He also appeared in a special celebrity show of Gladiators that raised money for charity in 1993 which
John Fashanu won.External links
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