1919–1972
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Bill Richmond
1763–1829
United States
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Bill Richmond (5 August 1763 – 28 December 1829) was a British boxer, born into slavery in Richmondtown, New York. Although born in Colonial America, he lived for the majority of his life in England, where all his boxing contests took place. Richmond arrived in England in 1777, where he had his education paid for.
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